Job Description
Title: Project Coordinator
Location: Westmont IL
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Compensation: $52-60K
Position Summary
Our client is seeking a Project Coordinator to support precast concrete projects through drafting, detailing, documentation, and cross-functional coordination. This role works closely with Project Management, Engineering, Plant Operations, contractors, clients, and erection teams to keep projects accurate, organized, and on schedule.
The ideal candidate has experience with precast concrete, structural steel, or construction projects and is proficient with AutoCAD and Revit.
Responsibilities
- Prepare accurate erection drawings based on estimates, contracts, specifications, addenda, and project drawings.
- Review contract documents and develop RFIs to clarify project requirements.
- Participate in coordination meetings with clients and design teams.
- Compare project progress against bid estimates and communicate quantity, material, or scope deviations.
- Coordinate the ordering of embed plates and loose materials to support fabrication and delivery schedules.
- Serve as a liaison among internal departments, contractors, and erectors.
- Coordinate nonstandard production requirements with Plant Management.
- Work with Project Managers and Engineers to resolve casting issues, field challenges, and technical concerns.
- Lead pre-pour production meetings when required.
- Review piece drawings for accuracy and compliance.
- Support project scheduling and help resolve workflow conflicts.
- Develop and detail project components with a focus on cost reduction, constructability, and production efficiency.
- Track project risks, resources, costs, deliverables, and stakeholder requirements.
Qualifications
- Two or more years of experience in precast concrete drafting, detailing, or modeling.
- Related structural-steel or construction experience supporting multi-trade infrastructure projects will also be considered.
- Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit.
- Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, contracts, and addenda.
- Experience preparing erection drawings, piece drawings, RFIs, or related technical documents.
- Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to coordinate multiple projects, priorities, and stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate across Engineering, Project Management, Production, and field teams.
- Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
- AutoCAD, Revit, or Autodesk certification preferred.
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 | Westmont, IL |
| 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
- AutoCADunmatched
- Castingunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Concreteunmatched
- Construction Drawingsunmatched
- Construction Managementunmatched
- Construction Projectsunmatched
- Construction Supportunmatched
- Contract Requirementsunmatched
- Contract Reviewunmatched
- Cost Controlunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Illustrating Abilityunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Plan Meetingsunmatched
- Plant Managementunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Project Engineeringunmatched
- Project Scheduleunmatched
- Project Trackingunmatched
- Project/Program Coordinationunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Request for Information (RFI)unmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Technical Writingunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
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