Project Coordinator (Junior Project Manager)

TrustedQA, Inc.; Alexandria (VA); Hybrid; USD 77,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

TrustedQA, Inc. seeks a Project Coordinator/Junior Project Manager to support a DoD contract based in Alexandria and Arlington, VA. You will join a small team handling multiple projects, requiring excellent organization and strong verbal and written communication.

Hybrid model with onsite 2-3 days/week at Mark Center or Pentagon; salary range $77,000–$102,500. TS clearance and IT experience are highly desirable for this role.

Qualifications

• Top Secret clearance required or above.
• Minimum of 3 years IT support experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Desire and willingness to learn and succeed in project management.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks independently with minimal supervision.
• Attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.
• Familiarity with standard project management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate across functional teams to ensure project delivery per customer specifications and quality expectations.
• Update weekly/monthly status reports for management review and assist with SLA performance.
• Prepare and track major PM deliverables and project management artifacts.
• Onboard and off-board resources and manage team coordination.
• Track quotes, purchases, and assist PM in follow-up and reporting.
• Maintain project schedules and provide updates to the Project Schedule.
• Support risk coordination and mitigation with project stakeholders.
• Coordinate meetings and gather requirements through site surveys and assessments.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

IT support experience

Communication skills

Multitasking

Project management interest

Detail oriented

DoD contract knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Associate’s degree + 2 years’ experience

No degree + 4 years’ experience

Tools

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Excel

Visio

PowerPoint

Job description

TrustedQA is hiringa Project Coordinator/Junior Project Manager to join a highly visible, long-standingDepartment of Defense contract based in Alexandria and Arlington, VA. The Project Coordinator will be joining a small team supporting multiple concurrent large and small projects. Candidates must be very organized, energetic, and have strong verbal and written communication skills.

Required Skills

• Top Secret clearance level or above
• At least three years of IT support experience
• Self-directed, motivated and positive attitude and solid written and verbal communication skills
• Desire and willingness to learn and succeed in project management
• Ability to manage multiple unrelated tasks independently, with minimum supervision, while still meeting deadlines
• Strong attention to detail, analysis, and creative problem-solving skills
• Cognizant of business interactions between project-level details and program strategy to be a proactive contributor to both
• Ability to follow standard project management methodologies, as well as business transformation and project best practices
• Intermediate experience with Microsoft Project, SharePoint, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (substitute Associate’s degree + 2 years’ experience OR no degree + 4 years’ experience).

What you’ll be doing:

• Effectively coordinate across various functional teams to ensure project delivery/solutions are as per the customer specifications and requirements; and, ensure customer satisfaction of project quality and progress
• Work with the team to ensure weekly/monthly status reports are promptly updated and ready for management review, assist with compiling the report and SLA performance
• Work with the team and extract from the weekly status reports to update the monthly IPR report
• Coordinate the publication, review, and sign-off of major Project Management deliverables
• Follow up with respective assigned team members on various ad hoc requests from the client to ensure prompt responses
• Track all ad hoc quotes and purchases, assisting the PM and DPM in follow-up, tracking, and reporting
• Take full responsibility for on-boarding activities and off-boarding activities
• Track Remedy support queues for the team and generate reports - assist the team leads with queue management activities, flag potential SLA violations, etc.
• Support the adoption of the project lifecycle and deliverables, programmer level risk and issue coordination
• Conduct project induction for the employees on the Do’s and Don’ts in the project, escalation matrix in the project, introduction to the project, etc.
• Taking responsibility on completion of the mandatory training both for new resources as well as annual training requirements for all project personnel
• Coordinating and handling the official meetings for delivery management for the projects
• Perform site surveys, requirements gathering, and conduct assessments with project stakeholders
• Assist the PM and DPM identify project risks and determine mitigation strategies
• Maintain contact lists and schedules
• Assist with coordination of projects and providing updates to the Project Schedule
• Manage and track the flow and acquisition of customer IT assets and lead asset-related projects
• Assist with coordinating Team building activities

Location and Travel Details

• This position is currently practicing a hybrid telework model, requiring onsite work at the Mark Center or Pentagon 2-3 times per week.

Salary Range - $77,000 - $102,500

EEOC: TrustedQA is an equal opportunity employer. TrustedQA does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.