Project Coordinator

Overview

Project Coordinator Are you a proactive, highly motivated Project Coordinator who is keen to support cutting edge technology? Do you want to join a fast growing global leader in engineering and manufacturing? If so, apply today to join Hexagon Autonomy & Positioning where we bring projects to life! Working directly with our Manager, Project Management Organization, and our engineering department, you will play a vital role in creating something every day. Working with a talented global team of project managers, program managers, and technical professionals, you will ensure the successful delivery of projects and materials by maintaining accurate and up to date data for making key project decisions. Your organizational skills will help expedite purchasing, track budgets, service contracts, and organize travel and team events.  You will develop practical project management skills while helping build a strong project team and project management community.  

The Company: Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector and mobility applications. You’ll be joining over 22,000 people in 50 countries on the leading edge of your field.  

 

This position is with Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division, a global technology leader, pioneering end-to-end solutions industry leaders rely on for assured positioning and autonomy on land, sea and air. Our work touches every aspect of life, from sustainability on Earth to enabling autonomy. Within the Autonomy & Positioning division your work will contribute to the operation of our brand AutonomouStuff. 

 

The Location: Hexagon is a global company with locations around the world. This position is based in Morton, IL or Calgary, AB. A hybrid work environment is offered once training is completed.

Responsibilities

As Project Coordinator, you will:

• Maintain and update project management tools and prepare dashboards and summaries of project data, metrics, and status to support stakeholder communication and project reports. 
• Ensure project data is up-to-date, consistent, accurate, and overseen to the granularity required by the project
• Develop, maintain, and track project schedules, costs, and current spend to forecast. 
• Create meeting minutes and action registers to help organize the work of the project team and follow up on action items
• Assist Project Managers with preparing budgets, forecasts, managing scope, risk, and contract changes 
• Support Project Managers throughout the project life cycle including project set-up, monitoring and controlling, and project close-out 
• Effectively collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional development teams to ensure project success  
• Build an effective Method of Operations to ensure data, metrics and reporting remains compliant to the Hexagon Autonomy & Positioning Project Management process 

Qualifications

Must-Have:     

• Post-secondary education in engineering, computer science, or business. Related work experience will be considered in lieu. New graduates are welcome to apply.
• 2 years of experience in a product development or project management environment
• Experience with Jira for work management, including dashboarding, metrics, and advanced queries
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project 
• Proficient in Excel

Key Success Factors: 

• Excellent organizational and communication skills and the ability to influence others without direct authority
• Self-motivated and persistent mindset 
• Detail oriented with a first-time right attitude
• Ability to adapt to a very fast moving business environment and balance multiple priorities
• Motivated to learn new project management tools

Nice-to-Have: 

• Ability to work after hours a few evenings a week to attend team meetings across time zones
• BSc. in Engineering or Computer Science 
• Purchasing background
• Administrative experience
• Training in Project Management and/or PowerBI 

 

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Applicants in the US who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources for assistance at (309) 291- 0966 and applicants in Canada can email our team at hrrecruitingteam.ap@hexagon.com and we will be pleased to follow up with you. Please do not send letters or resumes to this address.