Project Coordinator in Coventry

Job Title: Project Coordinator

Location: Coventry, UK (Foleshill Enterprise Park)

Core Hours: 08:00–16:35 (Mon–Thu) | 08:00–15:10 (Fri)
Vacancy Type: Full-time, 6 month FTC and onsite (potential hybrid working subject to operational needs)
Salary: £45,000 – £55,000 per annum (subject to experience) + bonus + benefits

About the role

At NP Aerospace, delivering innovative defence products requires careful planning, effective coordination and strong collaboration across teams. As our Project Coordinator, you'll play an important role in keeping projects organised, tracking progress and ensuring the right information reaches the right people at the right time.

Working closely with our Senior Project Manager and wider Programmes team, you'll support the coordination and delivery of projects from initial planning through to completion. You'll help maintain project schedules, manage documentation, coordinate meetings and monitor actions, risks and deliverables, supporting projects that meet technical requirements and are delivered to cost and schedule.

This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and proactive professional who enjoys working with different stakeholders, solving problems and bringing structure to complex activities. If you're looking to develop your project management career within a specialist engineering and defence business, this could be the opportunity for you.

What you’ll get in return

At NP Aerospace, we know our success comes from our people. That’s why we invest in benefits that support your health, reward your hard work, and help you grow your career:

• Performance rewards – discretionary bonus opportunities
• Flex your day – flexible start and finish times (subject to manager approval and operational needs)
• Time to recharge – 25 days’ holiday + 8 bank holidays, with the option to buy more through our Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Support for Defence – two weeks’ paid leave for Reservists and Cadets, plus paid leave for Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAVs)
• Future security – competitive pension scheme (9% combined employer/employee contributions)
• Peace of mind – life cover at 3x base salary
• Health & wellbeing first – BHSF Cash Healthcare Plan to support everyday health costs
• Grow with us – career development and advancement opportunities within a global business
• Supportive environment – a team culture built on innovation, collaboration, and purpose

What you’ll be doing

You'll provide day-to-day project coordination and administrative support to the Senior Project Manager and wider Programmes team, helping ensure activities remain on track and project deliverables are achieved. You'll prepare and maintain project timelines, coordinate tasks, monitor progress and follow up on actions to ensure deadlines are understood and commitments are met. You'll also maintain accurate project documentation, including project plans, action logs, risk registers and progress reports.

Working collaboratively with teams across Projects, Development, Design, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations and Sales, you'll help coordinate resources, materials and information throughout the project lifecycle. You'll organise and facilitate meetings, workshops and stakeholder engagement activities, prepare agendas and records, and track agreed actions. You'll also support Change Advisory Boards (CABs) and similar stakeholder meetings, helping ensure changes are documented, communicated and managed effectively.

You'll act as a key point of contact for project updates, helping communicate progress, risks and issues to customers, contractors, senior managers and internal stakeholders. You'll support budget tracking, project reporting and the preparation of clear presentations using Microsoft Office. You may also assist with verification and validation activities, including internal and customer-funded trials, while ensuring project records, governance and compliance requirements are maintained. Your attention to detail and proactive approach will help the team deliver successful product launches to cost and schedule.

What we’re looking for

We're looking for a highly organised and detail-focused individual who can coordinate multiple activities, communicate confidently with different stakeholders and keep projects moving forward. You'll be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, managing competing priorities and producing accurate documentation and reports.

Essential

• An honours degree or equivalent qualification in Project Management, Engineering or a similar subject.

• Proven experience supporting or coordinating projects in a fast-paced environment, ideally within engineering or a related sector.

• An understanding of project management principles, engineering drawings and design standards, preferably within automotive or defence environments.

• Familiarity with configuration control and change management processes.

• Experience coordinating customer requests from initial enquiry through to delivery and completion.

• Strong organisational, planning, prioritisation and time-management skills.

• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to maintain accurate project documentation and records.

• Confident communication skills, with the ability to build relationships and collaborate with customers, colleagues and management.

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to take ownership of actions and follow them through.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including the ability to analyse information and produce clear reports, updates and presentations.

• Experience organising meetings and coordinating stakeholder activities.

Desirable

• Experience using 3D CAD modelling or working with detailed engineering designs.

• Experience working with composite materials.

• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, including compression and autoclave moulding, machining, fabrication and assembly.

• Experience monitoring project costs, budgets and delivery timelines.

• Commercial awareness, including experience preparing quotations.

• Experience supporting verification, validation or customer-funded trials.

• Experience chairing meetings such as Change Advisory Boards (CABs) or similar stakeholder forums.

Our team embraces modern technologies, including AI-assisted tools, to work smarter and deliver better results. Candidates should either have experience using AI tools or demonstrate a willingness to learn and apply them in their role.

What do we do at NP Aerospace?

NP Aerospace is a global leader in armour technology manufacturing and vehicle integration, delivering high-performance, lifesaving solutions for the defence and security industry.

Our mission is to improve and protect lives, and our vision is to be a leading provider of innovative solutions that solve our customers' complex challenges. Our values — Respect, Collaboration, Integrity, and Dedication — form the bedrock of our culture.

Our extensive range of combat-proven body armour, from ballistic helmets, plates, and shields to bomb disposal suits, incorporates some of the most advanced composite materials available. Alongside this, we deliver highly engineered vehicle systems and armour platforms used by some of the world’s most respected defence organisations.

Founded in 1926, NP Aerospace has served the defence industry for over 40 years and continues to expand across the UK and North America.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement: NP Aerospace is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Data Privacy: NP Aerospace respects the privacy of all applicants.

Please note: Successful candidates will be required to sign the Official Secrets Act and pass necessary checks before employment.