Project Planning and Strategy Coordinator (5772)

SubCom•Newington, NH

19h•Onsite

About The Position

SubCom is a company that deploys high-tech subsea fiber optic cables globally, forming the backbone of the Internet. They ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, and deployed to the highest standards for faster and more reliable connectivity worldwide. SubCom values creativity, thoughtful risk-taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives, offering opportunities for career advancement within an innovative and stable organization established in 1953. The Project Planner & Strategy Coordinator is responsible for developing, executing, and revising strategy-driven project plans to help the organization meet its long-term goals. This role involves managing complex project timelines, allocating resources, managing budgets, and facilitating communication between cross-functional teams and stakeholders. The ideal candidate ensures that projects are not only completed on time but are also strategically aligned with the company's overarching vision.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Engineering, or a related field or 2–4+ years of experience in project coordination, planning, or a similar role.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint) and project management software.
Ability to see the "big picture" and align project tasks with company goals.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple, complex projects simultaneously.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for stakeholder reporting and team coordination.
Ability to analyze data and reports to track performance and make data-driven recommendations

Responsibilities

Collaborate with leadership to define project goals, scope, and objectives, ensuring they align with broader business strategies.
Create and maintain detailed project schedules (e.g., Gantt charts, WBS) to monitor progress against deadlines and milestones.
Estimate labor and material needs, allocate resources effectively, and track project expenditures to ensure they stay within budget.
Proactively identify potential risks, technical hitches, or bottlenecks and develop contingency plans to keep projects on track.
Act as the central point of contact between project teams, stakeholders, and clients to ensure clear, consistent, and proactive communication.
Maintain comprehensive project documentation, generate status reports for management, and document key decisions from meetings.
Analyze project data and workflows to recommend improvements in efficiency and performance
Collaborate to architect the Integrated Master Schedule, ensuring resources are aligned with the company and project goals.
Consolidate input from all functional groups to set the original cost and schedule baselines.
Calculate the project’s final cost based on current performance trends, providing "no-surprise" updates to leadership.
Run "what-if" simulations to determine how a delay in one department or project will impact other departments or projects to ensure prioritization in line with executive and corporate goals.
Manage a dynamic, multi-month outlook that adjusts as market conditions or project realities change.
Analyze the cost and schedule impact of any requested change before it is approved, preventing "scope creep" from eroding the budget.
Design the recovery plan—re-sequencing work or re-allocating resources to bring the project back within financial limits when a project drifts off-track.