Project Coordinator

<p><strong>Project Coordinator - Design Consultancy</strong> <strong>6-month FTC | Pro rata £55,000 - £65,000 | Immediate Start | View to Perm</strong></p> <p>We're working with a globally recognised design & innovation consultancy to find a Project Coordinator to join their team on an initial 6-month contract - with a genuine intention to bring the right person on permanently once that wraps up.</p> <p>This is a newly created role, so there's real opportunity to shape what it looks like. If you're someone who thrives in fast-moving creative environments & gets energy from being the person who makes everything run smoothly behind the scenes, this could be a great one.</p> <p><strong>The Role</strong></p> <p>You'll be embedded across 2-3 design consulting projects at any one time, working closely alongside Project Leads to handle the operational & logistical side of delivery. Think of yourself as a force multiplier - keeping timelines on track, budgets in check & the team focused on the creative work.</p> <p>Day-to-day you'll be:</p> <ul> <li>Owning project plans, timelines & resource schedules - surfacing risks before they land <li>Managing end-to-end logistics: scheduling, travel, vendor coordination & materials <li>Tracking budgets & flagging variances to the Project Lead <li>Keeping project documentation tight & accessible (SOW, status reports, action logs) <li>Running weekly status rhythms & stand-ups, prepping agendas & circulating clear notes <li>Acting as the day-to-day operational contact on the client side <li>Preparing client-facing materials: agendas, session recaps, status updates <li>Supporting the onboarding of new team members & contributing to how the coordinator role evolves </ul> <p><strong>What We're Looking For</strong></p> <ul> <li>3-5 years of project or programme management experience in a design, creative, innovation or consulting agency environment <li>Exceptionally organised with strong attention to detail & follow-through <li>Confident communicator - warm, clear & comfortable managing up as well as across <li>Experience managing budgets, schedules & resource plans across multi-disciplinary teams <li>Comfortable in ambiguity - you adapt fluidly & don't wait to be told <li>Proficient with tools like Asana, Notion, Google Workspace, Harvest or similar <li>Familiarity with agile ways of working (kanban, retros, continuous feedback loops) </ul> <p><strong>Working Pattern</strong></p> <p>Hybrid - 3 days in their London office & 2 days from home each week.</p> <p><strong>The Culture</strong></p> <p>This is a team that takes craft seriously & values curiosity, self-awareness & a genuine bias to action. You won't be a small cog in a big coordination machine - you'll have real autonomy & be expected to contribute ideas on how the role itself develops.</p>