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Project Coordinator 2

APR Staffing

Vancouver, WA

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SKILLS
Administrative Management, Analysis Skills, Asset Management, Auditing, Aviation Industry, Background Investigation, Best Practices, Budget Management, Budgeting, Business Administration, Business Case, Business Development, Business Writing, CPR Certification, Computer Science, Construction, Contract Management, Corrective Action, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Quality, Defibrillator, Document Management, Documentation, Documentation Plan, Driver's License, Electrical Utility, Employee Orientation, Engineering Drawing, Establish Priorities, Federal Government, Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, First Aid, Forecasting, Funding, Gap Analysis, Government, Import/Export, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Internet Application, Laptop PC, Materials Tracking, Meeting Minutes, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Project, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Windows Network, Organizational Development/Management, Plan Meetings, Power Outages, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Primavera, Process Development, Process Improvement, Process Management, Progress Reports, Project Close-Out, Project Design, Project Engineering, Project Estimates, Project Evaluation, Project Lifecycle, Project Planning, Project Schedule, Project Tracking, Project/Program Coordination, Project/Program Management, Record Keeping, Regulatory Compliance, Reporting Skills, Requirements Management, Root Cause Analysis, Spreadsheets, Statement of Work (SOW), Systems Maintenance, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Technical Recruiting, Technical Writing, Telecommunications, Time Management, United States Citizen, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Vancouver, WA
POSTED
2 days ago
Job Title: Project Coordinator 2
Job Number: 11977
Location: Vancouver, WA – hybrid – onsite 3 days per week
Travel: Up to 15% for site visits
OT: 5% anticipated
Length: 1+ yrs, up to 5 years
MUST be US Citizen to be eligible to apply for Federal Background Check
Real ID or Passport REQUIRED for in-person interviews and onboarding

OVERVIEW
This contract Project Coordinator 2 assignment will support managers, Program Managers, Asset Managers and/or Project Managers who are assigned within the Infrastructure Asset Management organizations. This assignment will support asset and project lifecycle work for a variety of project types (e.g., Substation, Telecommunication, Transmission Lines, and Facilities) that will expand, maintain, replace and enhance transmission operations and reliability.

RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Support Program/Asset/Project Managers by coordinating assigned projects, from beginning to end and internal skill development as requested by and with guidance from the corporate manager, team lead or other personnel with the authority to do so, including:
    • Coordinate activities for assigned projects that enable goals or objectives to be accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters, escalating concerns to appropriate corporate manager/personnel.
    • Address and navigate politically sensitive issues in a collaborative and professional manner with corporate manager/federal personnel assistance and guidance.
  • Support and facilitate the following deliverables:
    • Assist in Scope Definition and management by documenting discussions in planning/project team meetings.
    • Assist in Process and System Design requirements by documenting discussions in planning/project team meetings.
    • Provide communication and project management best practice gap analysis.
  • Support and facilitate the following functions:
    • Written and verbal sponsor communication.
    • Planning/Project team communications and coordination.
    • Inter-project team communications and coordination.
    • Collaborate with and provide support to the planning/project team, working to facilitate an effective and efficient team.
  • Planning/Project Tracking & Document Management:
    • Assist in the creation and monitoring of project schedules at the request of the Program/Asset/Project manager.
    • Facilitate resource commitments from other groups as required.
    • Monitor project milestones and schedules to keep projects on track and on budget. Per designated funding type and work order type (i.e. contractual customer agreement dates). Alert corporate federal staff if there are budget concerns or if additional time is needed.
    • Attend monthly financial review meetings with PM and financial analysts.
    • Monitor Ready for Intended Use (RIU) dates and report to PM and/or Program Manager.
    • Draft project change logs for the project manager to submit.
    • Coordinate and track material per PM guidance.
    • Attending update meetings for PM (e.g., 3D meeting) if requested.
    • Edit project management plan per PM guidance.
    • Track and follow up on action items assigned to and assigned by the corporate manager or Program/Asset/Project manager. Know who to contact when action items are complete, and a subsequent action can begin.
    • Track and maintain documents (on workspace and ProjectWise as needed) related to project. These documents may come from the corporate manager or Program/Asset/Project Manager or may come from other team members, corporate systems, or outside agencies. Check dates and decisions on documents that are known to change frequently and update static documents regularly, so the most current information is available.
    • Coordinate information/status updates with/from project team and distribute to team members needing the updated information.
    • Request, set-up, and maintain Project Workspaces. Participate in workspace innovation/development, as needed. Assist others outside of the division by navigating PM workspaces.
    • Coordinate lessons learned per PM guidance.
    • Compile lessons learned through project lifecycle and published lessons learned at project close-out. This is also known as Post investment reviews.
    • Mark documents and maintain filing system(s), files, emails, and records in accordance with compliance requirements. Share and disperse documents only to appropriate personnel (those with a Lawful Government Purpose (LGP) to know). Mark and maintain all official records in accordance with the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards and procedures. Validate official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes.
    • Develop Gantt charts, resources loaded schedules, 6 week look ahead, and milestones schedules as required by the planning/project team and other stakeholders.
  • Assist in developing milestones and dates.
  • Evaluate critical and/or multiple critical path(s) activity and their sequencing.
  • Assess actual progress vs the project baseline.
  • Work collaboratively with the Program/Asset/Project manager and other project coordinators to assess schedule impacts of proposed schedule changes.
  • Monitor project milestones and schedules. Monitor, maintain and update project schedules as required by the Program/Asset/Project manager.  Report on schedule dependencies, risks and issues and impact on the project critical path
  • Suggest corrective actions and/or develop recovery plans when delays are anticipated or occur.
    • Provide expertise and assistance to Program/Asset/Project Managers and Project Coordinators on best practices to integrate schedules and their dependencies. Leverage MS Project timelines, critical path, import/export, reporting, etc. Recommend best practices to the team.
    • Present multiple views of the bundle level schedules in MSP and/or Project Web Application (e.g., Task, Resource, and Assignment) as well as various formats (e.g., Gantt Chart, Network Diagram, Graph, Sheet, or Form). 
    • Create and revise MSP project schedules, collaborating closely with the PM and other project coordinators who will provide data such as milestone dates.
  • Create, revise, and document MSP templates.
  • Create, revise, and document MSP tools (e.g., macros) as requested.
  • Create, revise, and document reporting tools as needed for the division as well as other groups.
  • Provide expert guidance on MSP to other members of the division and corporate project managers outside of the division.
  • Meeting Facilitation:
    • Facilitate project meetings (scoping, kick-off, monthly project team, special team meetings, etc.) using Microsoft Outlook. Request, research, and confirm project team members that are required and optional attendees. Schedule appropriate date and time, conference room, and conference calls.
    • Gather information on meeting agenda topics, create agenda 24 – 48 hours in advance, distribute agenda and other documentation needed during the project meeting.
    • Confirm and set up conference room, conference call, call bridge, laptop, maps, and other meeting materials at the beginning of project meeting.
    • Document discussion during project meetings. Distribute meeting minutes. Identify/document action Items, decision-makers in attendance, and decisions made during meetings.
    • In the absence of the Program/Asset/Project Manager, assess the best action to take for meetings and confer with the corporate manager to cancel, reschedule, facilitate the meeting, or notify the appropriate individuals that a facilitator is required.
