Project Coordinator - Data Center

Responsibilities

• Work with the on-site Construction Management team to plan, organize, and support multiple construction scopes from project inception through design, construction, commissioning, turnover, and closeout.
• Maintain productive working relationships with internal business partners, customers, trade partners, contractors, and project stakeholders.
• Communicate project status, priorities, risks, and action items to client management, internal customers, and external parties as appropriate.
• Utilize and become proficient with construction management and project tracking tools, including Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, and related platforms.
• Support the development, tracking, and execution of project scope, schedules, budgets, forecasts, milestones, and project goals.
• Prepare project reports, meeting minutes, action item logs, status updates, documentation, and other project coordination materials.
• Carefully coordinate with Facilities Operations, Facilities Engineering and Design, Construction Management, client management, trade partners, contractors, and other project stakeholders.
• Aid in coordinating with local government agencies, permitting authorities, inspectors, utility providers, and other external project entities as needed.
• Support schedule updates, document control, issue tracking, change tracking, meeting coordination, procurement follow-up, turnover documentation, and project closeout activities.
• Help identify risks, constraints, and coordination issues that could affect safety, quality, schedule, cost, or project delivery.
• Track project commitments, deadlines, deliverables, and open action items to support timely resolution.

Requirements

• Three or more years of construction coordination, project engineering, field coordination, or construction project support experience is preferred.
• Experience supporting data center, mission critical, industrial, manufacturing, commercial, or other large-scale construction projects is preferred.
• Ability to work effectively with multiple customers, stakeholders, trade partners, contractors, and internal project teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively across multiple levels of an organization.
• Strong organizational, analytical, documentation, and follow-through skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, track action items, and support project deadlines in a fast-paced construction environment.
• Working knowledge of project schedules, construction documentation, meeting coordination, reporting, and document control.
• Knowledge of lean construction practices is a plus.
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification is preferred.
• Ability and willingness to learn new technical areas beyond current education and experience.

Qualifications

• Candidates must currently reside in the Chicago area or be willing to relocate with an approved relocation package.

Skills

• Self-motivated, technically skilled, highly organized, and able to communicate clearly.
• Proven ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic project environment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid time off.
• Approved relocation package for qualified candidates.