Houston Project Coordinator & Job Developer

JobsToBuild; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Building Talent Foundation in Houston is seeking a Junior Project Manager/Job Developer to drive our Texas workforce initiatives from planning to delivery. You will coordinate activities among employers, training providers, community partners, and BTF staff to move projects forward.

This execution-focused role emphasizes structured planning, clear milestones, and hands-on relationship-building with residential construction employers across Houston and Texas.

Qualifications

• At least two years of relevant experience in project coordination, workforce development, employer engagement, nonprofit programs, or related fields.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, priorities, deadlines with consistent follow-through.
• Strong communication and relationship-building with employers, partners, training providers, and internal leaders.
• Strong organizational skills and comfort using CRM, project management, and reporting systems.
• Residence in greater Houston, ability to travel within Texas as needed, and ability to work independently while staying connected to the broader BTF team.

Responsibilities

• Translate partner and funder commitments into clear project plans with deliverables, owners, milestones, dependencies, and deadlines.
• Maintain project workplans, decision logs, meeting records, risk registers, and status updates for assigned initiatives.
• Coordinate meetings, follow-up, and cross-functional handoffs; identify delays and risks early, recommend practical solutions, and elevate issues that require leadership decisions.
• Serve as a consistent day-to-day coordination point for BTF's workforce projects across Texas, beginning with Houston.
• Develop and maintain relationships with residential construction employers, industry partners, training providers, and community-based organizations.
• Work with employers to clarify hiring needs, job requirements, candidate qualifications, interview processes, and anticipated hiring timelines.
• Support partner onboarding, employer outreach, hiring events, and other activities that move participants toward employment.
• Coordinate with BTF Engagement Managers and JobsToBuild staff to support candidate referrals, interviews, placements, and post-placement follow-up.
• Help ensure employer opportunities and candidate requirements are documented accurately and communicated consistently across the team.
• Track participant movement from partner referral through employment and support timely intervention when barriers arise.
• Maintain accurate and timely project, partner, employer, and outcome records in Salesforce, JobsToBuild, and other approved systems.
• Build concise status reports and dashboards that show progress, upcoming milestones, risks, decisions needed, and performance against commitments.
• Collect and organize documentation needed for partner updates, social investor reporting, project evaluation, and internal learning.
• Coordinate implementation across BTF's assigned Texas projects, beginning with Houston.
• Support local partner rollout planning, meeting preparation, stakeholder follow-up, and project activities across Texas.
• Help standardize tools, timelines, and processes so BTF's Texas projects are executed consistently.

Skills

Project coordination

Workforce development

Employer engagement

Nonprofit programs

Stakeholder management

CRM systems

Project management

Reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

CRM platforms

Job description

Building Talent Foundation in Houston is seeking a Junior Project Manager/Job Developer to drive our Texas workforce initiatives from planning to delivery. You will coordinate activities among employers, training providers, community partners, and BTF staff to move projects forward.

This execution-focused role emphasizes structured planning, clear milestones, and hands-on relationship-building with residential construction employers across Houston and Texas.