Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
Title: Program Administrator
Location: Manchester, CT (06042)
Contract-to-Hire
Compensation: $60,000–$75,0000/year
Benefits: As a contract employee of Sterling, you are eligible to receive a Full Employee Benefits Package that includes paid time off, paid holidays, 3 medical plans to choose from, dental & vision plans, 401(k), and an Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) plan.
Must Have Skill Set: Strong communication, organization, multitasking, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills. Technical or engineering background preferred.
Overview:
Sterling Engineering is seeking a motivated Program Administrator to join our client's team and support program management activities in a structured, collaborative environment. This position is a great opportunity for a recent graduate or early-career professional interested in developing a career in program management. The Program Administrator will work closely with Program Managers, supporting multiple projects and coordinating with various departments and customers. The ideal candidate is organized, adaptable, comfortable managing competing priorities, and able to communicate effectively across an organization.
Job Duties:
- Support Program Managers with day-to-day program and project activities.
- Coordinate tasks, timelines, and deliverables across multiple departments.
- Assist with managing multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
- Communicate with internal teams, customers, and other stakeholders.
- Help identify issues and develop practical solutions.
- Assist with conflict resolution and cross-functional communication.
- Track project progress and follow up on outstanding action items.
- Maintain organized project documentation and records.
- Utilize Microsoft Excel, Project, Teams, and SAP for basic project and program activities.
- Work with different departments to ensure program objectives and deadlines are met.
- Support Program Managers with project coordination and administrative responsibilities.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree required; Mechanical Engineering or another technical/engineering degree is preferred.
- Recent graduates and early-career professionals are encouraged to apply.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities.
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with customers and internal stakeholders.
- Ability to work collaboratively across multiple departments.
- Comfortable managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain a structured approach.
- Basic knowledge of Excel, Microsoft Project, Teams, and/or SAP is a plus.
- Technical or engineering experience is preferred but not required.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Manchester, CT |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
Skills
- Administrative Skillsunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Conflict Resolutionunmatched
- Consultingunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Engineeringunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Microsoft Projectunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Project Trackingunmatched
- Project/Program Coordinationunmatched
- SAPunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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