Project Coordinator

cw; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Diversity & Inclusion

Work-life balance

Promotion from within

Global opportunities

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Project Coordinator in Ahmedabad to drive scheduling, planning, and coordination across project teams. You will translate scope into detailed plans, manage timelines with MS Projects, and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery for industrial or infrastructure projects.

The role requires 5+ years of project planning experience, advanced MS Projects skills, and a relevant degree ( NICMAR or equivalent preferred ).

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of project planning experience in large-scale industrial or infrastructure projects.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Projects with ability to create critical paths and milestones.
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management; NICMAR or similar preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive project plans covering all phases and milestones.
• Translate goals into detailed timelines and scheduling with MS Projects.
• Maintain updated project schedules, budgets, and resource tracking.
• Review contractor billing and coordinate approvals with Planning Manager.
• Prepare detailed progress reports and presentations for stakeholders.
• Act as coordination point between internal teams, contractors, and vendors.

Skills

Project planning

MS Projects

Coordination

Reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management

NICMAR or equivalent

Tools

MS Projects

Job description

Job Title

Project Coordinator

Job Description Summary

This role is responsible for all scheduling and planning activities as per contract requirements or Client Requirements. And translate the scope of work of the project into activities and prepare and update project progress reports.

Job Description

About the Role:

• Develop comprehensive project plans capturing all project phases, interdependencies, and critical paths.
• Translate high-level goals into detailed timelines, milestones, and sequencing, using MS Project.
• Structure unstructured initiatives into trackable schedules aligned with business goals and construction realities.
• Regularly update and revise the project schedule to reflect changes, delays, or advancements in project timelines.
• Develop a project budget with input from multiple stakeholders, based on detailed cost analyses.
• Track and report on financial performance against the budget, identify deviations, flag to the Planning Manager, and suggest corrective action.
• Track the project's budget and resources to ensure cost-effective delivery and report deviations diligently.
• Review contractor billing and invoices and send for approval to the Planning Manager with detailed remarks or comments.
• Conduct scheduling, manning, and material studies as needed, with input from the Planning Manager.
• Implement change management processes to assess variations to the project scope, schedule, and budget, and report key findings.
• Maintain and update the project risk register, ensuring timely identification, documentation, and tracking of potential risks; collaborate with relevant stakeholders to evaluate risk impact and support mitigation planning.
• Develop detailed performance reports, highlighting successes and areas for improvement or critical items interfering with progress.
• Prepare detailed reports and presentations for project teams and stakeholders on project status, progress, and issues.
• Ensure all project documentation is accurate and up to date, including change logs, project schedules, and risk registers.
• Act as a key coordination point between internal teams, contractors, and vendors to ensure alignment on timelines and deliverables.
• Support the Planning Manager in organizing coordination meetings to discuss project updates, resolve conflicts, and ensure consistency across project deliverables.
• Document and maintain comprehensive records of meetings and key decisions for future reference.

About You:

• Minimum 5 years of project planning experience, preferably within large-scale industrial or infrastructure projects in the renewable energy or construction domain.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Projects (mandatory), with proven experience in creating critical paths, dependency linkages, and milestone structures.
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Engineering, or related field. Candidates from NICMAR or similar institutions are strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of project lifecycles and renewable energy manufacturing is highly desirable.

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;

• Being part of a growing global company;
• Career development and a promote from within culture;
• An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.

We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.

That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status.

We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.

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