Project Co-ordinator

It’s the people at Shakespeare Martineau that make us so special. By understanding what our people want, giving them the support they need, recognising everyone’s contribution and realising the unique power of teams, together we win.   As a firm we are focused on proactively building and developing diverse teams, bringing different backgrounds, personalities and perspectives together. We play to our strengths, pushing ourselves to be consistently better than yesterday and deliver amazing solutions for our clients. We empower our teams with a high degree of individual responsibility; we self-manage and encourage everyone to be responsible for their own learning, knowing it makes us even better at what we do!    

We believe in trusting our people to make the right decisions for themselves, from when and where you work, to how you dress; we focus on outputs.  

Want to find more about our amazing benefits?

Our Infrastructure and Specialist Markets business group comprises of Residential Development, Commercial Property & Development and Building Communities supported by Social Housing, Town Planners, Energy, Education and Infrastructure project specialists. This is an exciting time to join a passionate group of people, responsible for driving this area of the business forward.

We have exciting and ambitious growth plans and we’re looking for someone who will share our passion. If you would like to be part of a team where you can really make a difference read on….

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Co-ordinator to support our Infrastructure and Specialist Markets business unit.

What you will be doing / or your key duties will be:

• working alongside the Executive Board
• coordinating the completion of the ISM balance score cards
• organising ISM conferences
• assisting Project Manager and supporting the team leaders in delivering growth
• Conveyancing Quality Scheme key contact
• responsibility for co-ordination of firmwide projects
• Editing and delivering internal communications
• handling ISO audit and follow up reports
• attending internal events
• supervising and mentoring other members of the team

Role requirements:

• between 1-3 years’ project co-ordinating experience
• strong IT skills
• confidence in finding practical and innovative solutions to a range of problems
• a high degree of analytical skills
• to be personable and have experience of dealing with a broad range of clients
• a high degree of initiative and the ability to cope in a demanding environment
• excellent organisational and prioritising skills
• the ability to work in a busy team
• excellent communication skills

We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.

We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.

We have hubs in Birmingham, Leicester, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Solihull, Stratford-upon-Avon and Sheffield. This role will be a hybrid of working from home and from our Birmingham or Nottingham hubs on an agile basis.

Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.

Shakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.