What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Controls Coordinator position at KDM ENGINEERING LLC?
Contribute your expertise, skills, and experience as an Project Controls Coordinator by joining our KDM Engineering team. KDM is a growing, award-winning, minority- and woman-owned professional engineering firm focusing on electric, gas, site civil, and telecommunications engineering designs and support services.
KDM Engineering is looking for a Project Controls Coordinator to support the Assistant Project Manager and Project Manager. This role will be responsible for maintaining document control, database information, tracking project activities within project timelines, and facilitating team communication.
Responsibilities:
- Attend weekly project meetings as requested by PM and keep detailed meeting minutes for publishing to project team.
- Train and become familiar with various client work management programs.
- Gather all project information: schedules, data requests, assignments, and project meetings.
- Modify project schedules based on variable constraints, such as customer need dates, priorities, resource availability, etc.
- Coordinate and follow up with customers and subcontractors about specific projects and their status
- Create and modify various documents using Microsoft Office and SharePoint share file.
- Review drawings and specifications to become familiar with project scope and identify long lead times and critical path items
- Help problem solve issues and suggest ways to improve the project
- Performs all other related duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- 0-3 years of experience as a Project Controls Coordinator or closely related field with a bachelor’s degree
- 1-2 years of experience as a Project Controls Coordinator or closely related field with a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- One to three years of office work is preferred.
- Collaborative working style and team-player attitude
- Positive and encouraging personality
- Able to work independently with little supervision
- Outstanding organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks
- Able to multitask and thrive in a high-volume, deadline-driven work environment
- Must always be able to maintain professionalism and a positive service attitude
- Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office applications to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and ability to prioritize tasks.
Additional Requirements:
- Must be willing to comply with all pre-employment screening, including but not limited to, drug testing, reference verification, education and employment verification, and background screening
- Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
- Possess a valid Driver’s License
Why Choose KDM?
Established in 2012 on a promise to alter the face of engineering, KDM Engineering has built a reputation of excellence in providing outstanding technical services, maintaining the highest standards of safety and quality assurance, and offering a truly inclusive work environment.
Our clients and partners in the public and private sectors consistently recognize KDM for our responsiveness to their needs, budgets, and schedules. Our peers distinguished KDM with Edison Electric Institute's Diverse Supplier Award, Capital One and Women Presidents’ Organization’s (WPO) 50 Fastest Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies, and Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For annually for seven years.
Our talented, experienced team delivers exceptional engineering designs, project management, and customer support services to each of our projects. Our enduring commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is unmatched in our industry. Because our team comes from different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences, we bring uniquely different and diverse perspectives to solving complex engineering problems.
Top Reasons to Work for Us:
- Challenging and Meaningful Work
- Competitive Base Salary
- Comprehensive Benefits Package
- Company Paid Holidays
- Great Work-Life Balance
- Fun and Flexible Work Environment
- Organization with People-First Mentality
- Dynamic Leadership Team
- A Culture that Values Your Input
Full List of Benefits & Perks:
- Positive team environment
- Competitive salaries
- Flexible schedules
- Growth opportunities
- Training and professional development
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Life, long-term disability, and short-term disability insurances
- Paid time-off.
- Paid holidays.
- Volunteer leave
- Performance bonuses
- HRA and HSA
- Transit program
- Gym reimbursement
- Career coach on-staff
- Parental and maternity leave
- Supportive management
- Culture engagement group
- Professional development assistance
- Employee discounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Quarterly team-building outings
- Laidback office culture, including pool table, arcade games, and happy hour
- Meditation space, nap room, and nursing mothers’ room
Equal Employment Opportunity:
KDM Engineering strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
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