Project Coordinator

  • Full-time

Company Description

At RPI we pride ourselves on being a team in the truest sense. We foster a collaborative working environment and are available to lend a hand where needed. Our approach focuses on results, but we enjoy thinking outside the box and breaking down preconceived notions. Our atmosphere is professional and relaxed. Turnover is low. Success is measured by client satisfaction, ease to work with, and performance.

RPI perks:

  • Team of experienced professionals, who value both hard work and having fun, and 
  • Small business where one driven individual can have a major impact
  • Competitive compensation structure
  • Health, dental, vision, and life insurance, along with 401k matching
  • Infor, Kofax, and Hyland Partner

Job Description

Do you like solving problems? Do you enjoy organizing people and projects? Are you a good internal networker?

RPI Consultants is looking for a talented individual to join our consulting team as a Project Coordinator. This is a growth oriented role in which you will be learning while doing. A Project Coordinator works closely with our Project and Engagement Managers to support the organization and delivery of our ongoing projects.  Responsibilities include a wide variety of project management tasks including creating project plans, issuing status reports, building client facing dashboards, resource scheduling, tracking project budgets, and the creation of client-facing materials.

The ideal candidate is self-motivated, professional, and capable of managing their workload and prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced consulting environment. This is an excellent opportunity to join a thriving company with great benefits and plenty of room for growth for the right candidate.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate project management activities, resources, and information
  • Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans and reports
  • Liaise with clients to identify and define requirements, scope and objectives
  • Arrange meetings between team members and with clients
  • Assign tasks to internal teams and assist with schedule management
  • Manage information flow within the team
  • Assist with the creation/preparation of client presentation materials
  • Analyze risks and opportunities, and support the team to adapt as projects evolve
  • Act as the point of contact and facilitate project communication for all participants
  • Use tools to monitor working hours, plans and expenditures
  • Provide other administrative support as needed

Qualifications

Requirements

  • Solid organizational skills, including multitasking and time-management (did you participate in extracurricular activities in college which required you to be super organized?)
  • Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
  • Strong real world experience with Microsoft Excel, Power Point and Outlook (think scheduling an important conference event for some VIPs and preparing the data analysis slides for your boss)
  • Ability to quickly learn new technologies and understand  how to integrate them with business processes (if we ask you to do it, you might have to learn it by yourself)and then teach it to your team)
  • Excellent client-facing customer service skills (have you ever tried to succeed in sales in any environment? charitable or otherwise?)
  • Superb written and oral communication skills, including grammar and punctuation (mistakes matter, editing is important, clients will judge based on the quality of your deliverable's)

Preferences:

  • BS/BA  in Business, IS or related
  • Prior experience in project coordination/ management
  • Familiarity with MavenLink is a major plus
  • Experience in Marketing and creative fields is a plus

Additional Information

Location: Position is nationwide and requires frequent travel nationwide as well as the discipline to work from home as needed.

Salary: Pay commensurate with experience.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.