An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Engineering Program Coordinator to join an established, chemical manufacturing client. In this key role, you will act as a central pillar across multi-disciplinary engineering and capital project teams. Working alongside senior project leads and technical teams, you will schedule alignment, and financial visibility ensuring major investments and operational upgrades are delivered with precision and financial rigour.
Key Responsibilities
Maintain comprehensive master project trackers, monitoring schedules, key milestones, critical paths, and action logs across ongoing engineering initiatives.
Track capital expenditure (CAPEX) against approved budgets, closely monitoring purchase orders, vendor commitments, invoices, and actual spend to identify cost variances early.
Prepare clear, high-impact weekly project status dashboards and financial summaries for leadership and steering committee reviews.
Consolidate updates from Project Engineers, Process Engineers, Finance, and Procurement to ensure operational and cost data remain accurate and aligned.
Proactively flag delivery roadblocks, schedule slippages, and budget deviations to engineering management with proposed mitigation strategies.
Uphold the highest standards of operational integrity, workplace safety, and compliance with company environmental health and safety (EHS) policies.
Key Requirements & Experience
Degree or third-level Engineering qualification
Proven track record in project coordination, project controls, or PMO support within an engineering, manufacturing, chemical, or industrial operations environment.
Confident stakeholder management skills, capable of liaising effectively between engineering teams, finance leads, and commercial vendors.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (data modelling, budget tracking, formulas, reporting) with strong quantitative problem-solving capabilities.
Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies.
