Project Coordinator Jobs

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Testing Required: Not Applicable
Hybrid Role: Must be able to come on-site periodically and reside a commutable distance from the assigned work location.
Emergency Response: Yes – Must be available to perform a primary assignment in support of DTE’s emergency response to storms or other events that impact service to our customers.
Job Summary
Provides project support to the project management team in the administration of capital projects. Coordinates permitting requirements related to local ordinances, state regulations, and federal agency requirements. Ensures compliance with contract specifications and project reporting requirements. Assists with monitoring project budgets, scheduling meetings, and preparing presentations. Works with vendors, clients, and customers to help resolve business issues. Span of control: 0; individual contributor.
Key Accountabilities

• Reviews contract specifications and ensures alignment with project work scope requirements, including tracking and maintaining changes notice requirements as determined
• Facilitates documentation for permitting process with external governmental agencies
• Ensures project files, including project setup forms, billing requests, customer invoices, and other relevant documentation, comply with contract specifications and reporting requirements
• Works with teams to ensure installation, testing, commissioning into service and project closeout requirements are met
• Maintains departmental metric tracking for project requests, including meeting documentation, project plan communications, and follow up correspondence with internal/external clients
• Acts as company liaison between the client and project service providers
• Coordinates project scope requirements with a team of specialists and outside contractors, including tracking of project schedules, cost estimates and engineering specifications

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements
This is a multi-track base requirement job; education and experience requirements can be satisfied through one of the following three options:

• Associate degree with 2 years of project support and/or administrative office experience, inclusive of working with computer spreadsheets, databases, and/or contracts; OR
• Bachelor’s degree; OR
• High school diploma with 4 years of project support and/or administrative office experience, inclusive of working with computer spreadsheets, databases, and/or contracts

Preferred
Other Qualifications

• Experience with project management .
• Experience working with contractors.
• High-level experience with Excel
• Experience in using Maximo
• Experience or coursework completed in finance, accounting, or engineering
• Experience using CI tools

Other Requirements

• Proficiency with database and/or spreadsheet software
• Ability to balance multiple demands from leaders, subordinates, and peers in a positive and even-handed manner and display calm a demeanor under pressure
• Ability to coordinate deadlines and logistics to successfully lead work processes within an agreed frame.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task, be flexible and, work under changing priorities.

Additional Information
Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities and utilize a variety of the competencies cited in this description depending upon the organization and role to which they are assigned. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the rights of supervisors or management representatives to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.
At DTE Energy, we are committed to providing an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and a sense of belonging. We seek individuals with a heart for service, a passion to help our communities prosper, and ideas to help shape the future of energy. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, citizenship, height, weight, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law.