FEPC Project Specialist — Employment Compliance & Data

EY; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 59,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

EY is seeking an Associate in the Project Specialist role within Fair Employment Practices Compliance (FEPC) to support nondiscrimination and employment compliance objectives. You will help define project scope, document requirements, coordinate resources, track milestones, and prepare materials to keep workstreams organized and aligned with stakeholder expectations.

You will collaborate with Talent, Recruiting, IT Systems, Risk Management and other teams to clarify objectives, track measures,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 1–3 years related experience.
• Experience developing project scope, workplans, documentation, status reporting, metrics, and measurable outcomes that support project execution and accountability.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to ask effective questions, listen carefully, build credibility with stakeholders, and tailor information to audience needs.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to project planning activities, including developing project scope, objectives, workplans, timelines, deliverables, resource needs, stakeholder inputs, and measurable success criteria.
• Coordinate with the project team to track milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, and follow-up actions to help keep workstreams on schedule and aligned to agreed-upon outcomes.
• Organize and prioritize assigned tasks, track open items and deadlines, and follow up with project team members as needed to support the timely completion of deliverables.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation, including requirements, status updates, meeting materials, decision logs, process documentation, data review summaries, and stakeholder-ready presentations.
• Assist with organizing and summarizing project information, data, meeting discussions, and stakeholder input into clear action items, project materials, and status updates.
• Analyze and clearly present data and other information to identify significant trends, key issues, potential barriers, and implications for priorities and projects.
• Support EEO-related reviews, government reporting, and employment-practice initiatives through data collection, validation, reconciliation, documentation, and quality review.
• Help define, track, and document project measures, metrics, and reporting routines to evaluate progress, identify risks, and support timely decisions.
• Build credibility and trust with internal stakeholders by asking appropriate questions, listening carefully, understanding client needs, and taking responsibility for high-quality work products.
• Use relevant project data, EY tools, approved AI tools, and other resources responsibly to improve efficiency, reduce rework, and strengthen the quality, consistency, and clarity of project outputs.
• Build knowledge of FEPC processes, employment compliance concepts, project management practices and relevant EY tools and systems by reviewing available resources, participating in training, and seeking guidance from more experienced team members.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Project coordination

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Spreadsheets

Databases

Presentations

Word processing

Project tracking tools

Job description

EY is seeking an Associate in the Project Specialist role within Fair Employment Practices Compliance (FEPC) to support nondiscrimination and employment compliance objectives. You will help define project scope, document requirements, coordinate resources, track milestones, and prepare materials to keep workstreams organized and aligned with stakeholder expectations.

You will collaborate with Talent, Recruiting, IT Systems, Risk Management and other teams to clarify objectives, track measures,