Project Coordinator/Project Controller

Overview

Tokamak Energy is looking for a experienced project coordinator/controller working directly for the Head of Portfolio. The P3MO (Portfolio, Programme, Project Management Office) is its early maturity and there is a large amount of administrative management required to make it successful  . The role will be at the forefront of supporting the portfolio and other project coordinator and programme and project managers. The role will support with the organisation of the monthly reporting, ensuring the documentation are in place. The role will also support our continuous improvements activities and support with templates, standardisation, and processes across the business.

Working arrangements

Please note this role does offer hybrid working, our model sets out a minimum 60% onsite / 40% home working split an option.

Requirements

Responsibilities

• Execute project management administrative tasks
• Prepare and manage portfolio management documents
• Schedule stakeholder meetings, support with meeting preparation and meeting minutes and actions
• Support programme and project managers and team members to help them complete project tasks
• Foster cross-team collaboration across the portfolio and within the organisation
• Train engineers and new PMs with regards to PM tools and processes
• Support the PMO (project Management Office with finalising an developing back-end processes and ways of working, alignment of templates and standardisation across the portfolio

Requirements

• You have a passion for organisation and administrative management
• You are autonomous, organised and are able to hold people accountable
• You are able to identify areas of opportunities to operate more efficiently and you can support with cross programme best practices
• Ensure the agreed project management methods, standards and processes are maintained throughout the project lifecycle
• Co-ordinate the production of all reports and support the head of portfolio and programme/project managers with producing project summary reports.
• Advise and assist project team members in the application of project procedures, best practice, disciplines and recording and reporting standards
• Maintain risk and issue logs and change control records

Benefits

• Salary dependent on skills and experience and will be discussed from the outset
• 28 days (inclusive of festive break) holiday plus bank holidays
• Eligible for discretionary performance related bonus
• Share options scheme
• Pension scheme
• Financial benefits – including; group life insurance, critical illness, health cash plan and discount scheme 
• Innovation and Merit bonuses
• Investment in training and development to support career progression
• Opportunity to work on and contribute to world class innovation

About Us

What if there was a limitless, safe, clean, low-cost energy source, providing much needed global energy security? What if that energy source could also help reduce climate change? We believe that’s fusion energy. Tokamak Energy is a leading global commercial fusion energy company based near Oxford, UK. We have an unrivalled track record designing and operating spherical tokamaks; the optimal route to commercial fusion energy.

In addition to fusion energy, Tokamak Energy is recognised as the leader in High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) magnet, design, numerical modelling, and prototyping. Our dedicated HTS magnet team, in collaboration with key manufacturing partners, is focussed on becoming the leading supplier of HTS magnets to multiple markets.

The company, founded in 2009 as a spin-off from the UK’s Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, currently employs a growing team of over 250 people with experts from the UK and around the world. It combines world leading scientific, engineering, industrial and commercial capabilities. The company has 70 families of patent applications and has raised $250 million, comprising $200m from private investors and $50m from the UK and US governments. Our US subsidiary, Tokamak Energy Inc, was established in 2019.

Come and be a part of a dynamic and innovative team who are striving to provide a solution to one of humanity’s greatest challenges: clean and sustainable energy for all.

Important information

Please note that any personal data submitted to Tokamak Energy will be processed in accordance with the GDPR and related UK data protection legislation.

If you do not meet all the listed criteria for this position, we would still welcome your application.

Entry into employment with Tokamak Energy and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria which are related to the duties of each post and the relevant salary structure. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration.

No applicant or member of staff shall be discriminated against because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.