Project Coordinator Jobs

Job Title: Project Coordinator

Job #: 3137

Location: Tualatin, OR

Duration: 6+ month contract

Local candidates only. Position will be Hybrid. Expected onsite twice a week.

Working Title: Interconnection Coordinator

Overall responsibility of processing project inquiries, applications and agreements and identifying interconnection issues for our Net Metering program. The position must work with solar, wind, small hydro and other renewable resource providers and Customers to plan and schedule Net Metering and Small Power projects and to track their progress to completion. The position will coordinate with the company's protection, metering and billing departments to assure a smooth interconnection for customers.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Identify and track Net Metering questions and issues arising from interconnections at each renewable resource site. Maintain database of issues and resolutions. Lead meetings to discuss current Net Metering status of individual Sites.

• Work with solar and other renewable providers and Customers to plan and schedule interconnection scoping meetings and project review meetings.

• For each new interconnection request: prepare responses following published rules and regulations for timeliness, due dates and required agreements. Coordinate/facilitate meetings with appropriate parties. Work with project managers to develop project requirements and schedules and coordinate reviews by other departments, then develop work orders and other required forms to complete necessary projects.

• Clearly communicate operating/performance standards and procedures, handle disputes and billing discrepancies with customers, strategic partners, internal departments, consultants, and contractors.

Skills:

• High school diploma. Bachelor’s degree in Business or other related field preferred. Typically 2 or more years of utility experience with 1 year of experience in a technical field; such as, energy efficiency, metering, facility operations, or other energy related field.

• Basic knowledge of business contracts or tariffs and good analytical, problem solving, and decision making skills.

• Excellent human relations skills with ability to deal with people at different levels.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Basic knowledge of marketing and sales processes and electrical power system.

• Able to work with multiple projects at once, provide detailed oversight of project timelines and regulatory requirements with a minimum of supervision. Intermediate organization and prioritization skills.

• Ability to adhere to set response times, deadlines, and time-sensitive tasks

• Ability to follow accuracy standards

• Ability to successfully collaborate with peers, managers, and others within the organization.

Top 3 skills to be successful in this role:

1- Customer focus skills

2- Able to work with a diverse team

3- Good typing and data entry skills/Strong Microsoft Office skill especially Excel, Word, Access, and Outlook

Local candidates only. Position will be Hybrid. Expected onsite twice a week.

Pre-Employment Requirement

All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment screening that may include drug testing, background/criminal check, and if applicable, must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

APR Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About APR Staffing

APR Staffing was born from the merger of two well-respected technical staffing firms in Portland. ieSolutions, founded in 2002, enjoyed an impressive reputation as one of the largest locally-owned and most respected technical staffing companies. Professional Resource Group, aka Data Resource Group, founded in 2009, also earned regional acclaim for being a fast-growing and highly-motivated professional staffing agency. Both companies have been recent award winners for the Portland Business Journal's Fastest-Growing Private Companies. The two firms, now as APR Staffing, make for one of the fastest-growing and most-respected professional and technical staffing companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington.

Collaborating with our customers, we augment their workforce with technical and administrative professionals. We provide only high-caliber, professional-grade resources throughout the Pacific Northwest.