Senior construction support specialist

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off

Company Description
Terravanta is a certified woman minority-owned business that provides Project/Program Management, Engineering, and Sustainable Solutions primarily in the energy, utility, and transportation sectors. If you like to innovate, are open-minded, self-reliant with strategic mind thinking, and interested in giving your full potential to this small business, this position may be for you. We are a socially and environmentally responsible Company. Our commitment to safety, community, and service excellence is part of our DNA.
We are seeking a Senior Project Support Specialist!

This is a hybrid role - 2 days a week on site!

• Highly Preferred: Electrical Infrastructure knowledge / experience
• Preferred: Has supported PMs that manage projects from beginning through execution
• Preferred: Knowledgeable in P6 and SAP
• Proactive; accomplishes results through own efforts – strong interpersonal skills
• Identifies problems and solutions. Provides input to project objectives, timelines, risks, milestones, deliverables, and budgets
• Identifies and resolves issues and conflicts among team members and, if needed, escalates to Project Manager
• Conducts analysis and prepares presentations
• Exercises independent judgment and discretion to advise and recommend courses of action.
• Applies advanced in-depth knowledge of project management support principles; understands project life cycle
• Proactive in addressing project team needs and providing reminders; good communicator, both written and verbally.
• Able to interact and coordinate with outside agencies, licensing, and project teams.
• Obtains project status, updates, and maintains the project tracking database, as well as other administrative skills
• Recognizes verbal cues in meetings (action items, requests, additional meetings to be setup, etc.)
• Able to work well in a team, as well as independently
• Able to adapt and reprioritize on a day-to-day basis depending on new or existing challenges that arise 

Requirements: 

•  Associate degree in applicable profession, business, or technical discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
•  5+ years’ project support experience
•  2+ years’ project management experience
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive)
•  Construction experience

Skills:

• Strong Communication Skills
• Adaptable
• Proactive
• Critical Thinking
• Strong judgement and decision skills

Flexible work from home options available.