Project Coordinator (Jira, PMP)

MUST BE A US CITIZEN (ITAR REQUIREMENT). Support a Fortune 500 Aero-Defense Company as a Project Coordinator.

The Training & Learning Strategies Project Coordinator serves as the central coordination point for all learning and development initiatives, building, maintaining, and optimizing project workspaces in Jira while ensuring each effort is delivered on schedule, within budget, and meets stakeholder expectations. The role initiates and documents procurement requests with cost justification, keeps a live project budget tracker, continuously compares Level of Effort (LOE) to the approved budget, and promptly alerts the team to any variance. By tracking resource allocation across the team, the coordinator manages bandwidth capacity and provides accurate forecasts for staffing needs on upcoming projects.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, Finance, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• 3 years of professional project coordination or project management experience, preferably in a technical training focused environment; exposure to procurement processes is a plus.

• Basic understanding of Agile/Scrum or Kanban methodologies.

• Advanced proficiency with Jira Software (project configuration, JQL, dashboards) and strong experience using other project management tools such as Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Project) and Excel.

Desired Qualifications:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification.

• Atlassian Certified Jira Administrator or similar certification.

• Familiarity with risk management frameworks and change control procedures.

• Experience in identifying, managing complex group dynamics, and reacting in real-time to changes in content, priorities, and/or process.