Sr. Project Coordinator

Optus, Inc•Jonesboro, AR

1d•$27 - $32•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Project Coordinator works with the Optus sales team, customers, technical experts and subcontractors to facilitate project rollouts and installations from start to finish. This includes reviewing SOW’s, creating and maintaining project plans and schedules, scheduling technicians, documenting progress, ensuring all deliverables have been met, and ensuring customer satisfaction. For candidates outside of driving distance to our office, this role may be offered as a remote opportunity.

Requirements

College degree preferred or equivalent experience
5+ years of project coordination or project management experience in the telecommunications or low voltage industry.
Experience utilizing Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project and Outlook
Strong attention to detail and great organizational skills
Strong negotiation skills
Must be a team player with a positive attitude and able to demonstrate excellent customer service skills
This position requires the successful candidate to be able to multi-task, work within externally developed deadlines, and respond promptly and efficiently to change.

Responsibilities

Assist in the development and review of project SOW’s
Develop project plans and schedules necessary for the successful completion of projects and rollouts
Negotiate, schedule and coordinate project resources as needed, leveraging Optus resources whenever possible
Place and\or coordinate equipment and material orders and shipments needed for projects
Manage project scope, create change orders when needed and gain customer approvals prior to authorizing additional work
Conduct conference calls with customers and vendors to update project progress and status
Take necessary action to keep projects on schedule and on budget
Gather all project documentation, deliverables and project costs to ensure proper costing and customer invoicing to complete a project
Develop internal process documentation and external customer documentation
Develop opportunities to improve the pre or post project\installation processes
Possess an in-depth understanding of customer specific account requirements
Coordinate complex new or move, add, changes for carrier services if needed
Handles complex scopes of work, issues, or customer challenges; escalates to Management if needed
Serve as mentor/trainer for team members as assigned by Management
Model appropriate behavior in regards to Optus’ Core Values and Code of Ethics policies and supports Optus’ team approach to quality to drive Optus forward
Other duties or tasks as assigned by management