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# People & Business Support Coordinator at Cooper Moss Rutland

- **Company:** Cooper Moss Rutland
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-10-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-25
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cmr.london/8308668d-dde1-4a22-91b0-1e4c81a31728

## Job description

🌟 Position: People & Business Support Coordinator 📍 Location: Hybrid – London office 2-3 days a week 💼 Type: Full-time 📅 Start Date: Immediate 💰 Salary: £32k to £36k

## About Cooper Moss Rutland

Cooper Moss Rutland (CMR) is an independent, award-winning project controls consultancy supporting some of the UK's most complex construction and infrastructure programmes. We provide specialist expertise across project controls, planning, cost, risk, change, reporting and data, working across rail, highways, aviation, defence, nuclear, energy and water. We are a growing business with an ambitious outlook. Our culture is collaborative, entrepreneurial and focused on delivering high-quality work for our clients, while creating an environment where our people can develop and make a genuine impact.

## The Role

We're looking for someone who loves being organised, enjoys working with people and gets real satisfaction from making things happen behind the scenes. This is a varied role where you'll support our People and Talent Management activities, from welcoming new starters and supporting career development to keeping our systems and processes running smoothly. You'll work closely with colleagues across the business, helping to keep things on track, find better ways of doing things and make a real difference to the employee experience. We're a growing business, so we're looking for someone who's happy to get stuck in, takes pride in the little details and genuinely enjoys being part of a team.

## Key Responsibilities

You'll be involved in lots of different activities across our People, Talent Management and wider business teams. Some of your key responsibilities will include:

- Supporting our people: Helping coordinate onboarding, inductions, probation reviews and employee development activities, making sure everyone has a positive experience.
- Keeping things on track: Organising performance reviews, development conversations, engagement surveys and other people initiatives, ensuring nothing gets missed.
- Helping us stay connected: Supporting internal communications, employee updates and activities that bring our people together.
- Being the go-to organiser: Keeping our systems, records and processes up to date, coordinating meetings, tracking actions and helping colleagues find the information they need.
- Making things better: Spotting opportunities to simplify processes, reduce duplication and find more efficient ways of working.
- Supporting the wider business: Getting involved in business support activities, projects and day-to-day administration wherever an extra pair of hands can make a difference.

## What We're Looking For

Essential

- Experience in a People, HR, Talent Management, learning and development, employee experience or business-support administration or coordination role.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage recurring activities, maintain accurate records and follow up actions against agreed deadlines.
- Confidence communicating with employees, line managers and colleagues across different business functions.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft practical employee communications, guidance and reminders.
- Good digital skills and confidence using business systems, trackers and Microsoft 365 applications.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to handle employee information with discretion and sound judgement.
- A proactive and reliable approach, with the confidence to raise gaps, delays or unclear ownership with the appropriate person.
- An interest in improving routine processes and making information easier for others to understand and use.
- The ability to balance planned People activity with defined support for wider business priorities.

Desirable

- Experience supporting activities such as onboarding, performance reviews, employee development or engagement surveys.
- Familiarity with HR systems, employee platforms or maintaining reports and trackers.
- Experience supporting internal communications, employee events or wider business projects.
- Experience working in consultancy, engineering, construction or another professional services environment.
- A CIPD Level 3 or relevant business administration qualification.
- Experience creating or improving processes, guidance and templates.

## What You'll Get at CMR

- 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays)
- Comprehensive Private Healthcare (Inc Dentist and Optician)
- Life Assurance (x4 Salary)
- Pension: employers' contribution of 4%
- Company and personal performance-based bonus
- Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Long Service Leave
- Training and professional development
- Regular social events
- Perkbox – employee experience platform

Next Steps To apply to our vacancy please submit a copy of your CV for consideration. We look forward to hearing from you! CMR welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. CMR is Disability Confident Committed and an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability or any other protected characteristics. We aim to create a culture where everyone can be themselves and is valued for their strengths and unique perspectives.

