Project Coordinator - Data Center Cable Installation

IES Communications; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

IES Communications, LLC is seeking a Project Coordinator to partner with the Project Manager in supporting ongoing projects. You will monitor schedules, work hours, budgets, and ensure deadlines are met while maintaining accurate documentation and communication across teams.

The role requires strong organization, problem solving, and the ability to handle multiple projects with minimal supervision. Travel within branch/regional territory may be required.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of three years working experience in project coordination or related field.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, MS Project).

Responsibilities

• Assist Project Manager with project planning, scheduling and progress tracking.
• Monitor plans, schedules, hours, budgets and expenditures to meet deadlines.
• Prepare weekly updates and reports; review test results and as-built drawings.
• Coordinate with management and field leads to maintain project calendars and milestones.
• Analyze cost and resource data; support program accounting with labor and material tracking.
• Create and revise complex Excel spreadsheets, charts and dashboards for status reporting.

Skills

MS Office

Project coordination

Communication

Problem solving

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

MS Project

Excel

MS Office

Job description

Job Summary:

The project coordinator will work hand in hand with the Project Manager to offer support and organization to ongoing projects. The project coordinator will be monitoring project plans, schedules, work hours, budgets, expenditures and ensuring that project deadlines are met in a timely manner.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Cooperate and communicate effectively with the Project Manager and other team members. Prepare, schedule, coordinate and monitor weekly updates. Manage the workload distribution and monitor the customer delivery and job installation progress. Review and upload test results with Testing Administrator (daily). Review drawings and physically measure rooms to ensure they are true to specs for generating complete as-builts. project engineering tasks tied to schedule maintenance - CO management, subcontractor coordination and schedule updates. Coordinate with Project Management and Leads/Superintendents to create and maintain calendar for project implementation to completion. Able to preserve confidential information; self-sufficient problem solver; work with little or no supervision and handle multiple projects simultaneously. Assist the program accounting department, on multiple project sites, by spot checking Labor, Material, Other-expenses and Subcontractor costs that roll up into monthly Program reports Must Analyze cost and resource graphs to verify schedule progress and/ or identify issues. Interact and track program level billing, reporting and metrics (SPI's, KPI's, CPM) Able to create, correct and revise complex Excel spreadsheets, tables, charts and graphs. Perform reporting audits for accuracy and overall delivery (safety reports, QA, labor forecasts) Maintain program level dashboards, input, data acquisition, collection Provide to the Project Manager all needed elements to issue Weekly/Monthly Reports Periodic change of duties upon request. Assist and participate in project closeout.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

Must be extremely well-organized and able to prioritize. Must be self-motivated, positive in approach, professional and help to create, develop and implement process improvement(s). Must promote the Company culture and mission to all employees, vendors, clients and business partners. Must possess proven problem solving skills, critical thinking skills and the ability to effectively read, write and give oral direction(s) to project personnel. Must have proven mid skill level to interpret project documents, including but not limited to, timesheets, spreadsheets and billing documents. Must be able to travel within branch territory and/or regional territory as needed Must possess the ability to learn Company and customer project management systems.

Education, Certification, License, and Skill Requirements:

• * Must possess at least a High School diploma or GED equivalency.
• * Must have some experience in customer interface, such as liaison between the customer and the Company.
• * Must possess a minimum of three (3) years working experience
• * Must be proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and MS Project).
• * Must be able to effectively operate office equipment and computing devices commonly used in the industry.
• * Must meet Company minimum driving standards.
• * Must be able to manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously.
• * Must have demonstrated verifiable ability to identify a project, create a project filing system, develop detailed associated administrative tasks and manage these for project final record keeping and audit.

English language proficiency, including the ability to speak, read, write, and understand English, is required. This is based on the requirement to communicate directly with customer(s) and other employees, to complete regular reporting both to management and to the customer, and to promote safety and efficient communication in the case of emergencies.

Overview IES is a national provider of industrial products and infrastructure services to a variety of end markets, including electrical, mechanical and communications contracting solutions for the commercial, industrial, residential and renewable energy markets. IES is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol IESC. As of the end of IES's 2024 fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, IES produced over $2.8+ billion in revenue and employed over 9,485 employees at over 131 domestic locations across the United States.

IES is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: Minorities, Females, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, Individuals with Disabilities, Protected Veterans Encouraged to Apply

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