Senior Project Coordinator

UL, LLC; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

UL Solutions in Houston is seeking a Senior Project Coordinator to join the Global Market Access team. You will leverage your project management skills to help clients navigate international product safety and market access challenges.

The role is hybrid, requiring in-office work 3 days per week, with responsibilities spanning project leadership, lab coordination, and cross-functional collaboration with engineers, sales, and labs to meet tight timelines and deliver compliant outcomes.

Qualifications

• University degree in Business Administration or related field with 6 years related experience.
• Ability to independently identify project needs, plan, execute and manage programs.
• Highly organized, able to work under multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• 5+ years of global market access or international certifications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead basic projects and define scope with support.
• Coordinate lab activities, schedule testing, and review work to meet dates.
• Support customers in the lab and with equipment setup.
• Communicate project status and technical issues, and explain standards.
• Assist sales in determining project specs like cost, time, samples.
• Enhance project processes and document management through continuous improvement.
• Travel to witness testing and industry events as needed.
• Adhere to UL Code of Conduct and security practices.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Organizational skills

Global market access

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Job description

Launching a product to be compliant in international markets requires planning, coordination, and technical expertise. As a global safety science leader, UL Solutions is the name industry leaders trust to deliver on all three.

Join our Global Market Access team as a Senior Project Coordinator to leverage your knowledge and project management skills to help our clients navigate the complexities of international product safety and market access.

This role is hybrid, and the candidate will be expected to work in-office for 3 days per week (M-F).

• Serves as a project lead to manage basic projects and define scope for the project with support.
• Coordinates laboratory activities and instructions to lab staff, scheduling of testing and reviewing of lab work to keep project completion dates.
• Studies and understands testing technology and standards for scope of responsibility with assistance.
• Supports the customer in the lab with their interaction with the laboratory staff on customer testing and equipment setup.
• Finds solutions for any issues that arise whilst testing in the laboratory.
• Takes the lead on any project status communications technical issues, test standard explanations, certification requirements and UL procedures and requirements.
• Works with the team to resolve any customer issues.
• Supports sales staff in determining project specifications, such as cost, time and sample requirements for customers and areas of responsibility that are assigned.
• Integrates continuous improvement concepts and techniques specifically for project process and document management.
• Travel may be possible to attend witness testing at customer locations or at other UL Solutions locations, as well as attend industry related events.
• Read and follow the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct and follow all physical and digital security practices.
• Performs other duties as directed.

Requirements:

• University degree in Business Administration or related field plus generally 6 years of directly related experience.
• Demonstrated ability to independently identify needs for projects or programs, formulate objectives, plan and execute projects and/or programs, and manage programs.
• Highly organized individual who works well in a fast-paced environment with multiple simultaneous deadlines.
• 5+ years of global market access or international certifications.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively, verbally and in written form, with internal stakeholders (e.g., engineers, leadership) and external clients.
• Ability to break down complex technical concepts and relay relevant information.

Preferred Skills:

• 5+ years in the Testing, Inspections, and Certification (TIC) industry.
• Proficiency in multiple languages

Total Rewards: We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. The estimated salary range for this position is $65,000- $85,000 and is based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, as well as other factors. This position is eligible for annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 10% of the base salary. This position also provides health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country. We also provide full-time employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday and personal days (totaling 12 days), and sick time off (72 hours).

A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.

UL LLC has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To assure full implementation of this equal employment policy, we will take steps to assure that:

Persons are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, color, age, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, religion, creed, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy, marital or familial status, or any other protected category under applicable law.