Job Title: Jr Project Coordinator
Location: Houston, TX (Onsite)
Estimated Duration: 21 Months
Description:
The Project Coordinator (Contract Position) is responsible for ensuring all Projects and Programs meet performance metrics, are adequately planned for, and strategically aligned with the Company’s objectives. The Project Coordinator is aligned with the project team and other functional groups to manage project constraints (i.e. cost, schedule, risk) to maximize benefit, minimize cost, and reduce risks.
What you’ll do
• Coordinate project activities to support Project Manager (PM) in determining scope of work
• Coordinate project activities to develop, update and maintain the Project Execution Plan (PEP)
• Manage project lifecycle activities including scope definition, budget, schedule, execution, and reporting functions in accordance with the Company's Project Delivery Standard
• Ensure changes in scope and/or cost are incorporated into cost tracking and forecasting activities
• Coordinate and/or facilitate meetings and prepare weekly status reports
• Manage the risk register, updating and distributing accordingly. Work with PM to develop risk management plan
• Partner with Project Schedulers and Project Controller to ensure linkage of project cost, risk and schedule; attend scheduling and forecast sessions; highlight adverse schedule and/or cost variances for corrective actions
• Assemble project updates from Project Team members and present for review to the Project Manager
• Work with Project Team to assemble required documentation for Gate Readiness and/or Assurance Reviews. Prepare and provide formal presentations as needed
• Coordinate bid activities; assist with development of scope of work (SOW), RFP development, bid and contract review
• Act as liaison between project team and functional groups to coordinate activities that directly affect project execution
• Document Supplier and Contractor performance issues and partner with the Quality Team to mitigate
• Provide strategy recommendations to Project Manager when plans must change given the regulatory, contractual, or other environmental factors influencing the project
• Apply changes after approval to project plans throughout the project life cycle
• Collect project data for PHMSA reporting as required
• Resolve issues and questions received from Project Managers and Management;
• Contribute to the continual improvement of the Company’s Project Management tools and processes
• Maintain high level of focus on health, safety and environment
Qualifications and Education:
• Bachelor’s Degree required; Engineering, Construction Management, or Project Management
• Early career candidate: 1-3 years’ industry experience
• Demonstrated strategic planning and recognizes the importance of strategic thinking
• Demonstrated leadership skills; exhibits the behaviors valued in the organization
• Experienced with group facilitation and information gathering
• Ability to resolve problems and make effective business decisions; driving value added results
• Effective written, verbal, and electronic communication skills
• Maintains ongoing positive presence with project teams, other stakeholders and outside entities (i.e. Construction Contractors, vendors, etc.) through professional communications; able to handle and resolve situations with all parties
• Ability to accurately obtain, interpret, and transcribe a variety of communications and instructions
• Ability to deliver oral and written presentations on project status, to analyze project schedules and costs, and to read and interpret technical reports and drawings
• Ability to work independently; self-motivated
• Able to recognize and evaluate risks, hazards, losses and prevent conflicts between activities.
• Advanced Microsoft Desktop Software; Windows, Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills needed
• Be curious, be inquisitive – be an Energy Problem Solver!
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with project management, costing, and scheduling concepts and practices a plus
• Database management and data modeling experience; PowerBI a plus
The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is between $25.00 and $30.00
Our benefits offering includes medical, dental, vision and 401k.
Tundra Technical Solutions would like to thank you for the interest you have demonstrated in this opportunity. However, only candidates with the required skills will be contacted.
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Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Information Technology and Engineering staffing and consulting services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. Rather than continually trying to sell to new clients and companies and simply filling databases with candidates, we focus on developing stronger relationships and deeper knowledge of our existing clients’ challenges and opportunities. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.