Project Coordinator

Akumen, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Akumen, Inc. is seeking a Project Coordinator to support federal program activities, coordinating schedules, maintaining documentation, and facilitating communication among project leadership, technical teams, customers, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities include tracking milestones, preparing briefings and reports, and ensuring adherence to contract requirements and quality standards. A Secret or higher clearance is preferred.

Qualifications

• Two+ years of project coordination, program support, or admin experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, project management, IT, or related field (or equivalent exp).
• Ability to manage schedules, priorities, action items, and deadlines with attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project schedules, meetings, action items, deliverables, and admin activities across multiple workstreams.
• Maintain project documentation: meeting minutes, status reports, project plans, risk/issue logs, decisions, SOPs.
• Track milestones, dependencies, deadlines, and actions; escalate delays or risks to leadership.
• Prepare customer briefings, presentations, reports, and other contract deliverables.
• Facilitate communication among project leadership, technical teams, customers, subcontractors, and stakeholders.
• Assist with resource coordination, onboarding, access requests, training schedules, and program-support needs.
• Ensure activities and docs comply with contract requirements and quality standards.

Skills

Project coordination

Microsoft Office

Communication

Schedule management

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field

Tools

Microsoft Planner

Jira

Smartsheet

Microsoft Project

Job description

Akumen is seeking an organized, detail-oriented Project Coordinator to support the planning, execution, and administration of federal program activities. The Project Coordinator will work closely with project leadership, technical teams, customers, and corporate stakeholders to track deliverables, coordinate schedules, maintain documentation, and support effective communication across the program.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate project schedules, meetings, action items, deliverables, and administrative activities across multiple workstreams.
• Maintain project documentation, including meeting minutes, status reports, project plans, risk and issue logs, decision records, and standard operating procedures.
• Track project milestones, dependencies, deadlines, and assigned actions, escalating potential delays or risks to project leadership.
• Support the preparation of customer briefings, presentations, reports, and other contract-required deliverables.
• Facilitate communication and information sharing among project leadership, technical teams, customers, subcontractors, and corporate stakeholders.
• Assist with resource coordination, onboarding activities, access requests, training schedules, and other program-support requirements.
• Help ensure project activities and documentation comply with contract requirements, established processes, and organizational quality standards.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Two or more years of experience providing project coordination, program support, or administrative support in a professional environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, project management, information technology, or a related field; equivalent directly related professional experience may be substituted for a degree.
• Demonstrated ability to manage schedules, priorities, action items, documentation, and competing deadlines with strong attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with customers, project teams, and organizational leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal government programs or a government contracting organization.
• Familiarity with project management tools such as Microsoft Planner, Jira, Smartsheet, or Microsoft Project.
• Experience preparing project status reports, executive briefings, meeting materials, and contract deliverables.
• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or other project management methodologies.
• Project management certification or training, such as CAPM, PMP coursework, Certified ScrumMaster, or an equivalent credential.

Clearance Requirement

• Active Secret or higher government security clearance

Akumen, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business needs, and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We are committed to a respectful and inclusive workplace where all individuals have the opportunity to succeed. Akumen, Inc. maintains a drug-free workplace consistent with applicable local, state, and federal laws.