Project Coordinator

At McLaren Racing, we’re not just here to try to take the chequered flag. We’re here to excite our fans, inspire our people and deliver for our partners. And we’re also committed to evolving our sport, our industry, and our technology, too.  

Purpose of the Role:  

In this role, you will work as part of the Programme Management Office team, striving to deliver project success across McLaren Racing. You will be involved in supporting Project and Programme Managers across technical projects in F1.  

The PMO team are looking for an individual with an engineering degree background interested in pursuing a career in project management. As part of this development journey, the Project Coordinator shall report to the Senior Manager, PMO, and support with the delivery of the various internal technical projects and programmes.   

This role will require building strong relationships and working closely with the project teams, and key stakeholders to ensure successful project and programme delivery. In-depth technical understanding is essential to be able to capture requirements, define scope and timeline as well as identify risks. This role is primarily based at the MTC. 

Principal Accountabilities:  

• Coordination and delivery of small to medium sized technical projects from initiation through to completion. 

• Supporting project and programme managers with day-to-day tasks across multiple projects.

• Prepare, update and maintain departmental and project management documents. This could include detailed project plans, project status updates, budgets and risk registers. 

• Coordinating meetings, preparing reports, taking minutes, updating follow up action plans.

• Coordination of monthly PMO reporting process.

• Support the continuous improvement of PMO tools and processes.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:  

• Bachelors or Master’s Degree in an Engineering discipline essential.

• Experience of working in fast paced, multi-functional project management environments.

• PMP, APM or Prince2 qualification desirable.

• Strong technical aptitude.

• Confident communicator with the ability to translate complex information succinctly to suit the audience. 

• Ability to multi-task over several on-going projects, ability to prioritise while managing time sensitive tasks.

• Highly organised, diligent with attention to detail and the ability to maintain those skills while working under pressure.

• Keen problem solver, who enjoys tacking complex challenges and finding solutions.

• Previous experience in motorsport is desirable.

Personal Attributes:  

• Proactive – takes opportunity to use initiative wherever possible.

• Highly self-motivated.

• Team player – supports others.

• Leads by example.

• Determined – results focused, driven to achieve successful outcome.

• Problem solving – creative and a lateral thinker  

• Thrives in working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment 

• Interested in pursuing a career in project management  

What can McLaren offer?

We constantly strive to be better tomorrow than we are today. Our ambition is to be the most pioneering and exhilarating racing team in the world, and our collective task is to set the standards for high performance in sport. We show up every day with energy and enthusiasm, ready to play our part.

We encourage and support diversity, equity and inclusion. We will actively promote a culture that values difference and eliminates discrimination in our workplace.

McLaren Racing is based at the iconic McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) near Woking. Here at McLaren, we offer hybrid working with 3 days a week based in the MTC.

Our state of the art, sustainable campus offers many facilities including a gym, restaurant and indoor and outdoor break-out areas, as well as direct access to park and common land. The MTC is connected to Woking mainline station via regular shuttle buses, from which London Waterloo is a 30 minute train ride.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including private healthcare, car schemes, life insurance and generous pension contributions.