IT Project Coordinator at Ideal Industries, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois

Job Description:

Ideal Industries, Inc.


IT Project Coordinator

US-IL-Chicago

Job ID: 2024-5799
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Information Technology
Chicago

Overview

IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC. has built a reputation for over a century by crafting iconic tools and practical technology required in aerospace, data communications, electrical, wire processing and construction. The global family of IDEAL brands includes IDEAL Electrical, Anderson Power, and Enatel.

A vibrant and dynamic company, IDEAL is best known for our wire connectors, the gold standard for making electrical connections around the world. Nearly every commercial jet is assembled using IDEAL wire strippers and, as part of the critical equipment on NASA missions, our tools even help NASA astronauts fly to the moon. Most important, our products benefit skilled tradespeople, who reach for IDEAL tools every day.

IDEAL is propelled by the concept of Building an IDEAL World. Our family-run business is committed to building ideal relationships with customers, employees, and communities by crafting some of our industry’s most innovative and trusted tools.

Responsibilities

We are seeking a highly motivated and dynamic Project Coordinator to contribute to the delivery of technology projects as a member of our IT department. The Project Coordinator role provides project management, operational, and administrative support to the project team. The role will focus on specific deliverables, parts of projects, and/or sub-projects with scheduling, organizing, data gathering, progress updating, recordkeeping, and reporting. The role will focus on maintaining data quality in the Project Management tools. The Project Coordinator will make project and portfolio reports presentation-ready to ease the burden on the senior project managers to validate and harmonize communications. This role requires proactive multitasking and coordination across a diverse set of teams, geographies, time zones, and cultures. You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects ranging from straightforward to challenging, to work with cross-functional teams across our organization, and make a significant impact on our business.

Essential Job Functions:

• Responsible for providing operational and administrative support to the projects
• Responsible for managing project meetings – scheduling, taking and distribution meeting notes, providing administrative support for recordkeeping and follow-up with both attendees and non-attendees.
• Responsible for document management in the project workspaces
• Responsible for upkeep of the project plan by working with project managers and leads
• Responsible for continuously monitoring and evaluate project progress and risks log, and alerting PMO leadership of any issues
• Responsible for documenting, improving and sharing PMO processes
• Responsible for coordinating project events
• Responsible to perform other job duties as needed to support the project delivery

• Comply with and contribute to the continuous improvement of company policies, processes and procedures.
• Contributes to a collaborative, team-oriented workplace, which may include other duties as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Excellent communication, presentation and data analysis skills
• Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills, attention to details, self-motivation and a strong desire to succeed

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Preferred work experience of 1-2 years in IT project management
• Familiarity with the functioning of Project Management Office
• Strong experience and working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, MS Projects, MS word
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with experience working in cross-functional teams
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking abilities with keen attention to detail
• Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-velocity environment
• Willingness to support the project above and beyond the assigned activities, with responsibility and accountability, to drive results and expected outcomes
• Intellectual curiosity, especially around emerging enterprise technologies

Qualifications:

• College diploma or university degree in the field of computer science and/or project management preferred
• Certifications in Project management field
• Experience / certifications with MS Office applications, Azure DevOps, MS Projects, MS Excel is required

• A satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training which ensures the ability to perform the work may be considered

Working Conditions:

• May include travel internationally/domestically/or regionally on company business (frequency/duration).
• Working hours are generally (daytime); may require overtime or on-call shifts.

IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we know that it is our people that truly separate us from the competition. We offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401K and a Pension plan. To learn more about us, visit us at www.idealindustries.com

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