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Job Summary:
First Tek, Inc. is seeking a Project Coordinator 1 to support various projects assigned by the BPA project manager. The role involves coordinating project activities, facilitating communications, managing project documentation, and assisting in resource coordination, all while adhering to project management best practices.
Responsibilities:
• Support projects assigned by BPA project manager, from beginning to end, by providing assistance on the PMI-based project management methodology, best practices, and internal skill development as requested by and with guidance from the BPA manager, team lead or other personnel with the authority to do so, including:
• Coordinating activities for BPA manager-assigned projects that enable goals or objectives to be accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters, escalating concerns to appropriate BPA manager, PM, or other personnel;
• With manager, PM, or other federal personnel assistance and guidance, addressing and navigating politically sensitive issues in a collaborative and professional manner.
• Support and facilitate the following functions:
• Written and verbal sponsor or stakeholder communication.
• Project team communications and coordination.
• Inter-project team communications and coordination.
• Project Tracking & Document Management:
• Under the direction of the PM, monitor and track resource commitments from other groups as requested by the PM, using the organizations resource tools.
• Monitor project milestones and schedules. Monitor, maintain and update project schedules as required by the project manager.
• Per designated funding type and work order type (i.e. contractual customer agreement dates), alert BPA federal staff if additional time is needed.
• Attend monthly financial review meetings with the PM and financial analysts.
• Understand and monitor the Ready for Intended Use (RIU) dates and report to the PM.
• Monitor project schedules with the use of various or applicable reporting tools.
• Draft project change logs for the project manager to review and submit.
• Coordinate and track project equipment materials, per PM guidance.
• Attend project update meetings for the PM as requested.
• Track and follow up on action items assigned to and by the BPA manager or PM. Know who to contact when action items are complete and a subsequent action can begin.
• Upon identification of project risks, monitor and assist with risk management activities with assigned project team members. Alert BPA staff to concerns regarding risks and mitigation requirements.
• Track and maintain project documents (on workspace and otherwise) related to project(s). These documents may come from the BPA manager, PM, other team members, or from outside agencies or systems. Check dates and decisions on documents that are known to change frequently and update static documents regularly so the most current information is available.
• Coordinate information and status updates with/from project team and distribute to team members needing the updated information.
• Request, set-up, and maintain Project Workspaces. Participate in workspace innovation, improvement, and development, as needed. Assist others outside of TPC with navigating PM workspaces.
• Coordinate lessons learned activities per PM guidance.
• Compile lessons learned through project lifecycle and publish lessons learned at project close-out.
• Monitor and track CSE projects as they are submitted for funding approval.
• Monitor, track and update CSE project tracking tools as requested by BPA manager or PM.
• Meeting Facilitation:
• Facilitate project meetings (scoping, kick-off, monthly project team, special team meetings, etc.) using Microsoft Outlook. Request, research, and confirm project team members that are required and optional attendees. Schedule appropriate date and time, conference room, and conference calls.
• Gather information on meeting agenda topics, create agenda 24 – 48 hours in advance, distribute agenda and other documentation needed during the project meeting.
• Confirm and set up conference room, Conference call, laptop, projector, maps, and other meeting materials at the beginning of project meeting.
• Document discussion during project meetings. Identify and document action Items and decisions made during meetings. Distribute meeting minutes.
• Attend project meetings. In the absence of the project manager, facilitate, reschedule, or cancel meetings.
• Site Visits:
• At the request of a BPA manager or PM, plan and coordinate site visits including scoping, field reconnaissance, and other site visits, by arranging appropriate dates, times, transportation (commercial air, BPA air, Government vehicles, etc.), lodging and permissions (if needed).
• Prepare and disseminate documentation needed for site visits, track and check in documents that need to be returned.
• Take minutes during site visits, follow-up on unanswered questions and other actions.
• Work Plan Management:
• Assist PM and the BPA Manager in coordination, prioritization, and maintenance of the PM's individual work plan portfolio. Check the status of project work plan frequently to launch new work quickly as it is assigned.
• Check the work plan for accuracy and coordinate updates to Project Portfolio when updates are made. Coordinate PM reassignments when needed.
• Assist PM in creation of the Project Management Plan.
• Resource Coordination:
• Request appropriate project resources on behalf of the PM (people, equipment, material, etc.) to fulfill project needs; submit resource requests through established procedures with various other internal organizations (Program Managers, Contracting Office, Real Property, Transmission Field Services, etc.).
• Coordinate project schedules (or other reporting information) for team members and with other groups (e.g., orgs from TE, TI, and TF).
• Coordinate TxPWA Microsoft Project participation, work intake processes (including forecasting and coordination with the TIS Program and Asset Managers), and TPC requests to TIP for estimates (financial, timelines) and other PM consultations.
• Draft progress reports, ad hoc reports, spreadsheets, visual aids, etc. as requested by PM, Schedulers (including those from other departments, e.g. TF and TFH) and financial analyst.
• Assist in coordinating resources and outages between project managers and projects when projects overlap in time or geographic locations to find a workable schedule.
• Assisting Project Team:
• Work with project manager, the BPA manager and project engineer on technical and logistical aspects of project design to create scope of work documents (see note below), statements of work documents (see note below), step plans, materials lists, etc. to be included in requests for outages, design, and construction resources. When necessary, facilitate the successful transition of a project or program of projects to another project manager including any training, documentation, or meeting coordination required to bring the new PM fully up to speed on all critical aspects of the work and introduce them to executive sponsors and key stakeholders.
• Support the customer agreements, in facilitating the funding and schedule commitment coordination with groups outside of TPC (e.g., PM, Environment and Reality).
• Assist in coordination and communication with outside entities including other city, state, and federal agencies, utilities and other BPA accounts and customers, tribes, public, and other stakeholders that are affected by transmission work.
• NOTE: Provides Support to the assigned Project Manager(s). May NOT be given sole responsibility for any phase of an on-going project, no matter the complexity or dollar amount of the project or phase of a project. May NOT have primary responsibility for determining the Scope, Funding or Schedule of a project or phase of a project. Assists the PM, tracks, reports and alerts others on risks or changes needed to any of these areas. May not be identified in writing as the "Project Manager” verbally or on any correspondence, documentation or official records.
Qualifications:
Required:
• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration or Management, Project Management, Organizational Development, Computer Science or other related technical discipline is preferred.
• With an applicable Bachelor's degree, 1 year of experience is required.
• With a Bachelor's degree not in applicable fields, 3 years of experience is required.
• Without a Bachelor's degree, 5 years of experience is required.
• Experience should include direct work experience in project coordination/ control capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Windows operating system (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneNote).
• Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Project and SharePoint, to store, analyze and manipulate data.
Preferred:
• Experience in the electric utility industry.
• Ability to analyze, understand and effectively document technical data.
• Ability to store, manipulate, and organize large numbers of files and folders using Microsoft Windows networks or other document management programs.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.
• Valid U.S. Driver's License is required.
Company:
To succeed in the complex world of technology, you need exceptional connections – to the right experts, the right opportunities and the right answers. Founded in 2001, the company is headquartered in Piscataway, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.