Junior Project Manager at Allied Resources Technical Consultants Chicago, IL

Healing Strides Counseling; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Healing Strides Counseling is seeking a Junior Project Manager to support project planning, scheduling, and reporting across multiple engineering initiatives. You will help ensure projects stay on track, align with goals, and support teams throughout the lifecycle.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, communicates effectively, and proactively identifies risks while collaborating with vendors, partners, and internal stakeholders to drive successful outcomes.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience in engineering, project management, or a related field.
• Strong organizational, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with project management software and tools.
• Familiarity with Asset Suite and SAP is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist with developing project schedules, defining milestones, and coordinating resources to support successful project execution.
• Track project activities and deliverables to ensure deadlines and objectives are met.
• Monitor project performance, identify potential risks, and help develop solutions to keep projects on schedule.
• Communicate project updates, progress, and potential challenges to team members, stakeholders, and leadership.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation, status reports, presentations, schedules, and budget information.
• Support the implementation of project management procedures, tools, and best practices.
• Coordinate meetings, document key discussions, and track follow-up action items.
• Assist with improving project workflows, processes, and reporting practices.
• Help maintain productive working relationships with external vendors, partners, and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Project coordination

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Stakeholder management

Tools

Asset Suite

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Job description

About the Role

The Junior Project Manager will assist with project planning, coordination, scheduling, and reporting while helping ensure projects stay on track and align with established goals. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, communicates effectively, and can identify potential challenges while supporting project teams throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Assist with developing project schedules, defining milestones, and coordinating resources to support successful project execution.
• Track project activities and deliverables to ensure deadlines and objectives are met.
• Monitor project performance, identify potential risks, and help develop solutions to keep projects on schedule.
• Communicate project updates, progress, and potential challenges to team members, stakeholders, and leadership.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation, status reports, presentations, schedules, and budget information.
• Support the implementation of project management procedures, tools, and best practices.
• Coordinate meetings, document key discussions, and track follow-up action items.
• Assist with improving project workflows, processes, and reporting practices.
• Help maintain productive working relationships with external vendors, partners, and internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience in engineering, project management, or a related field.
• Strong organizational, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with project management software and tools.
• Familiarity with Asset Suite and SAP is a plus.