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The Project Services Coordinator is responsible for providing a high quality, consistent service across projects within ScottishPower Renewables (SPR). This involves supporting all onshore and offshore projects to the satisfaction of the Project Managers through the implementation of project reporting and control mechanisms. Responsible for all windfarm / project / development reporting internally and to Iberdrola Head Office. Ensuring the status of all pipeline projects is accurately reflected to the business at all times.

Accountabilities

• Deliver project support services in support of renewables projects, (both on / off site), to meet the requirements of the project teams.
• Manage the provision of accurately reporting / forecasting to ensure project teams and senior management are fully aware of the true status of projects.
• Ensuring changes to projects are captured, controlled and reported.
• Contribute to the identification, analysis and management of risks and issues and identify their impacts of projects
• Report to the Project Services Team Leader and Project Managers on issues of a process or programme nature that require escalation to a more senior level.
• Apply accurate time and re estimating techniques in order to minimise risk of investment delays and to maximise value.
• Ensure services are carried out in accordance with agreed SPR business processes.
• Provide ad hoc support to acquisition processes when required.
• Manage, analyse and report SPR Pipeline and forecast Pipeline growth
• Liaise with SPR & Iberdrola ensuring efficient transfer of data
• Analyse / Report on turbine availabilitiy, pipeline status and growth, strategic targets and business constraining issues.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Degree qualification preferred but minimum qualification to HND level.
• Training / qualification in project management preferred.
• Some relevant project based experience within selected discipline and/or direct experience of working within a project environment.
• Experience and understanding of technical due diligence.
• Experience of renewables / power generation industry preferred.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, whilst maintaining accuracy of work.
• Tenacity and determination to succeed.
• Interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office systems.
• Working knowledge of SAP.

Complexity and Creativity

• At short notice, act upon and deliver ad-hoc project requirements without losing focus on ongoing regular workload requirements.
• The job holder will need to remain focused on the key deliverables for each project whilst being adaptable to work within a flexible matrix operation, this will require working on several projects simultaneously.
• Ability to critically review existing processes and assess where improvements can be made in terms of efficiency of process and / or value of deliverable.
• Must be able to demonstrate the ability to complete/finish tasks.
• Must be able to provide a high quality level of support across a number of projects running in parallel at varying stages.

Judgement and Decisions

• Advise Project Managers / Operations Director on the impact of risks and issues and the viability of solutions recommended.
• Ensure all recommendations are documented and sufficient due diligence exists to support decisions.
• Defend and stand by recommendations but also recognise when alternative solutions may be preferable.
• Present decisions and recommendations to the Project Services Team Leader in a structured and robust manner.
• Regularly review project services processes and documentation for continued suitability, seeking consensus amongst customers and implementing agreed improvements.
• Be comfortable dealing with and presenting to high level management.

Contacts

Internal:

• Project Services team
• Development and Construction Project Managers / Project Teams
• Control Team
• Operational Team
• Commercial Team
• Off Shore team
• Technical Services team
• Senior Management Team

Special Requirements/Personal Qualities

• Experience supporting multiple projects and be comfortable dealing with and presenting to high level management

Minimum Criteria (mandatory)

• Degree qualification preferred but minimum qualification to HND level.
• Training / qualification in project management preferred.
• Project based experience within selected discipline and/or direct experience of working within a project environment.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, whilst maintaining accuracy of work.
• Interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office systems.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel