Doncaster Council
Project Coordinator
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Doncaster Sheffield Airport Project Coordinator
Doncaster Sheffield Airport is entering an exciting new phase as preparations continue for the airport's reopening and future growth. We are looking for an organised and proactive Project Coordinator to support the delivery of a diverse portfolio of aviation, infrastructure, and operational projects.
Working within a fast-paced and evolving environment, you will play a key role in supporting project governance, performance monitoring, and stakeholder engagement, helping to ensure projects are delivered successfully and contribute to the airport's long-term success.
About The Role
The Project Coordinator will provide project coordination, governance, and project support across a range of airport projects. Working closely with project teams, contractors, consultants, and stakeholders, you will help ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with organisational objectives and governance requirements.
You will coordinate project activities, maintain project documentation and performance information, monitor progress, and support decision-making across multiple projects. The role also includes responsibility for leading and delivering smaller projects, providing an excellent opportunity to develop project management experience within a complex operational environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate and support the delivery of aviation, infrastructure, and operational projects, ensuring objectives, milestones, and deliverables are achieved.
- Lead and deliver small-scale projects, taking responsibility for planning, stakeholder engagement, reporting, and successful delivery within agreed timescales.
- Develop and maintain project plans, risk and issue registers, project documentation, governance records, and performance reports.
- Monitor project progress, budgets, resources, and key performance measures, identifying risks or delivery challenges, and supporting corrective actions where required.
- Coordinate project boards, meetings, and stakeholder engagement activities, preparing reports, presentations, agendas, and action logs to support effective decision-making.
- Build strong working relationships with colleagues, contractors, consultants, and external stakeholders to support successful project outcomes.
- Support the continuous improvement of project management processes, governance arrangements, and reporting practices across the airport's project portfolio.
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The Successful Candidate
You will have experience in a project coordination, project support, or project controls role and be comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. You will possess excellent organisational, communication, and stakeholder management skills, together with a good understanding of project governance and project management principles.
You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling them to work collaboratively with colleagues, contractors, and external stakeholders.
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Knowledge of project management methodologies such as PRINCE2, APM, or Agile would be advantageous, along with experience supporting infrastructure, engineering, or operational projects. You will be proactive, highly organised, and motivated to contribute to the successful reopening and growth of Doncaster Sheffield Airport.
Please ensure you view the Job Role Summary as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.
Along with the opportunity to be part of a great team dedicated to ensuring DSA thrives, we can offer you:
- Leading defined benefit pension scheme with generous employer contributions
- 29 days annual leave (rising to 34 after 5 years) plus 8 bank holidays
- Eligibility for Shared Cost AVCs
- Relocation package up to £8.5K
- Broad range of family-friendly workplace policies
- Health Cash Plan
- Cycle to work and home technology salary sacrifice schemes
- Wide range of employee discounts and wellbeing benefits
- Financial wellbeing support including affordable loans
- Free access to Occupational Health, counselling, and physiotherapy
It is anticipated shortlisting will take place week commencing 17th August 2026, and interviews will be held week commencing 31st August 2026.
For further details or to arrange an informal discussion, please email dsarecruitment@doncaster.gov.uk.
To apply for the role, please complete the application form and return it to dsarecruitment@doncaster.gov.uk.
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