Service Desk Coordinator

Shive Hattery Group, Inc.•West Des Moines, IA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Shive-Hattery is seeking a Service Desk Coordinator for its Technology Team. The role coordinates daily service desk activities while also providing frontline IT support. It oversees ticket intake, assignment, prioritization, and resolution within service-level expectations, and serves as the first escalation point for complex or unresolved issues. The coordinator supports team performance through coaching, workload and quality monitoring, onboarding, and knowledge base development, and recommends process improvements to the IT Service and Support Manager. The role reports to the IT Service and Support Manager. The position is primarily performed in an office or hybrid environment and may involve travel to project sites, other Shive-Hattery offices, or client meetings. Work includes extended periods sitting, standing, and using a computer; lifting objects up to 50 pounds; wearing PPE; and navigating active construction sites. A full clean driver's license is required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Candidates must have ongoing authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship; visa sponsorship is not available. Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and portfolio, or a portfolio link in the cover letter if the portfolio file is too large.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience in IT support, service desk, desktop support, or a similar end-user technology role, with demonstrated growth in technical responsibility and problem ownership.
Strong troubleshooting skills across Windows, Microsoft 365, hardware, software, networking, printing, mobile devices, and other common workplace technologies.
Experience supporting Microsoft 365 technologies, including Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, and related identity and access issues.
Ability to own complex or escalated support issues, coordinate with other technology teams when needed, and drive issues through resolution.
Strong understanding of IT service management practices, including incident management, service requests, escalation, prioritization, documentation, and ticket lifecycle management.
Ability to coordinate daily service desk activities, monitor workload and priorities, and ensure urgent or high-impact issues receive appropriate attention.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to employees with varying levels of technical experience.
Customer-focused approach, good judgment, patience, professionalism, and ability to remain effective in high-volume or high-pressure situations.
Strong documentation habits and commitment to maintaining useful knowledge articles, troubleshooting procedures, and repeatable support processes.
Ability to recognize recurring problems, identify improvement opportunities, and collaborate with other Technology teams to improve employee support.
Strong organizational skills, personal accountability, and ability to balance individual support responsibilities with team coordination.
Full clean driver's license.
Current and ongoing authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a senior Service Desk technician, technical lead, escalation point, or mentor to other IT support professionals.
Hands-on experience with enterprise endpoint and identity technologies such as Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Entra ID, Windows Autopilot, and Microsoft 365 administration.
Experience with an ITSM platform and using ticket trends, service metrics, knowledge management, or process improvement to strengthen service desk operations.
Experience supporting technology in professional services, architecture, engineering, construction, or a similarly complex environment with specialized applications and distributed office locations.

Responsibilities

Coordinate day-to-day service desk activities while contributing to frontline support.
Oversee ticket intake, assignment, and prioritization, and ensure issues are resolved within service-level expectations.
Serve as the first escalation point for complex or unresolved service desk issues.
Provide coaching and performance feedback and promote consistent use of support processes and standards.
Monitor team workload and resolution quality, identify recurring issues, and recommend process improvements to the IT Service and Support Manager.
Contribute to service desk onboarding and knowledge base development.