Project Coordinator
Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Do you want to do meaningful work that improves quality of life? At Tetra Tech, you will work with high-performing teams who are passionate about using their expertise to find solutions to complex problems in water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development.
Tetra Tech Inc. Disaster Recovery (TDR) is currently seeking a Project Coordinator for a disaster recovery and mitigation program in Puerto Rico. The successful candidate will have experience organizing disaster management related programs, such as, but not limited to, FEMA PA and IA, CDBG-DR, or CDBG-MIT. They will be responsible for functions assigned to them under the supervision of the Program Manager, Deputy Program Manager, Project Manager, and senior management team.
This is a Section 3 eligible job opportunity. We encourage applications from individuals who are low income and/or living in Public Housing. Individual - CDBG (pr.gov).
Location: Puerto Rico (Guaynabo Office)
Responsibilities:
- Receive or make calls, take or send messages, and manage correspondence to or from the Key Staff and Project Team.
- Maintain daily, weekly and monthly schedules for the Key Staff and Project Team.
- Support in all project coordination activities as requested by PRDOH for approved projects under the FEMA Match Programs.
- Maintain a proper physical file system, as required.
- Produce reports, presentations and briefs for the Key Staff and Project Team.
- Assist the Key Staff and Project Team in record-keeping all data and documentation generated for the Program implementation.
- Assist in any other administrative task, as assigned by the Key Staff or Project Team.
- Perform any other duties and special projects as required.
- May require frequent travel around the island.
The candidate must have the following qualifications:
- Must have at least two (2) years of project management experience.
- Must have comprehensive knowledge in Microsoft Office software.
- Must be familiarized with user-end data management systems.
- Must have excellent writing and presentation skills.
- Must have fluent verbal and written communication skills in English and Spanish.
- Must be working locally from Puerto Rico.
The preferred candidate will also have:
- Experience working on CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT programs.
- A self-starter mentality and experience taking ownership of projects with limited direction.
- Ability to thrive in a low-ego, highly collaborative work environment.
- Excellent time management and organization skills, as well as the ability to execute multiple projects with overlapping timelines.
- Experience in federally funded housing and infrastructure projects preferred.
- Extraordinary attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and customer focus.
- Ability to manage several tasks simultaneously; set priorities and plan work to meet deadlines.
- Ability to identify problems and develop solutions, working well in a team environment.
- Ability to work attentively with minimal supervision and set priorities.
- Workdays in excess of 8 hours and/or weekend attendance may be required.
- Intuition and forward-thinking is a plus while working to accomplish goals.
- Must be motivated and results oriented.
- Professional self-presentation and communication.
About Tetra Tech:
Tetra Tech is a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. We combine the resources of a global, multibillion dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 400 locations around the world. We are Leading with Science® to provide sustainable and resilient solutions for our clients.
At Tetra Tech, we provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity. We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits. Learn more by visiting http://www.tetratech.com/en/benefits.
For more information on our company, please visit our website at www.tetratech.com. To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter on the Careers portion of our website at www.tetratech.com/careers.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Tetra Tech is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We invite resumes from all interested parties including women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities.
Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans for available positions.
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