Project Coordinator, for COWI in North America

COWI

$64K — $100K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Post-secondary education in engineering, business, project management, or related field.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in project coordination/management or related roles, ideally within construction or engineering.
  • Strong understanding of project management fundamentals such as earned value analysis and project management plans.
  • Excellent planning and organization skills to handle multiple deadlines effectively.
  • Proficient in communication and Office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Decision-making and problem-solving abilities with adaptability to changing priorities.
  • Fluency in Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in project planning, monitoring, and forecasting resource allocation and budgeting.
  • Support project change and risk management, ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards.
  • Facilitate meetings, prepare agendas, and manage associated documentation.
  • Monitor project's financial progress and oversee earned value calculations.
  • Track project financial performance and generate analysis reports.
  • Assist in managing subcontractors, invoicing, and contract preparations.

Benefits

  • Flexible hybrid work environment.
  • Opportunity to work on prestigious infrastructure projects across North America.
  • Collaborative team dynamics with learning experiences from seasoned professionals.
  • Supportive culture that values respect and integrity.
  • Emphasis on professional development and growth.
Full Job Description
Project Coordinator (Bridge, Tunnel, Marine)

North Vancouver

Regular, Full-Time

Hybrid

Do you want the opportunity to co-create with our experts on some of the most prestigious infrastructure programs in North America? Can you work with limited to no supervision and as a part of a team located locally and remotely? And can you contribute with your expertise and get to learn from experienced colleagues? Then, here is your chance to convert aspirations into actions.

COWI is seeking a Project Coordinator to join our collaborative team in North Vancouver, BC. In this role, you will closely collaborate and support a professional team that provides technical expertise, design leadership, project management and specialized engineering expertise on numerous infrastructure projects.

Your key responsibilities will be to:
  • Assist in project planning, monitoring, and forecasting, including resource allocation, scheduling, and budgeting.
  • Support project change, and risk management, and ensures compliance with quality and safety standards.
  • Facilitate meetings, prepares agendas, and manages documentation.
  • Monitor the financial progress of the project, oversee earned value calculations, and examine reporting data.
  • Track project financial performance, manage earned value and analyses reports.
  • Assist in subcontractor management, invoicing, and contract preparation.

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to growth in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you will:
  • Completed post-secondary education in engineering, business, project management, construction management, or related field.
  • Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in project coordination/management, project controls, commercial contracts, or financial roles, preferably in construction or engineering.
  • Proficiency in project management fundamentals, including earned value analysis, work breakdown structure, and project management plan development.
  • Comprehensive planning and organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple deadlines when managing tight schedules.
  • Proficient in written and verbal interpersonal communication, with demonstrated capability in Office applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Solid decision-making and problem-solving abilities, ability to adjust to shifting priorities, and effective collaboration with stakeholders.
  • Based on expected project assignments, fluency in Spanish is considered a strong asset

A place to work and so much more

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity - and sometimes even our courage - to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers' transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility, and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 7,500 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

What we also offer:

Being part of the COWI community offers more than just a competitive salary. We support our people both professionally and personally.

Some of our benefits include:

Flexible working arrangement | Top-up parental and childbirth recovery leave | Supportive close-knit team with a wealth of knowledge to share! | Full time hires get minimum 4 weeks vacation to start |Floating holiday to celebrate employee diversity | Paid sick leave | Annual Fitness spending account. Yes, you can use this for a ski pass, yoga or gym membership | Group RRSP program with company matching | Personal and professional development fund | Parking or public transit allowance | Extended Health coverage with 100% of premiums paid by us | Employee Assistance Program (EAP) | STD, LTD, AD&D, and Life Insurance | Referral incentive program| Frequent social events.

Base compensation: $64,000 to $100,200 for North Vancouver location only. Actual compensation is subject to variations due to education, experience, skill set and/or location.

Got more questions?

Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to accomplish and what life is like at COWI.

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