  • Site Visits:
    • Plan and coordinate site visits including scoping site visits and field reconnaissance visits by arranging appropriate dates, times, transportation (commercial air, corporate air, Government vehicles, etc.), lodging, and permissions (if needed), at the request of a corporate manager or PM.
    • Prepare and disseminate documentation needed for site visits, track and check-in documents that need to be returned.
    • Take minutes during site visits, follow-up on unanswered questions and other actions.
  • Work Plan Management:
    • Assist Program/Asset/Project Manager and/or the corporate manager in coordination/maintenance/prioritization of Program/Asset/Project Manager’s individual work plan portfolio. Check the status of project work plan frequently to launch new work quickly as it is assigned.
    • Check the work plan for accuracy and coordinate updates to Project Portfolio when updates are made. Coordinate reassignments when needed.
    • Support corporate managers with defined scope when new projects are assigned. Assist in creation of Project Management Plan; create/submit to corporate manager for approval. Update and maintain Project Plans as necessary. Support work in the other groups within various divisions.
  • Resource Coordination:
    • Forecast and request appropriate project resources (people, equipment, material, etc.) to fulfill project needs; submit resource requests with other internal organizations.
    • Coordinate project schedules (or other reporting information) for team members and with other groups.
    • Develop progress reports, ad hoc reports, spreadsheets, visual aids, etc. as requested by PM, Schedulers (including those from other departments), and/or financial analyst.
    • Coordinate resources and outages between project managers when projects overlap in time or geographic locations.
  • Assisting Project Team:
    • Work with Program/Asset/Project manager, the corporate manager and project engineer on technical and logistical aspects of project design to coordinate scope of work documents, statements of work documents, step plans, materials lists, etc. to be included in requests for outages and design and construction resources.
    • When necessary, assist the outgoing Program/Asset/Project Manager to facilitate the successful transition of projects to newly assigned managers including any training, documentation, or meeting coordination required to bring them fully up to speed on all critical aspects of the work and introduce them to executive sponsors and key stakeholders. 
    • Assist in coordination with outside entities including other city, state, and federal agencies, utilities and other accounts / customers, tribes, public, and other stakeholders that are affected by transmission work.
  • Operational Excellence (high level of proficiency to participate in process improvement teams):
    • Coordinate between the division and other departments to draft and document business rule changes from within the corporate Microsoft Project Governance Committee.
    • Assist Program/Asset/Project Managers and Project Coordinators with technical issues relating to reports or other scheduling information with Microsoft Project (MSP). This may include analyzing data integrity, processes, and coordination with other groups to determine the root cause(s) of issues.
    • Participate in ongoing update efforts to the Process Classification Framework (PCF) Process.
  • At the request of the Project Manager, coordinate with corporate Tribal Relations Representative as well as possibly arrange meetings with corporate and any Tribal Nations.
  • At the request of the Program/Asset/Project Manager, coordinate with corporate Estimating group and validate estimate requests have been submitted, finalized, or that action items associated with the estimates have been completed
  • Organization Specific Duties:
    • Create and coordinate development of business cases for programs and/or projects.
REQUIREMENTS
Education & Corresponding Experience 
  • A bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration or management, organizational development, computer science, or other related technical discipline is preferred.
    • 5 years of experience is required with an applicable bachelor’s degree.
    • 7 years of experience is required with a bachelor’s degree not in applicable fields.
    • 9 years of experience is required without a degree.
  • Experience should include direct work experience in project coordination/ control capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution. Must be capable of applying a diversified knowledge of principles and practices in assigned technical areas.
Required Technical Skills & Experience  
  • Demonstrated proficiency using MS Project or similar program (i.e. Primavera) to create, analyze, and manipulate project schedules.
  • Demonstrated experience using SharePoint or a similar system to maintain and create project sites for use and storage of project documents and content.
  • Ability to analyze, understand, and effectively document technical data.
  • Ability to store, manipulate, and organize large numbers of files and folders using Microsoft Windows networks or other document management programs. 
Preferred Skills & Experience  
  • Experience in the electric utility industry data.
  • Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.
Additional Requirements  
  • Valid U.S. Driver’s License is required.
  • First Aid/AED/CPR Certification required within 30 days of assignment start.  Worker/Employer is responsible for maintaining current certification.
 
Pre-Employment Requirement
All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment screening that may include drug testing, background/criminal check, and if applicable, must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
 
APR Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
 
About APR Staffing
APR Staffing was born from the merger of two well-respected technical staffing firms in Portland. ieSolutions and Data Resource Group. Both companies have been recent award winners for the Portland Business Journal's Fastest-Growing Private Companies. The two firms, now as APR Staffing, make for one of the fastest-growing and most-respected professional and technical staffing companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
 
Collaborating with our customers, we augment their workforce with technical and administrative professionals. We provide only high-caliber, professional-grade resources throughout the Pacific Northwest.

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