IT PROJECT COORDINATOR
Locals to Rochester, NY only.
Please prioritize.
Onsite
Must have been in an IT Project Coordinator role previously in an IT department
Job Summary: The Project Coordinator is responsible for the day to day management of multiple projects simultaneously, including activities such as project planning, tracking, status updates, stakeholder communications, and other functions of project management.
Essential Functions:
- Assist in the development of project management templates
- Utilize the project management process to coordinate and manage multiple projects
- Schedule and facilitate project meetings
- Report project status to involved parties
- Assist stakeholders with daily tasks, as assigned
- Manage project task and issues lists
- Maintain changes to process documentation
- Create and run reports
- Perform other duties as assigned
Management Responsibility:
The Project Coordinator is an individual contributor to the team and operates under the general direction of the Director, IT Governance & PMO.
Associate’s degree in Business Administration (Bachelor’s degree in Business or Project Management preferred) or related field with a minimum of 2 years in a Project Coordinator or Manager role running multiple projects, or the equivalent combination of education and experience
Knowledge & Skills:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels within the company
- Demonstrated experience in managing complex projects including vendors and strategic partners
- Ability to quickly recognize and communicate issues and risks and help determine an appropriate mitigation strategy
- Demonstrated ability of analytical reasoning and decision-making proficiency
- Strong customer service skills
- Proficient with all Microsoft Office applications with the ability to learn new and existing company specific software applications
- Highly motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as effectively in a team environment
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret business needs into Project related data
- Ability to calculate figures, algebraic skills and be able to calculate tables and columns of data
- Ability to employ simple and complex arithmetic functions especially around costs, margins and overall project pricing
- Ability to utilize good judgment in solving practical problems and dealing with a variety of concrete variables
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment to meet established deadlines
- Comfortable with sharing ideas and opinions