Project Support Coordinator
This role will help facilitate timely and reliable project-start date commitments being provided to the business via collaborating with, and supporting, the Demand Manager and Delivery Team Resource Managers. This role will also help set-up/maintain initial project plan master data and resource plans.
Why this Role?
This is a new role deemed critical to further improving the reliability, velocity, and quality of our Demand Management process – from demand intake to project approval and securing project resources. Highly collaborative, fast-paced work environment focused on delivering on our business’ critical objectives.
- Demand Intake, Prioritization, Approval & Slotting
- Support the Demand Manager as new requests for projects are prioritized, sized, approved, and assigned a committed start date based on delivery team availability.
- Preparing an approved project for Project Initiation
- Create project entry in MS Project Online and update with master data
- Update project resource plan based on estimated hours, by role, provided by each delivery team.
- Collaborate with delivery team managers to secure named resources and apply to resource plan.
- Supporting active projects
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field preferred.
Would consider candidates with a Master’s degree
• PMI or PMP certification preferred.
• 5-7 years experience required in a project planning and/or project management role.
Top 4 Skills
Communication
Accountability
Adaptability
Project Management Fundamentals
Additional Technical Skills
MS Project Online
MS Office suite, incl. Sharepoint