Project Coordinator

Communication Data Link; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Company Vehicle

Job summary

Communication Data Link is seeking a Project Coordinator to manage the full life cycle of utility construction from Marion and surrounding Iowa areas. You will review job issue packets, translate POs into work orders for crews, and manage timelines to meet customer deadlines while coordinating with field teams and inventory.

The role requires reading aerial and underground cable prints, flagging routes, obtaining permits, and ensuring safety standards on site.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating utility construction projects.
• Ability to read construction prints.
• Strong communication and scheduling skills.

Responsibilities

• Receive and review job issue packets from customers and identify critical specifications.
• Translate the PO into a work order for crews and capture billable items.
• Manage timelines to meet deadlines and communicate with crews to ensure expectations.
• Read aerial and underground cable construction prints.
• Prepare for field work: flag routes, permits, locates, homeowner notifications.
• Coordinate stand-bys per project needs.
• Confirm job line items and communicate scope changes for approval.
• Coordinate with inventory to ensure materials are on site.
• Liaise with Foreman to ensure progress and address customer questions.
• Maintain high safety standards on the job site.

Job description

As a Project Coordinator you will be responsible for managing the full life cycle of utility construction.

Responsibilities include:

• Receiving and reviewing job issue packets from various customers. Identify variances and specifications crucial to proper installation.
• Translating the PO into a work order form for the crew, identifying most efficient route and capture all billable line items
• Manage and juggle timelines to ensure customer deadlines are met and project is progressing, communicate effectively with the crews to ensure expectations are met.
• Read and understand aerial and underground cable construction prints
• Preform and oversee job essential preparation; flagging route, submitting permits, calling for locates, meet city special requests, and homeowner notification
• Coordinate stand-bys per entity request
• Confirm job order line items and communicate any changes to scope of work needed with customer approval
• Coordinate with inventory department to ensure material is received and ready
• Work closely with Foreman to ensure job is being completed accurately, be a liaison for customer requests and questions
• Help to maintain high safety standards on the job site
• Other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• Standard Work Week: Monday-Friday; 6:30am - 3:30pm; Weekend work may be required with little or no notice; work schedule determined by season, weather, deadlines, and availability of work
• Travel: Employees will be required to travel between 10 minutes and 3 hours one way, throughout Iowa and Eastern Iowa. The primary work location will be the Marion office, with additional responsibilities supporting projects in Waterloo, Iowa City, and other cities across the region as needed.
• Environment Conditions: at times will be exposed to various contaminants, like exhausted vapors, gas/diesel fumes, dust; be subjected to noisy conditions; diverse weather conditions, including high heat (over 90°), freezing conditions (below 15°), and all forms of precipitation (high humidity/snow/rain)
• Physical Conditions: Able to remain in a stationary position for several hours; able to move from one location to another around the jobsite; must be able to walk jobs anywhere from 50ft to ½ mile at a time; ability to walk different terrains, including ditches, small hills, rock, sand, and pavement; must bend over frequently to place flags, pick up flags, and spray paint.

Compensation And Benefits

• Competitive wages, hourly, full-time position
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance options
• Company Vehicle

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00-$35.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Compensation Package:

• Bonus pays

Schedule:

• 10-hour shift
• 8-hour shift

Ability to Commute:

• Marion Iowa 52302 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Marion Iowa 52302: Relocate before starting work (Required)