Project Coordinator Jobs

Description
Posting Title: Project Coordinator
Reports To: Project Manager
Location: Palo, Iowa
Salary Range: $20 - $25 / hour
Final determination of a successful candidate’s starting pay will vary based on a number of factors, including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, education and experience. The pay scale listed for this position is generally for candidates that meet the specified qualifications and requirements listed on this specific job description. We provide a competitive compensation package that recognizes your experience, credentials, and education alongside a robust benefits program to meet your needs. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets.
Who We Are
For nearly 70 years, Cupertino Electric, Inc. (CEI) has been powered by people who’ve built a reputation for delivering high-profile, complex projects. Real, tangible things that alter the landscape and improve lives. But even more than that, we’ve built a reputation for integrity. We’re problem solvers and innovation seekers. We’re team players and safety fanatics. And we always—always—do the right thing. Even when no one is looking. Because what we do here is important, but how we do it is everything.
THE ENERGY TEAM
Our Energy Group at CEI builds projects from the field to the grid. Whether it’s a solar, battery storage, substation, EV charging, microgrid or converter station project, our skilled project managers, engineers and field employees deliver when it matters most. We work with customers on programs of all sizes—those spanning several smaller sites or spanning several thousand acres. Besides building some of the nation’s largest utility-scale solar plants and installing more EV charging stations in California than any other contractor, we are dedicated to running a business that is environmentally responsible.
About The Role
We're seeking a Project Coordinator ready to be on the front lines of a project, giving daily support to field, project management, and customer teams. This role regularly communicates with field and safety professionals ensuring proper the flow of information such as tracking payroll times for the Production team and processing all new hire enrollment documentation. On a PV site, the Coordinator will assist in WO processing and proposal, bid presentation, change orders, submittals, and RFI & RFD document processing. Other responsibilities include maintaining and updating job files and controlled forms/logs. You’ll provide coordination and administrative support for project managers including tracking schedule, setting up meetings and organizing travel and catering. This is a Temporary Position, details provided upon conversation with the Recruiter.
About You
You have a love for order and organization. Working in a fast-paced environment is familiar, and you are flexible and able to adjust to changing situations. You are a natural when it comes to communication and can be seen as “the glue that holds a project together.” You have exceptional communication, writing and organizational skills. Most of all, you're passionate about upholding Cupertino Electric's values of integrity, safety, excellence, innovation, and people, learning relevant aspects of the business, and being an asset to your team.
What You Will Gain
As a Project Coordinator, you will play a key role in the operations of a construction project. You will interact and engage with our project teams and field personnel – allowing you to get an understanding of the partnership that takes place behind-the-scenes to ensure the success of a project. Furthermore, you will make an impact by coordinating multiple aspects of a project in a fast-paced and challenging work environment. You will learn to communicate with different levels within the organization by working closely with different teams. Here at Cupertino Electric, Inc. (CEI), we are committed to fostering an environment where you can collaborate with skilled colleagues who have diverse expertise and backgrounds.
Minimum Qualifications
Any combination of education and experience that, in the sole judgment and discretion of Company, would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities as well as possession of any required licenses or certifications may qualify.
Education: High school diploma or GED required; College Degree preferred.
Licensure/Certifications: None required.
Experience: Three (3) years of experience required in a support role in the construction industry.
CEI is a place where every single person can—and does—have an impact on the work we do and the communities we serve. Here, you can build your own story and grow to your full potential. You can collaborate and celebrate with amazing people. And you’ll go home every day knowing you helped contribute to important work that shapes people’s lives. Our commercial, data center and energy projects may be complex, but our approach is simple. We build great things and we do it with great people.
The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department, program or project needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.
Cupertino Electric, Inc. (CEI) is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.
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