Job Title: Project Coordinator
Location: Burlington, MA – Onsite – Local candidates only
Period: 07/26/2024 to 11/29/2024 with possibility of extension
Hours/Week: 40 hours 
Rate: $45-$50/hour (Hours over 40 will be paid at Time and a Half)
Contract Type: W-2 only

Scope of Services:

The Project Coordinator will manage the development and implementation of the company's products and services, ensuring smooth coordination across departmental or cross-functional teams. This role involves estimating project efforts and resource requirements, preparing detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets, and directing project execution to meet deadlines and quality standards. The Project Coordinator will also communicate project status, resolve issues, and provide guidance to junior project leaders, contributing to the overall efficiency and success of project management processes within the organization.

 
Role, Responsibilities & Deliverables:

• Manages the development and implementation process of company's products and services involving departmental or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new or existing products. Estimates project levels of effort and resource requirements by using standard estimating techniques and tools, and by working with appropriate staff to understand scope of effort
• Prepares project plans, schedules and budgets by using project management tools such as Microsoft Project and by working with appropriate staff to understand tasks necessary to complete project.
• Directs project execution by assigning tasks, tracking project schedules, identifying risks, and developing and executing contingency plans.
• Assures project quality by using standard development methodologies and by working with SQA to develop and execute project quality plans.
• Communicates project status by preparing standard status reports, and by participating in departmental and customer project status update meetings.
• Resolves project issues by working with team members, project customers, and others as appropriate.
• Consults with internal project groups by sharing project management knowledge and assisting or mentoring more junior project leaders in project management processes and techniques.

 
Experience:

• Bachelor's degree plus 2-5 years of related work experience with a good understanding of specified functional area, or Master's degree with 0-2 years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. (Technical/Business Knowledge (Job Skills))
• Working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices and procedures.
• General understanding of business unit/group function.
• Will perform this job in a quality system environment.
• Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors.
• Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
• Has a broad knowledge of technical alternatives and an understanding of their impact on the systems environment.