Project Coordinator (Conservation)

Job Overview

Performs administrative and operational duties associated with coordinating assigned projects and related activities within a department.

 

Salary

Minimum: $55,099.20-$ 71,628.96

 

 

Core Competencies

• Customer Commitment - Proactively seeks to understand the needs of the customers and provide the highest standards of service.
• Dedication to Professionalism and Integrity - Demonstrates and promotes fair, honest, professional and ethical behaviors that establishes trust throughout the organization and with the public we serve.
• Organizational Excellence - Takes ownership for excellence through one's personal effectiveness and dedication to the continuous improvement of our operations.
• Success through Teamwork - Collaborates and builds partnerships through trust and the open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve organizational goals.

Duties and Responsibilities

Note: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on assigned area of responsibility, incumbents in the position may perform one or more of the activities described below.

• Performs project management work by coordinating small to moderate projects or elements of larger complex projects.
• Directs and coordinates activities concerned with the implementation and completion of assigned projects.
• Prepares or assists in the preparation of contract drafts, requests for proposal, and other related documents for review.
• Manages project operations to ensure adherence to project plans and schedules.
• Identifies, tracks, monitors and communicates project-related tasks, issues, scope changes, variances and contingencies that may arise during the project.
• Monitors project budget, monitors status of allocated funds and controls expenses.
• Prepares reports and maintains project documentation.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Job Specifications

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of project management.
• Knowledge of the processes, activities, requirements and objectives of the functional area to which assigned.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and solve problems involving several variables or unique situations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with others within and outside own organization.
• Ability to manage the details of projects, track activities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to collect, organize and analyze data and make logical decisions.

Physical Requirements

• While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• This position is primarily sedentary. 

Work Category

• Light work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg control requires exertion of forces greater than that of sedentary work and if the worker sits most of the time, the job is considered light work.

​​​​​​​Minimum Qualifications Required

• Graduation from an accredited four-year degree granting college or university; AND
• One year of experience managing projects, programs or activities; OR
• An equivalent combination of education (not less than possession of a High School diploma/GED), training and experience that would reasonably be expected to provide the job-related competencies noted above.

​​​​​​​Emergency Management Responsibilities

In the event of an emergency or disaster, an employee may be required to respond promptly to duties and responsi