Senior Projects Coordinator

Senior Projects Coordinator

Salary

$24.70 Hourly

Location

Charlotte County, FL

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

2026-00019

Department

COMM SVCS - REC PROGRAMS

Opening Date

01/19/2026

Closing Date

Continuous

FLSA

Non-Exempt

Bargaining Unit

NB

• Description
• Benefits

How You Can Help Us Make a Difference

How You'll Help Us Make a Difference:

In this position, you'll take the lead in organizing and managing recreation-related projects that directly impact County departments and the residents we serve. You'll use sound judgment, creativity, and tact to keep projects moving forward while ensuring positive experiences for both internal teams and the public.

This role directly supports recreation programs and spaces that enhance quality of life, encourage wellness, and connect people to their community.

If you enjoy organizing projects, working with diverse teams, and making a visible difference through recreation, this is a role where your efforts truly matter.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate, track, and evaluate short- and long-term recreation projects from start to finish
• Manage project details including schedules, assignments, data requests, meetings, and timelines
• Serve as a key communicator between stakeholders, project teams, and the community by providing clear updates and progress reports
• Identify potential project challenges and proactively help keep timelines on track
• Prepare accurate and engaging reports-monthly, annual, and special updates-that highlight project success and outcomes
• Maintain organized records, databases, correspondence, and program documentation
• Use project management tools to track timelines, budgets, work hours, and expenditures
• Research recreation trends, best practices, and feasibility to help shape innovative and effective programs
• Represent the department at meetings with partner organizations and community groups
• Provide excellent customer service by assisting the public, resolving concerns, and responding professionally through phone, email, and in-person communication

Education & Credentials That Power This Role

Education and Experience:

An equivalent combination of relevant training, education and experience:

• Associate's Degree
• Three (3) years of experience in area of assignment

Licenses and/or Certificates:

• Depending on assignment:
• Must maintain a valid driver's license.

Your Purpose & Day-To-Day Journey

• Knowledge of departmental policies, plans, and procedures.
• Knowledge of modern office practices, plans, and procedures.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other job-related computer programs and software applications.
• Knowledge of project management methodology and tools.
• Knowledge of County codes, ordinances, and federal, state, and local administrative regulations governing assigned areas of discipline.
• Knowledge of operations and practices of local government; ability to analyze and interpret departmental functions, procedures, and policies.
• Knowledge of business English, spelling, and grammar.
• Strong analytical and research skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills to include public speaking.
• Skill in prioritizing and organizing work.
• Skill in the use of office equipment such as a computer, multi-line telephone system, scanner, fax machine, and copier.
• Ability to ascertain priorities and meet deadlines and objectives.
• Ability to develop effective proposals.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and reports.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and interact with the public in a positive and effective manner; to work well in teams; be self-motivated and receive and execute direction.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
• Ability to provide internal/external guidance and customer assistance via all forms of communication.
• Ability to develop and execute training materials for a wide range of audiences.
• Ability to make decisions recognizing established precedents and practices and to use resourcefulness and tact in solving new problems.
• Ability to exercise judgment and discretion in applying and interpreting department rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to use computers for data entry, word processing, and/or accounting purposes.
• Ability to author reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with managers, service providers, other employees, and the general public.

Extra Details You Should Know

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Walking, sitting, hearing, seeing up close, talking, standing, finger movement, repetitive motions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is primarily may be performed indoors and outdoors and requires some exposure to environmental changes (e.g., outdoor weather and/or field conditions, warehouses, covered loading docks, garages, etc.) or irate customers, extreme noise, odors, heights and/or dust.

RISK/SAFETY CONDITIONS

The position requires some exposure or risk related to physical and/or mental health and safety (e.g., exposure to environmentally hazardous material, assault and battery, heavy equipment, communicable disease, etc.).

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

Charlotte County is an Affirmative Action/ADA/Veterans' Preference and Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, and persons

with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE/RECOVERY ACTIVITIES:

All County employees are required to work before, during, or after an emergency as needed. This may include temporarily being assigned to work and performing duties outside of the normal scope of their position, location and work schedule to fit the needs of the County and its citizens.

Charlotte County is an Affirmative Action, ADA and Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. As a veterans preference employer, certain service members and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such service members and veterans, who claim and meet eligibility requirements of veterans' preference, receive preference and priority in employment and are encouraged to apply. In addition, certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.

All positions with Charlotte County may be subject to drug testing in accordance with the Drug-Free Workplace Program and/or County policy.

Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners offers a comprehensive benefits package to regular full-time employees.

Charlotte County Benefits & Total Rewards

Employer Charlotte, County of (FL)

Address 18500 Murdock Circle

Room 130

Port Charlotte, Florida, 33948

Phone 941-743-1260

Website https://www.CharlotteCountyFL.gov