Project Coordinator

Dahl Consulting; Wayzata (MN); Hybrid; USD 39,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Dahl Consulting is seeking a Project Coordinator to support security assessment and remediation initiatives across newly acquired locations. You will partner with security, technology, infrastructure, and business teams to evaluate environments and coordinate remediation efforts that align with enterprise security standards.

This contract role in Wayzata, MN is hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote) with a 7-month term.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years coordinating cross-functional projects or initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain project plans, schedules, and logs.
• Experience facilitating meetings and documenting decisions and action items.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate assessment and remediation activities across acquired locations.
• Partner with security, technology, infrastructure, and business stakeholders to support project execution.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, action trackers, remediation logs, and status reports.
• Track project findings, risks, dependencies, decisions, and remediation efforts through completion.
• Establish clear ownership and target dates for action items and provide ongoing follow-up to drive accountability.

Skills

Cross-functional coordination

Project management

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Title: Project Coordinator
Location: Wayzata, MN (Hybrid, 3 days onsite, and 2 days remote)
Job Type: Contract (7 Months)
Compensation: $28-30/hr W2
Hours: 7:00 AM-4:00 PM or 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Industry: Food & Beverage Manufacturing

About the Role

Our client, a global leader in the food, agriculture, and supply chain industry, is seeking a highly organized and proactive Project Coordinator to support security assessment and remediation initiatives across newly acquired business locations. In this role, you will partner with security, technology, infrastructure, and business teams to help evaluate current environments, identify gaps, and coordinate remediation efforts that align with enterprise security standards. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment and enjoys bringing structure, accountability, and momentum to complex cross-functional projects.

Job Description

• Coordinate assessment and remediation activities across acquired business locations.
• Partner with security, technology, infrastructure, and business stakeholders to support project execution.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, action trackers, remediation logs, and status reports.
• Track project findings, risks, dependencies, decisions, and remediation efforts through completion.
• Establish clear ownership and target dates for action items and provide ongoing follow-up to drive accountability.
• Coordinate discovery activities to assess current-state security and compliance requirements.
• Identify missing information, unresolved questions, project gaps, and dependencies that may impact progress.
• Schedule and facilitate project meetings, working sessions, and stakeholder discussions.
• Document decisions, action items, owners, and next steps while ensuring timely follow-through.
• Collaborate with technical teams and subject matter experts to translate remediation requirements into actionable project tasks.
• Monitor progress across multiple sites and proactively escal risks, blockers, overdue actions, and critical decisions.
• Prepare concise project updates highlighting progress, upcoming milestones, risks, and key decisions.
• Support the development of standardized processes, documentation, and best practices for assessment and remediation activities.

What Will Make You Successful

• Ability to create structure and drive progress in ambiguous environments.
• Strong ownership mindset with a focus on execution and follow-through.
• Ability to build relationships while holding stakeholders accountable for commitments.
• Proactive approach to identifying gaps, dependencies, and potential risks.
• Strong critical-thinking skills with the ability to connect information across teams and workstreams.
• Clear and concise communication skills, particularly when escalating risks or issues.
• Ability to anticipate next steps and maintain momentum without requiring constant direction.

Qualifications Required

• Minimum of 2 years of experience coordinating cross-functional projects or initiatives.
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, stakeholders, deadlines, and project activities simultaneously.
• Experience maintaining project plans, action logs, RAID logs, schedules, or similar project management documentation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to facilitate meetings and clearly document decisions, action items, owners, and next steps.
• Experience working effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency with project management, collaboration, and productivity tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting cybersecurity, information security, infrastructure, technology, risk, compliance, or remediation programs.
• Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, business integrations, or acquired business environments.
• Familiarity with security assessments, compliance frameworks, risk remediation activities, or technology discovery efforts.
• Experience coordinating work across multiple teams within large, complex organizations.

Benefits

Dahl Consulting is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees that will allow you to choose the best coverage to meet your family’s needs. For details, please review the DAHL Benefits Summary: https://www.dahlconsulting.com/benefits-w2fta/.

Equal Opportunity Statement

As an equal opportunity employer, Dahl Consulting welcomes candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply. If this position sounds like the right opportunity for you, we encourage you to take the next step and connect with us. We look forward to meeting you! #BP.Indeed #LI-KA1 #LI-Hybrid