Project Coordinator

Summary

The Project coordinator will work within the PMO facilitate meetings; and deliver small to medium size projects on time within budget and scope.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Understands project management activities, tasks, tools, and deliverables.
• Directly manages standard projects with low or medium risk.
• Defines project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Effectively communicates project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Plans and schedules project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
• Assigns work and sets expectation for the team.
• Tracks project milestones and deliverables.
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills
• Manages and reports project schedules, as well as proactively identifies and resolves risks and issues that may impede successful project completion.
• Reports and escalates to senior management as needed.
• Coordinates activities across different organizational functions.
• Measures project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques.
• Creates and maintains comprehensive project documentation for stakeholder visibility and for reference after the completion of the project.
• Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
• Manages a high degree of change in a fast paced, complex and demanding environment.
• Manages Clarizen Admin needs.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Knowledge, Skills, And/or Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Experience with project planning, scheduling, tracking and reporting.
• Ability to understand and manage the project critical path.
• Ability to work effectively in a time critical environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Project Professional, Microsoft Office, SharePoint and Visio.

Education And/or Experience

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Business or Information Technology discipline.
• PMP Certification is Preferred.
• Experience: 2+ years of Project Management experience with managing small to medium sized projects.
• Experience in Clarizen is plus.