## About Cooper Moss Rutland

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Cooper Moss Rutland (CMR) is an independent project controls consultancy that helps clients overcome complex challenges across infrastructure, building, defence, and energy sectors.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Partnership)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Kevin Cooper, Danny Moss, Neill Rutland

## Core Business
- **Industries**: Project controls, infrastructure consulting, construction, energy, defence, rail, highways, water, nuclear
- **Target Customers**: B2B – large infrastructure programmes (megaprojects) as well as small and medium-sized companies
- **Mission**: “To re-imagine project controls through a digital lens, be the obvious choice for clients and the place to grow together with intention.”

## Products & Services
CMR offers tailored project controls solutions, not packaged products. Key service lines include:
- **Planning & Scheduling**: End-to-end schedule development, 4D planning, and baseline management.
- **Cost Management**: Estimating, cost control, commercial management tool development.
- **Risk Management**: Quantitative and qualitative risk analysis, risk register setup.
- **Change Management**: Process design, trend management, change control.
- **Forensic Delay Analysis**: Expert analysis for disputes and claims.
- **Reporting & Data & Business Intelligence**: Dashboard creation, reporting function setup, data-driven insights.
- **Document Control**: Systems and processes for document management.
- **Project Controls Team Setup**: Building and embedding controls capability within client organisations.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private partnership)
- **Key Metric**: 49 employees (as of mid-2025, +15.8% YoY growth); awarded **Global Project Controls Small Business of the Year 2025**
- **Notable Clients/Partners**: HS2, Crossrail (Elizabeth line), Thames Tideway Tunnel, Hinkley Point C, Sizewell C, Lower Thames Crossing, Houses of Parliament Restoration & Renewal, Ministry of Defence, EDF Energy, Jacobs, Tideway, and many others
- **Growth Signals**: Expanded into Canada (Toronto) and France; 51 active job postings (+131.8% YoY); LinkedIn followers grew 21% yearly

## Competitive Advantages
- **Independent & specialist**: Not tied to a large contractor, allowing unbiased, tailored solutions.
- **Integrated approach**: Combines planning, cost, risk, change, and reporting into a cohesive controls framework.
- **People-first culture**: Merit-based progression, focus on development, and a “be human” ethos that attracts top talent from major programmes.
- **Digital lens**: Emphasis on modern digital tools and data analytics rather than outdated manual methods.
- **Deep sector experience**: Founders and team have decades of hands-on experience on the UK’s largest infrastructure projects.

## Strategic Focus
- **International expansion**: Growing presence in Canada and France, building on UK foundation.
- **Digital transformation**: Re-imagining project controls through data, analytics, and automation.
- **Talent development**: Investing in people with structured career progression, training budgets, and chartership support.
- **Serving both megaprojects and SMEs**: Providing scalable solutions that fit clients of all sizes.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Merit-based, collaborative, and inclusive – “diverse together.” Emphasis on ownership, bias for action, and continuous improvement.
- **Benefits**: 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, buy/sell/carry-over holiday, long service leave; comprehensive private health insurance; 40% gym discount; whole life insurance (x4 salary); 24/7 GP and mental health support (WeCare); MyStrength wellbeing app; Toothfairy dentist on demand; cycle to work scheme; pension; annual equity bonus; referral bonuses; enhanced maternity & paternity leave.
- **Work Environment**: Pet-friendly office; regular social events including family and partners. Likely office-based with some flexibility (roles advertised across UK and Canada).
- **Career Growth**: Annual training budget, professional body membership & chartership support, goal-setting framework, knowledge network events. With 51 open roles and high growth, there are clear advancement opportunities.
- **Project Exposure**: Work on the most significant infrastructure programmes in the UK and Canada, from nuclear power stations to high-speed rail.

## Sources
1. [cmr.global](https://cmr.global/) – Company overview, services, experience, awards
2. [cmr.global/who-we-are](https://cmr.global/who-we-are/) – Founders, leadership, culture
3. [cmr.global/careers](https://cmr.global/careers/) – Benefits, holiday policy, compensation
4. [cmr.global/our-experience](https://cmr.global/our-experience/) – Client list, industries, service details
5. [linkedin.com/company/cooper-moss-rutland-llp](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/cooper-moss-rutland-llp) – Employee count, growth, tech stack, job postings
6. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/cmr.london](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cmr.london) – Current vacancies (51 open positions)

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