Project Coordinator

Do you have excellent data skills and attention to detail? Are you looking for a role where you can use your strong collaboration and organisational abilities to support projects that encourage our customers to use water wisely? If so, we have a great opportunity for you as a Project Coordinator.

What you'll do

As the Project Coordinator, you will help design, deliver and monitor a programme of activities to help reduce the amount of water we need to take from the environment and offer great customer service.  

You'll look after the monthly monitoring and reporting of our activities and have the opportunity to own some of our engagement projects. 

Specific tasks you'll be responsible for include: 

• coordinating the timing and scale of promotional activities through the year for our free water-saving products and behavioural messaging with the comms team
• working on digital and website tools and content
• supporting with planning and delivering new and innovative projects to reduce household water use and water-saving projects that may arise during droughts
• relationship management with third-party organisations that support our work
• supporting our varied customer engagement programme and our smart metering programme
• monthly and annual review of water efficiency projects, which involves both Excel-based analysis and writing commentaries to explain the work we achieve
• the day-to-day monitoring of budgets and spending to ensure we meet targets within budget 
• occasional attendance at public events to showcase the help we can offer customers to save water.

What you'll need

To be successful, you will have good data analysis and management skills and a strong aptitude for using Microsoft Excel. 

You will also be a confident and effective communicator as you will be coordinating projects which require input from numerous teams, so clear writing skills and a collaborative working approach are essential.

In addition, the ideal candidate will have:

• an understanding of the water industry and a passion for great customer engagement and/or protecting the environment
• a degree in an environmental, science or another related subject
• good communication and presentation skills, including written, email, reports, presentations and spoken word 
• a driving licence and a willingness to travel to occasional events or meetings around the Wessex Water region.

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days' holiday and sell up to five every year.
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• A new electric car in exchange for part of your gross salary, subject to conditions.
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• An interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone to work for us.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West.
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350 acre former airfield into an award winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community.
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors.
• YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 19,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space.
• Plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.  

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.