Project Coordinator - Atlanta, United States - Mavensoft Technologies

Description

Job Title: Project Coordinator

Duration: 7 Months (W2-Contract)

Location: Georgia, Atlanta (Hybrid)

Key skills: MS Project Professional, SharePoint, Project Management, Project Scheduling, Project reporting, Project Management

• Job Duties:Coordinates IT project-related activities that support project governance for onboarding of new projects, managing project updates, and status reporting.
• Ensures company resources are utilized appropriately. Manages the monthly preparation and support to all governance board meetings.
• Compiles project status reports, coordinates project schedules, manages project review board meetings, and identifies and resolves technical problems.
• Coordinates project activities and ensures all project phases are documented appropriately.
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the Project Management field. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Performs a variety of tasks.
• A degree of creativity and latitude is required.
• Typically reports to a supervisor or manager
• Main Responsibilities:Provide analytical and administrative support to Manager in executing assigned projects.
• Monitor project progress and success [assess risks and hazards to the success of the project and take appropriate measures for avoidance-issues and risks log].
• Document project progress [project file, project log, stage gates].
• Present and document interim results, cooperate with management, customers, project review boards and steering committees.
• Manage and set up for all Governance Board Meetings (PRB, ARB and Steering Committees).
• Assess potential issues and accordingly develop resolutions.
• Interact with various teams to coordinate project activities.
• Maintains continuity of work operations by documenting and communicating needed actions to management; discovering irregularities; determining continuing needs Assist in project design and development activities.
• Work with Manager in change order management, project tracking and document control activities.
• Attend project meetings and follow-up with outstanding tasks.
• Develop project reports for management and clients.
• Analyze and resolve project issues in a timely and accurate manner.
• Oversee project correspondences and prepare and review project related emails, letters, proposals, memos, meeting minutes and other documents.
• Review contract requirements and process invoices in timely manner working with the AIM business office.
• Hand over project results, draw up final project report.
• Experience/Requirements3-5 years of experience in the same or similar position (recent project coordinator - administrative coordinator position and/or training).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, organizational skills, strong leadership skills, ability to manage a diverse workload, ability to track and monitor multiple work activities, ability to direct and lead the work of others, highly accountable to assigned work - producing high quality deliverables and meeting deadlines.
• Entry level knowledge of MS Project Professional and SharePoint. Entry level knowledge of project management practices.