Project Coordinator

Primary-Engineering-and-Constructio; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Primary-Engineering-and-Constructio seeks an experienced Project Coordinator to join the Burnaby team. You will provide project support to ensure timely, on-budget delivery and communicate with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

You will maintain project data, manage approvals, and coordinate with internal resources to support invoicing and financial summaries. Strong Microsoft Office and ERP familiarity are expected, with a background in utilities or engineering/construction

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of post-secondary education in business administration, project management, or accounting.
• Experience with Acumatica or ERP systems required.
• Experience in electric utility or related engineering/construction environment preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Provide project support and coordination to ensure projects are executed on time and within budget.
• Effectively communicate with all project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
• Maintain accurate project tracking and data entry.
• Manage municipal and 3rd party approvals (Utility Line Assignments, URWs, Joint Use, etc).
• Verify receipt of services procured to support payment of supplier invoices.
• Request cost quotations from internal design, material, and construction resources.
• Summarize and evaluate project financial outcomes at completion.
• Interface with external personnel including clients, host utilities, approving authorities, and others to learn their requirements.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Project coordination

Microsoft Office

Communication

Education

Post-secondary education in business administration, project management, or accounting

Tools

Acumatica ERP

Job description

We have an opening for an experienced Project Coordinator on the Burnaby team.

Responsibilities:

• Provide project support and coordination to ensure projects are executed on time and within budget.
• Effectively communicate with all project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
• Maintain accurate project tracking and data entry.
• Manage municipal and 3rd party approvals (Utility Line Assignments, URWs, Joint Use, etc).
• Verify receipt of services procured to support payment of supplier invoices.
• Request cost quotations from internal design, material, and construction resources.
• Summarize and evaluate project financial outcomes at completion.
• Professionally interface with key external personnel including, clients, host utilities, approving authorities, and others as required to learn their requirements so that Primary can be compliant with them.
• Other duties as required.

Financial Support

• Prepare and enter invoicing in the accounting software.
• Complete billing and invoicing for various clients.
• Project administration, including the timely performance of administrative tasks to initiate, monitor progress, close, bill, and archive project files digitally.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years of post-secondary education in business administration, project management, or accounting.
• Previous experience with Acumatica, or other Enterprise Resource Management (ERP) software systems is required.
• Experience working in the electric utility, or a related engineering/construction environment would be an asset.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

Additional Assets:

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, which include the ability to prepare reports, format documents, and draft official letters and correspondence.
• Ability to work within a deadline-oriented team environment, to prioritize work, and to work independently.
• Strong organizational skills.