Project Coordinator

Job Description:

• This role supports the Gas Capital Portfolio by managing the financial and administrative closeout of capital projects.
• The individual will review project costs against budgets, investigate cost variances, gather supporting documentation from project teams, verify material installations, ensure compliance with SOX closeout requirements, and perform quality reviews of completed projects.
• The position requires understanding how projects move through the full lifecycle and ensuring project records are accurately closed within SAP.
• Review project costs and compare actuals against forecasts
• Research and document cost variances
• Partner with project managers and project teams to obtain supporting information
• Review capital material usage and installations
• Close projects within SAP
• Conduct QA/QC reviews of previously completed project closeouts
• Ensure compliance with SOX requirements
• Communicate findings and project status updates to stakeholders
• The role will interact with internal project teams as well as consultants and construction companies supporting gas capital projects.
• Collaborative and supportive team
• Primarily an individual contributor role
• Requires frequent cross-functional communication
• Mix of independent work and stakeholder collaboration
• Standard business hours approximately 8:00 AM-5:00 PM or 7:00 AM-4:00 PM

Qualifications

• Hit the ground running.
• SAP experience is critical
• Ability to review project costs and cost variances
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Program management experience/Mindset - Understanding the full lifecycle
• Effective Written and Verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate remotely with distributed teams
• Problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Understand both project operations and project financials.
• Strong backgrounds include:
  Project Coordinator;
  Project Manager;
  Work Coordinator;
  Utility Operations;
  Capital Project Administration;
  Financial Analysis;
  Program Coordination (Also acceptable: Banking; Insurance; Healthcare; Other highly regulated industries)
• Preferred:
  Utility companies &Regulated industries (electric, gas, water utilities)
• SOX compliance experience
• SAP material movement experience
• SAP project cost review experience
• General Ledger review experience
• Has supported project financials, project closeouts, capital projects, utility operations, or regulated environments.
• Can analyze project data but also understand broader project operations and lifecycle impacts.

Benefits:

Healthcare Insurance:
Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.

Dental Insurance:
Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through Met Life. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

Vision Insurance:
Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

401(k) Plan:
The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first of the month following at least 1 calendar year after employment begins.

Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.