Project Coordinator

Job Title

Support Program/Asset/Project Managers by coordinating assigned projects, from beginning to end and internal skill development as requested by and with guidance from the BPA manager, team lead or other personnel with the authority to do so, including:

• Coordinate activities for assigned projects that enable goals or objectives to be accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters, escalating concerns to appropriate BPA manager/personnel.
• Address and navigate politically sensitive issues in a collaborative and professional manner with BPA manager/federal personnel assistance and guidance.
• Support and facilitate the following deliverables:
• Assist in Scope Definition and management by documenting discussions in planning/project team meetings.
• Assist in Process and System Design requirements by documenting discussions in planning/project team meetings.
• Provide communication and project management best practice gap analysis.
• Support and facilitate the following functions:
• Written and verbal sponsor communication.
• Planning/Project team communications and coordination.
• Inter-project team communications and coordination.
• Collaborate with and provide support to the planning/project team, working to facilitate an effective and efficient team.
• Planning/Project Tracking & Document Management:
• Assist in the creation and monitoring of project schedules at the request of the Program/Asset/Project manager.
• Facilitate resource commitments from other groups as required.
• Monitor project milestones and schedules to keep projects on track and on budget. Per designated funding type and work order type (i.e. contractual customer agreement dates). Alert BPA federal staff if there are budget concerns or if additional time is needed.
• Attend monthly financial review meetings with PM and financial analysts.
• Monitor Ready for Intended Use (RIU) dates and report to PM and/or Program Manager.
• Draft project change logs for the project manager to submit.
• Coordinate and track material per PM guidance.
• Attending update meetings for PM (e.g., 3D meeting) if requested.
• Edit project management plan per PM guidance.
• Track and follow up on action items assigned to and assigned by the BPA manager or Program/Asset/Project manager. Know who to contact when action items are complete, and a subsequent action can begin.
• Track and maintain documents (on workspace and Project Wise as needed) related to project. These documents may come from the BPA manager or Program/Asset/Project Manager or may come from other team members, BPA systems, or outside agencies. Check dates and decisions on documents that are known to change frequently and update static documents regularly, so the most current information is available.
• Coordinate information/status updates with/from project team and distribute to team members needing the updated information.
• Request, set-up, and maintain Project Work spaces. Participate in workspace innovation/development, as needed. Assist others outside of TI by navigating PM work spaces.
• Coordinate lessons learned per PM guidance. Compile lessons learned through project lifecycle and published lessons learned at project close-out. This is also known as Post investment reviews.
• Mark documents and maintain filing system(s), files, emails, and records in accordance with compliance requirements. Share and disperse documents only to appropriate personnel (those with a Lawful Government Purpose (LGP) to know). Mark and maintain all official records in accordance with the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards and procedures. Validate official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes.
• Develop Gantt charts, resources loaded schedules, 6 week look ahead, and milestones schedules as required by the planning/project team and other stakeholders.
• Assist in developing milestones and dates.
• Evaluate critical and/or multiple critical path(s) activity and their sequencing.
• Assess actual progress vs the project baseline.
• Work collaboratively with the Program/Asset/Project manager and other project coordinators to assess schedule impacts of proposed schedule changes.
• Monitor project milestones and schedules. Monitor, maintain and update project schedules as required by the Program/Asset/Project manager. Report on schedule dependencies, risks and issues and impact on the project critical path.
• Suggest corrective actions and/or develop recovery plans when delays are anticipated or occur.
• Provide expertise and assistance to Program/Asset/Project Managers and Project Coordinators on best practices to integrate schedules and their dependencies. Leverage MS Project timelines, critical path, import/export, reporting, etc. Recommend best practices to the team.
• Present multiple views of the bundle level schedules in MSP and/or Project Web Application (e.g., Task, Resource, and Assignment) as well as various formats (e.g., Gantt Chart, Network Diagram, Graph, Sheet, or Form).
• Create and revise MSP…