Project Coordinator, Construction

UMI Stone/Opustone; North Carolina; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Employer Paid Life Insurance

Employer Paid Long Term Disability

Flexible Spending Accounts

Voluntary Short-Term Disability

Voluntary Life Insurance

Voluntary Accident Insurance

Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance

Job summary

UMI Stone/Opustone in North Carolina seeks a Project Coordinator for construction projects focusing on branch expansions and new openings. The successful candidate will manage multiple project activities, ensuring completion on time and within budget.

Ideal individuals should possess a Bachelor's degree and 2-4 years in project coordination. The position requires proficiency in Microsoft Office and strong communication skills across teams. This full-time role allows for travel up to 70% based on project needs.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of project coordination or related experience.
• Supporting multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with cross-functional team communication.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project activities for expansions and improvements.
• Maintain project schedules, meeting notes, and action items.
• Track project budgets and related expenses.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Written communication

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Project management tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Project management software

Job description

Project Coordinator – Construction is responsible for supporting the successful execution of branch expansions, new location openings, relocations, and facility improvement projects across the organization. This role serves as a key point of coordination among internal stakeholders, vendors, contractors, and leadership teams to help ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and aligned with company standards. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate project activities related to branch expansions, relocations, new location openings, and facility improvement initiatives.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of project schedules, timelines, documentation, meeting notes, and action items.
• Coordinate communication between Operations, Sales, IT, Finance, Facilities, and other cross-functional teams to support project execution.
• Schedule meetings, track project milestones, and follow up on outstanding tasks to help ensure project deadlines are met.
• Coordinate with vendors, contractors, consultants, and service providers regarding project schedules, deliverables, and documentation.
• Assist with tracking project budgets, purchase requests, invoices, and project-related expenses.
• Monitor project progress and elevate potential risks, delays, or issues to project leadership as appropriate.
• Support operational readiness activities to help ensure new and relocated facilities are prepared for successful openings.
• Prepare regular project status reports, dashboards, and documentation for leadership review.
• Maintain organized project files, records, and reporting to support consistency across multiple projects.
• Assist with post-project reviews by documenting lessons learned and identifying opportunities for process improvements.
• Support additional strategic initiatives and operational projects as assigned.

Experience & Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Construction Management, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2–4 years of project coordination, project administration, operations, construction, facilities, or related experience.
• Experience supporting multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize competing deadlines.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and project management software.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting branch expansions, retail openings, relocations, construction projects, or facility improvement initiatives.
• Experience working within construction, building products, manufacturing, distribution, or related industries.
• Project Management certification (CAPM) or progress toward certification is a plus.

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.Ability to collaborate effectively across departments.
• Proficiency in project documentation, reporting, and tracking.
• Adaptability in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Strong customer service mindset and professionalism.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project management tools.

Travel Requirements

Ability to travel up to 50–70% based on project demands and business needs.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Employer Paid Basic Employee Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employer Paid Long Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Accident Insurance
• Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Construction Resources, our people are the driving force behind everything we do. Construction Resources is an equal opportunity employer that aspires to be the best in the business by building an associate experience that celebrates growth, development, and purpose.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit for extended periods of time, stand, walk, climb stairs, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position that requires overtime as business needs dictate.

Other Duties

Please note: this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.