Construction Project Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead weekly labor scheduling meetings, facilitating problem-solving discussions to address immediate scheduling challenges and mitigate future issues.
• Develop, analyze, and manage a detailed master schedule for a multi-site construction environment.
• Maintain integrated master and sub-project schedules, ensuring consistency in horizontal and vertical schedule logic.
• Review project progress and schedule updates to anticipate potential impacts, providing proactive recommendations to the project team.
• Effectively communicate schedule updates, presenting targeted and relevant information in clear formats.
• Assist in determining staffing needs, considering internal labor, external partners, schedules, and crew availability.
• Monitor project progress, establish timetables, and identify schedule variances.
• Support the development and maintenance of strong trade partner relationships.
• Update schedules based on regular meetings, construction coordination updates, and field verifications, collaborating with Project Managers, Superintendents, and Crew Leads.
• Prepare periodic status reports to inform management about labor, equipment, productivity, and schedule status.
• Track and coordinate schedules across various project phases, ensuring milestone alignment.
• Identify and alert Project Managers of potential schedule delays while providing recommendations to maintain project timelines.
• Work closely with the project management team to set project goals, analyze progress, and update the sales team on upcoming project openings.
• Monitor schedule performance, analyze variances, and develop recovery plans as needed.
• Understand team and individual strengths to optimize crew assignments for project success.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Minimum of 3 years of combined construction experience, preferably encompassing hands-on, supervisory, and office-based roles.
• Prior experience in construction planning and scheduling is highly preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project is required; subject matter expertise in scheduling software is a plus.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel).
• Ability to build, modify, and monitor schedules, generate reports, and assign manpower resources.
• In-depth knowledge of construction project timelines, critical path scheduling, and trade-specific labor needs.
• Ability to interpret construction plans, documents, and specifications to determine labor requirements.
• Familiarity with standard scheduling concepts, construction practices, and multi-trade project coordination.
• Strong leadership in setting and managing meetings to establish effective project control systems.
• Problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze challenges, propose logical solutions, and implement decisions.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks, manage deadlines, and multi-task efficiently.
• Analytical thinking to identify root causes of issues and propose well-reasoned solutions.

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