Careers

Our client is currently seeking a Project Coordinator in Baton Rouge, LA. This position involves managing the entire project lifecycle to support business objectives and ongoing operations. Key responsibilities include project planning, estimation, execution, implementation, and ongoing support. The Project Coordinator will collaborate closely with functional business groups to ensure efficient and effective project development and delivery in alignment with business goals and objectives.

This is a hybrid position that includes remote work, with periodic travel to our Gonzales, LA office for meetings. Candidates in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and other nearby areas will be considered.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, FUNCTIONS & KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: (include but are not limited to)

• Collaborate closely with functional business groups to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of deployed systems solutions in support of business goals and objectives
• Serve as the main point of contact for assigned projects, assembling, coordinating, and managing multidisciplinary project teams
• Responsible for project planning, estimation, tracking, and management
• Facilitate and troubleshoot various project-related challenges
• Provide technical and management advice and assistance to department management and personnel
• Effectively communicate project status updates, changes, and respond to inquiries
• Manage project changes while adhering to the change control process
• Chair project review and pre-submittal meetings
• Establish and maintain liaison with boards, committees, and commissions as necessary
• Assist in developing departmental plans, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures
• Coordinate schedules of staff and other stakeholders
• Collaborate with business functional areas, external customers, and vendors to define project priorities, scope, approach, resource requirements, deliverables, and funding
• Provide leadership and direction to the project team
• Manage technology and consulting vendor/partner relationship, service delivery, and overall performance
• Meet deadlines with attention to detail