Project Management Coordinator

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on leader to oversee our project management team and the successful execution of multiple industrial fabrication and manufacturing projects.

Applicants are required to submit a cover letter describing their relevant experience, leadership approach, communication strengths, and understanding of the position.

The ideal candidate will have strong management and project-execution experience, preferably in the pulp and paper industry or a related heavy industrial environment. This individual will be responsible for project planning, customer communication, financial performance, internal coordination, and accountability.

Exceptional communication, organization, sound judgment, and practical common sense are essential. The successful candidate must manage competing priorities, anticipate risks, make timely decisions, and communicate effectively with customers, leadership, project teams, and shop employees.

We are looking for a humble, hardworking, and team-oriented leader who holds people accountable without micromanaging, supports employees in solving problems, and ensures projects are completed safely, efficiently, profitably, and to high standards of quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and support a team of project managers responsible for multiple industrial projects.
• Establish clear priorities, expectations, and accountability within the project management department.
• Review project scopes, schedules, budgets, labor requirements, procurement needs, risks, and customer commitments.
• Monitor project costs, progress, billing milestones, change orders, schedules, and profitability.
• Identify projects at risk and ensure timely corrective action.
• Maintain accurate and timely communication with customers and internal departments.
• Coordinate with engineering, purchasing, quality, fabrication, machining, field operations, and company leadership.
• Work with the Fabrication Shop Operations Manager to establish realistic production priorities and delivery schedules.
• Conduct regular project reviews and ensure decisions and follow-up items are documented.
• Support estimating, proposals, contract review, procurement, planning, and change-order management.
• Resolve customer, technical, commercial, scheduling, and operational challenges.
• Ensure project drawings, specifications, approvals, purchasing information, and other documentation are complete and properly maintained.
• Develop project managers through coaching, training, constructive feedback, and increased responsibility.
• Provide leadership with regular updates on project status, financial performance, customer concerns, resource needs, and operational risks.
• Promote cooperation among office, shop, and field employees.

Qualifications

• At least five years of management or project-leadership experience in an industrial environment.
• Experience in the pulp and paper industry is strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to lead project managers and coordinate multiple complex projects.
• Working knowledge of industrial fabrication, manufacturing, construction, or equipment installation.
• Strong understanding of scheduling, budgeting, labor planning, procurement, billing, change orders, quality, and risk management.
• Ability to read and understand drawings, specifications, contracts, scopes of work, and project documentation.
• Strong financial awareness and the ability to evaluate project profitability.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Comfortable working with customers, leadership, project teams, vendors, and shop and field employees.
• Proficiency with project-management, ERP, and general business software.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, business, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent industrial experience will be considered.

Required Experience

Industrial project management or leadership: Five years

Pay: $75,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $75,000 - $90,000