Senior Strategic and Projects Office Coordinator

Shape the Future of Strategic Change at Buro Happold. Join Buro Happold as a Senior SCPO Coordinator. This person can be based in our Bath office on a hybrid working model.

As a Senior SCPO Coordinator, you will be at the heart of our Strategic Change and Projects Office, providing project assurance, governance and reporting that enables informed decision-making across the business. You’ll work closely with project and programme leaders to ensure our established project management methodologies are consistently applied, while developing high‑quality reporting, dashboards and information management processes that provide valuable insight into strategic delivery.

• Support the governance and assurance of strategic projects and programmes across the business.
• Maintain and continuously improve the SCPO’s central document repository, ensuring information is accurate, organised and up to date.
• Produce insightful reports, dashboards and project intelligence for senior stakeholders using project management and reporting tools.
• Monitor project performance, requesting status updates and identifying risks, issues and areas requiring intervention.
• Support project teams in applying Buro Happold’s project management methodology and governance processes.
• Assist with risk, issue and change management, ensuring appropriate controls and documentation are in place.
• Coordinate programme assurance meetings and maintain associated trackers, logs and reporting.
• Lead on information management best practice across SharePoint, Microsoft Teams and other collaboration platforms.
• Analyse project data to identify trends, lessons learned and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Champion the adoption of consistent project management standards across the global strategic change community.
• Contribute to the ongoing evolution and improvement of SCPO processes and ways of working.

• Experience with in a PMO, Project Coordinator or Programme Coordination role.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies, governance and assurance processes.
• A recognised foundation‑level project management qualification (such as APM) or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong Microsoft 365 skills and confidence producing reports and managing information.
• Experience using project collaboration platforms such as Smartsheet or similar.
• Experience developing dashboards, reporting or data analysis (desirable).
• An interest in automation and emerging technologies, including the application of Agentic AI within project environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• A proactive, positive approach with the confidence to influence and support colleagues across the business.

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Attractive salary and benefits package.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans and corporate discounts.
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
• 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
• Strong commitment to your continuous development with a learning and development programme.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
• Commitment to wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities.