Senior Project Planning and Strategy Coordinator

SubCom•Eatontown, NJ

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Senior 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. SubCom engineers, manufactures, and installs subsea fiber optic data cables - the unsung heroes of global communication. With an unrelenting focus on quality, reliability, and value, SubCom offers flexible end-to-end building blocks for the high-tech networks that are the backbone of the world's digital infrastructure. While the company's origins date back to the mid-19th century, SubCom has deployed enough cable to circle the equator more than 25 times since its entry into the communications industry in 1955. SUBCOM’S CORE VALUES Quality - Accountability - Teamwork - Innovation

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business administration, engineering, or a related field or 5-7 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 perform multiple tasks at once to meet project / company deadlines.
Ability to analyze data and reports to track performance and make data-driven recommendations.
Candidates for positions with SubCom must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Employment eligibility verification will be required at the time of hire.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Please be sure to attach a resume to your application.
We are not able to consider applications without a resume.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with leadership to define project goals, scope, and objectives, ensuring they align with broader business strategies.
Lead working level discussions on vessel allocations per project based on overall company needs.
Create and maintain detailed project schedules (e.g., Gantt charts, WBS) to monitor progress against deadlines and milestones.
Act as the main day-to-day interface with the factory as it relates to project loads and scheduling.
Maintain, update and control the Master Ship Schedule and Quilt.
Lead group discussions and provide concise mitigation plans to the broader team.
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 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 we are prioritizing in line with executive and corporate goals.
Manage a dynamic, multi-month outlook that adjusts as market conditions or project realities change.
Provide checks and balances for the project's health.
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.