Project Coordinator in Burnaby

The Sr. Project Coordinator is responsible for managing project deliverables in support of achieving project objectives over the entire project life cycle for projects of moderate complexity and risk. The role includes some project management tasks and people management, although final authority and responsibility rests with the managing Project/Program Manager.

What You'll Do:

• Plans the project including the definition and negotiation of project objectives.
• Creates and manages project schedules and resources in P6.
• Creates and manages the project risk register.
• Communicates with customers regarding project scope, schedule, and project issues.
• Leads customer meetings.
• Independently resolves complex project issues within the budget and schedule mandate.
• Regularly tracks EAC and manages project budget.
• Identifies, builds, and manages the project team through the project life cycle.
• Works with PMs and Program Managers to resolve resource conflicts.
• Reports to internal and external stakeholders on progress of the project.
• Attends engineering meetings as required for the project.
• Delivers projects to schedule and scope within budget.
• Tracks invoices and payments from customers.
• Supports the organization in planning/scheduling and resource management of projects.
• Adheres to Systems Delivery project schedule for weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting activities.
• Performs other project coordination tasks as identified to support the growth of the PMO.
• Manages PCs and Project Admins as needed.
• Carries out authority to direct engineers, production, and supporting staff on the required steps needed to deliver the projects assigned.
• Applies judgment and makes decisions to solve routine or complex issues.
• Defines work instructions and procedures for direct reports.
• Approves timesheets, participates in interviews, and supports hiring decisions.
• Handles confidential information with considerable judgment.
• Assures OSI product is designed in a manner that is consistent with the needs of the project requirements and company goals.
• Applies judgment in making decisions on the best use of corporate information for the assigned projects and tasks.

What You'll Bring:

• Education: Business-related university degree or college diploma and/or courses in accounting or business.
• Experience: A minimum of three years’ experience in a Project Coordinator role in a Systems Delivery domain with demonstrated success handling a succession of projects of increasing complexity culminating in end-to-end responsibility for moderately complex projects.
• Skills: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; definition, negotiation, and achievement of project objectives; self-starter with the ability to work independently; excellent judgment and complex problem-solving abilities; risk management; customer management and relationship ownership; highly accurate; detail and deadline oriented; people management experience; advanced Microsoft Office skills; ability to multi-task; working knowledge of general accounting software, MAS 500 would be an asset.