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Job Description
Role: Senior Project Coordinator Location: Minneapolis – 2 days onsite (Monday and Tuesday) Contract: ASAP - 12/31/2026 Rate: $48.46/hour W2
Work Description/Deliverables The client is seeking a detail oriented, analytical, and collaborative Senior Project Coordinator to support their IT Department. This role combines hands-on operational responsibilities—including procurement and contract management—with project coordinator support for project and program managers on multiple projects depending on scope and complexity, including overseeing administrative tasks, financial reporting, procurement tasks, and other project responsibilities as needed to support the project managers.
Mandatory Skills: - High school diploma plus a project management certification with relevant work experience in project management or administrative assistance
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Experience coordinating multiple tasks under pressure while ensuring that project goals are met on time and within budget
- Demonstrated skills in working effectively with others both individually and in groups to troubleshoot problems, create procedures and provide support
- Demonstrates a strong level of attention to detail and organization in planning, tracking, and executing project tasks.
- Experience using business financial applications (e.g., JD Edwards EnterpriseOne or similar)
- Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Valid driver’s license and a working vehicle for commuting between job sites
Desired Skills: - Four-year college degree OR equivalent work experience as a project coordinator and/or IT procurement/vendor contract compliance
- Ability to analyze data and develop insights to support decision making
- Familiarity with purchasing processes, procurement workflows, and vendor management
- Process improvement experience
Job Responsibilities Purchasing & Contract Coordination - Manage technology procurement requests and prepare purchase requisitions
- Prepare, track, and monitor Professional Service Authorizations (PSAs)
- Identify and participate in implementing process improvements for the PSA, procurement, and contract lifecycle mgmt. processes
Project Coordination - Assist the project manager in the development of project management documents such as project budgets, project schedules, scope statements and project plans.
- Helping to coordinate and manage project tasks and deliverables
- Liaising with project stakeholders concerning project details and deliverables
- Coordinate the allocation of project resources to ensure the project team has what’s needed at the right time.
- Analyzing data as required
- Conducting administrative duties, such as setting up meetings, drafting invoices and drawing estimates
- Tracking and reporting project progress
- Performing other duties assigned by the Project Manager in an orderly and efficient manner
- Help project managers monitor project progress and team members’ performance and provide updates to project stakeholders
- Schedule stakeholder meetings, document and generate reports
- Other duties as assigned
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