Project Coordinator - Client Services
St Albans, Hertfordshire
£30,000–£40,000 DOE + Performance Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Understanding Solutions is the consulting division of the award-winning Understanding Recruitment Group.
We partner with organisations across software engineering, data and emerging technologies, delivering outcome-based technology projects through Statements of Work (SoW). Rather than simply providing resource, we work closely with our clients to deliver successful project outcomes and long-term value.
As we continue to grow, we're looking for a Project Coordinator - Client Services to join the team and play a key role in ensuring every client engagement runs smoothly from onboarding through to successful project delivery.
The Role
This is a varied role where you'll act as the central point of contact for both clients and placed consultants, ensuring projects remain on track, risks are managed, communication is clear and our clients receive an exceptional service throughout the project lifecycle. Working closely with the Head of Solutions, Sales and Talent Delivery teams, you'll help drive operational excellence while identifying opportunities to continually improve how we deliver our consultancy services.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the day-to-day management of client engagements and project delivery across multiple accounts.
- Build strong relationships with clients and deployed consultants, acting as the main point of contact throughout each project.
- Coordinate the onboarding process for new clients and consultants, ensuring a seamless start to every engagement.
- Conduct regular service reviews to monitor project performance, discuss progress and identify any delivery risks.
- Produce project reports and track milestones, deliverables and overall project performance.
- Proactively identify and resolve issues that could impact successful delivery.
- Manage project documentation, governance and change requests.
- Champion our project management platform, supporting both clients and consultants with best practice and adoption.
- Work closely with internal teams to ensure projects are delivered to a consistently high standard.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen existing client relationships and support future business growth.
- Continuously review and improve our service delivery processes.
About You
We're looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys balancing project management with relationship management.
You'll be organised, proactive and confident working with multiple stakeholders while ensuring projects stay on track and clients receive an outstanding experience.
You'll ideally have:
- Previous experience in Project Coordination, Client Services, Service Delivery or Account Management - ideally in a staffing/recruitment environment.
- Excellent organisational and project coordination skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- The ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
- A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.
- High attention to detail and a process-driven mindset.
- An interest in technology or experience working within technology projects would be advantageous, but isn't essential.
Why Join Us?
As part of the Understanding Recruitment Group, you'll join a business that's built an outstanding reputation within the technology sector and continues to invest in the growth of Understanding Solutions.
Benefits include:
- Performance bonus
- Hybrid working
- Early finish Fridays
- Gym membership
- Life insurance
- Free parking
- International incentive trips
- Directors' lunches
- Regular team socials and company events
- Ongoing learning and development
If you're looking for a role where you can combine project management, client relationships and operational excellence while helping deliver innovative technology projects, we'd love to hear from you.