Construction & Telecom Project Coordinator

IES Communications; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Safety is Priority One

Competitive Pay

Company 401K plan

Company Paid Time Off

Company Paid Life Insurance

Medical Coverage

Dental and Vision Coverage

Disability Insurance

Insurance Discounts

Job summary

IES Communications is seeking a Project Coordinator to assist the Project Manager in planning, tracking, and coordinating activities from implementation through closeout. The role emphasizes monitoring schedules, budgets, labor, materials, reporting, and documentation to meet milestones and deadlines.

Key responsibilities include maintaining schedules, tracking progress, and generating reports. The ideal candidate will have strong Excel capabilities, multitasking ability, and experience in

Qualifications

• Minimum of three (3) years’ supervisory or managerial experience.
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience as a Lead Communications Technician or similar position.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in telecommunications or related field.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and MS Project).
• Must meet Company minimum driving standards.
• Ability to define a project, create a project scope of work, create an estimate, develop tasks and manage to final completion.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Project Managers, Superintendents, and project teams to support daily operations and project execution.
• Maintain project schedules, calendars, weekly updates, and implementation plans.
• Track workload distribution, installation progress, and customer deliverables.
• Review and upload testing results and project documentation.
• Review drawings and measurements to support as-built documentation.
• Coordinate change orders, subcontractors, and schedule updates.
• Monitor project costs, labor, materials, subcontractor expenses, and budget performance.
• Analyze project metrics, dashboards, KPIs, SPIs, CPM schedules, and resource allocation.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports for project leadership.
• Perform audits of safety, quality assurance, labor forecasts, and project reporting.
• Create and maintain complex Excel spreadsheets, charts, graphs, and dashboards.
• Support project closeout activities and administrative documentation.

Skills

Project coordination

Scheduling

Organizational skills

Microsoft Excel

Data analysis

Communication

Project reporting

Education

High School

Tools

MS Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

IES Communications is seeking a Project Coordinator to assist the Project Manager in planning, tracking, and coordinating activities from implementation through closeout. The role emphasizes monitoring schedules, budgets, labor, materials, reporting, and documentation to meet milestones and deadlines.

Key responsibilities include maintaining schedules, tracking progress, and generating reports. The ideal candidate will have strong Excel capabilities, multitasking ability, and experience in