Project Coordinator

Strategic Staffing Solutions; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Staffing Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Project Coordinator for a 12-month W2 contract in St. Louis, MO.

Remote work is optional, with local candidates preferred. The role supports project managers in schedules, budgets, and procurement activities within network/infrastructure projects. Ideal candidates have 1–3 years in a project coordination or project support role, with a degree in IT or PM preferred.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of project coordinator or project support experience.
• Experience supporting IT or PM projects is preferred.
• Must be detail oriented, organized, and able to grow into a PM role.

Responsibilities

• Assist project managers in maintaining and monitoring project schedules, estimates and hours.
• Create purchase requisitions/POs; track shipments; reconcile invoices.
• Organize and participate in stakeholder meetings; follow up on actions.
• Analyze project data to identify trends, issues and risks.
• Prepare presentation materials for meetings; provide admin support.
• Ensure project documentation is complete and maintained.
• Facilitate meetings and distribute minutes to team members.

Skills

Project coordination

Project support

Corporate support

Detail-oriented

Organizational skills

Education

Degree required

IT or PM background preferred

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Strategic Staffing Solutions is currently looking for a Project Coordinator, a W2 contract opportunity.

This is a W-2 contract opportunity, and candidates must be able to work on our W-2 only. NO C2C or 1099.

IT Project Coordinator

Employment Type: W2 Only (No C2C or 1099)
Duration: 12-month W2 contract with a possibility to extend
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, 63103
Schedule: Remote is an option.

Candidates need to be from St. Louis, MO only.

Key notes:

• Day-to-day: Collaborate with Project Managers to create purchase orders, place and track orders, and investigate project financial discrepancies or issues to identify root causes and support timely resolution.
• 3 must-have skill:1-3 YOE project coordinator, project support, corporate support, and detail-oriented. Organization skills. Someone who will grow into a PM.
• 3 nice-to-have skills:MS Project, IT infrastructure (data center)
  Education or certs: Degree required, preferred in IT or PM.

Position Summary:

Project Coordinators work to assist project managers with the coordination of resources, project schedules, budgets, equipment orders, and meetings.The team's focus is on network infrastructure projects, and they utilize ServiceNow to assign work to others on team.1-2 years' experience is preferred working in a project management environment.

Key areas of responsibilities include:

• Assist project managers in maintaining and monitoring project schedules, work estimates and actual work hours

• Create project related purchase requisitions and purchase orders, monitor and track shipment and delivery of ordered equipment, reconcile, and validate invoices related to purchases.
  Assist project managers in managing detail project budget and project finances. Research and resolve budget variances that are identified.
• Organizing, attending and participating in stakeholder meetings as appropriate.
  Documenting and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings.
  Analyze project data, and identify trends, issues and risks
• Assist in preparing necessary presentation materials for meetings.
• Providing administrative support as needed.
• ensuring projects adhere to frameworks and all documentation is maintained appropriately for each project.
• Facilitate meetings where appropriate and distribute minutes to all project team members.