Project Coordinator
Milwaukee, WI Construction
Job Type
Full-time
Description

What you’ll do:

Support and assist construction project management teams in organizing ongoing and upcoming projects of all sizes. Work closely with the project manager to prepare comprehensive action plans, including resources, timeframes, and data collection for projects. Maintain project documents, monitor project plans, schedules, submittals, participating in project meetings, and ensuring that project deadlines are met in a timely manner. To succeed in this role, you should have excellent time management and communication skills, as you will collaborate with both internal and external teams to deliver results on deadlines.


Key Responsibilities

  • Coordinates with Project Manager on project schedule.
  • Attends project meetings and staff meetings.
  • Creates and maintains project checklists.
  • Creates projects in bidding software.
  • Research project bidding areas and contacts local subcontractors/vendors to bid projects.
  • Compiles bidders list.
  • Coordinates project documents in bidding software.
  • Tracks progress of bidding to ensure coverage in all scopes of work.
  • Issues addendums and CBs to all bidders, awarded subcontractors and superintendents.
  • Builds project in Procore.
  • Issues and sends subcontracts, purchase orders and change orders.
  • Tracks and logs return of each subcontract, purchase orders, and change order.
  • Tracks and verifies all insurance certifications and coverage for each subcontractor per project.
  • Compiles, logs, and sends submittals to project team and subcontractors.
  • Requests and tracks closeout documents, including final reconciliation forms, warranties, and O&M data.
  • Compiles warranty and O&M binders for the owner and for the company's records.
  • Maintains checklists and field copies for Superintendents.
  • Prints and distributes plan sets as needed, sends plan sets and samples to Superintendents.
  • Files all project documents for Project Managers, archiving project.
  • Assists with phones and front desk duties as needed.
Requirements

What we look for

  • High school diploma/GED required; college preferred but not required with sufficient years of experience. 
  • 2+ years related experience in Construction industry as Project Coordinator / Administrative Assistant, familiar with bidding and vendor processes, and/or training experience in construction field related project administrative / coordination work (ability      to work with GCs/Subcontractors on bid awards and finalization). 
  • Experience with Construction Project Management Software preferred (Procore preferred but not required).
  • Familiarity with Project Management software required. 
  • Intermediate ability and skill with MS Office products (Excel, MS Project, Outlook).
  • High skill level in written and verbal communication.

Must be a go-getter and have the ability to ask questions