Project Coordinator

Job Title: Project Coordinator

Location: National Harbor, MD (On-site)

Type: Temp-to-Perm (90 days)

Compensation: $20-$25/hr., DOE

Cloudforce is seeking a Project Coordinator to support the management and completion of various small/medium short-term projects and initiatives. Projects will include both IT engineering projects along with back-office coordination, internal project oversight, and PMO office support.

The Project Coordinator will work closely with the PMO and engineering teams to carry out the successful completion of projects by serving as the liaison between Cloudforce staff and stakeholders. Daily tasks in this role will include administrative coordination of project work, maintaining of project agendas, notes, and calendars, and overseeing the PMO’s project management tool, ClickUp.

The ideal candidate will enthusiastically contribute to the client relationship, leveraging excellent communication skills to provide structure and clarity throughout the duration of the project. This candidate should possess professional polish and confidence, value self-awareness and growth, and have a detail-oriented management style.

Responsibilities:

• Support Program and Project Managers in the implementation of larger-scale projects as requested.
• Provide weekly cadence of necessary project reporting, including budgets, status, metrics, milestones, risks, and other considerations.
• Coordinate project management activities, resources, equipment, and information.
• Support PMO staff responsibilities such as meeting/stakeholder coordination, documentation creation, and resource management.
• Assist in managing a documentation repository for internal PMO and for client-facing artifacts.
• Create and update documentation in support of the PMO and project, or as assigned based on needs of the client or team.
• Provide direct oversight across selected projects (internal and client-facing) as directed by the Program Manager.
• Serve as subject matter expert for the PMO’s project management application (ClickUp).
• Assist technical staff to break down projects into manageable actions and clear timeframes.
• Serve as an onsite presence for key client meetings (in and around DC-Metro area).
• Other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Exceptional and highly professional communication ability – both verbal and written.
• Confidence and polish to engage with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of seniority.
• An ability to work independently with minimal managerial supervision.
• Exceptional organizational skills, including multitasking and time management.
• Strong customer service and collaboration skills.
• An ability to serve as a liaison, onsite presence, and facilitator for Cloudforce – and as a backup for the Project Management team.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• One or more years of experience supporting projects.
• Knowledge of industry-standard project management fundamentals and terminology (CAPM, PMP, Agile or other frameworks).
• Hands-on experience with project management and collaboration tools (such as ClickUp, Trello, MS Project, Planner, Airtable, Teams, Jira, SharePoint, etc.).

You Love To:

• Work in a dynamic team environment.
• Learn and deploy modern technologies.
• Perform as a self-starter and manage your own time.
• Interact with clients often and maintain excellent working relationships.
• Participate in monthly company outings and quarterly local service projects.
• Eat lunch as a team every Friday and have your hand at conquering our ping-pong champions.

About Us:

Cloudforce is a spirited team defined by the shared values of excellence, growth, teamwork, passion, giving back, and glee. As technophiles, we thrive on the latest developments in our chosen field of expertise: cloud computing. As humans, we are driven by the opportunities to make life better through the thoughtful application of technology. At Cloudforce, these two pursuits combine to form an effective, human-centered approach for making cloud solutions accessible for businesses, app developers, and entrepreneurs, alike.

We offer our employees unique opportunities to learn, grow, and be part of a team that believes in more than just typical nine-to-five activities. We’ve built a culture around openness, inclusiveness, giving back to the community, team building, and growth. Whether it be through monthly team outings, annual trips, or our frequent charitable activities, we’re serious about making each individual feel like they’re part of our team.

Cloudforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, race, color, religious creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation/gender identity, age, or genetic information.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

P.S.... Cloudforce offers everything you’d expect in the perfect technology job…

• Outstanding opportunities to learn, grow, and expand your network
• Excellent compensation, benefits, and generous incentives
• 24/7 access to a modern gym with Tonal and Peloton
• 401K savings plan and education reimbursement
• Super cutting-edge technology
• State-of-the-art workspace
• Community involvement
• Great team synergy

But we also offer a few irresistible extras:

• Weekly lunch and shenanigans... on us!
• Complimentary snacks to keep you focused
• Incentive program for investing in your growth
• Seeing your input and suggestions heard and implemented
• Free monthly garage parking with direct private access to the office
• Brand-new, sun-filled National Harbor offices with scenic views of the Potomac, surrounded by shops, restaurants, and more
• Scenic walking paths along the Potomac for getting some fresh air and think time
• Applying your technology smarts and insights to make the world safer, smarter, better