Project Coordinator

About the Role

As a Project Coordinator, you will be an integral member of the Electric Substation and Transmission Line project management team. You will be responsible for assisting with planning and organizing all activities for the engineering, design, procurement, and construction of major capital projects and programs related to Substations and/or Transmission Lines. You will have the opportunity to learn and develop coordination tasks with all applicable stakeholders on your project to ensure that communication across the lines is established and maintained throughout the life cycle of the project(s). The role is required to be based in Eastern Pennsylvania (east of State College) based on travel to client site as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate the implementation of the company’s and client’s safety and health programs with your project team(s) and promote safe work practices.
• Facilitate the implementation of the company’s and client’s environmental programs with your project team(s) focusing on the protection of the environment in accordance with company policy and government regulations.
• Commit to the ideals of a client-centric culture to foster trust and confidence among clients and improve value for all our stakeholders.
• Assist the project management team in providing technical reviews of specifications, drawings, contracts, addenda, and other construction documents to ensure constructability with our client’s standards and specifications while utilizing the technical expertise of others as needed.
• Assist the project management team in scheduling and conducting project planning and status meetings to ensure schedule and financial adherence to projects are being maintained and significant issues are clearly disseminated to relevant participants.
• Assist the project management team with planning and scheduling project activities and deliverables.
• Provide schedule updates of the engineering, construction, and budget status of each project to PMs for their transmittal to the appropriate management teams (internal & external).
• Assist in overseeing and coordinating construction package reviews, pre-award meetings, field visits, and pre-award project site walk-downs.
• Assist the project management team with creating weekly status reports.
• Manage, by delegation from the Project Manager, to be the single point of contact for construction on submittals, review, and coordination of required project information and documents.
• Assist the project management team in ensuring that necessary outages are identified and communicated in a timely manner to avoid schedule interruptions and conflicts with other projects in the area.
• Assist the project management team in ensuring that required permits are obtained for all fieldwork and required approvals are secured from applicable parties.
• Perform other related tasks and assignments as required.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or relevant experience in the electric utility industry.
• Project coordination experience within the utility sector is preferred (electric or gas distribution).
• 0 – 5 years of project coordination experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective organizational skills.

Travel

• 20-25% travel will be required.