Project Coordinator IV (IT Project Controls)

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States; remote or onsite options available. Work location: Louisiana.

Salary: $45–$55/hour on W2. Six-month contract.

What you will do

• Lead project controls for strategic IT programs, including cost control, scheduling, risk, issue, reporting, and PMO operations.
• Manage, coach, and mentor project controllers, schedulers, specialists, analysts, and project staff.
• Ensure project controls comply with management standards and Stage Gate Process requirements.
• Assess project performance, identify risks and issues, and develop mitigation and resolution plans with project management.
• Review project status reports and performance metrics, and provide progress, estimates-at-completion, and compliance reporting to executives, steering committees, and regulatory bodies.
• Improve project control policies, procedures, metrics, workload management, employee relations, and organizational change practices.

Requirements

• 7+ years of project controls experience on technology-sector projects.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, MIS, Business, or equivalent work experience.
• Superior skills using multiple SDLC techniques, including Waterfall and Agile.
• Expert knowledge of scheduling, cost control, and risk management, plus solid understanding of project management and PMO practices.
• Knowledge of employment legislation, compliance requirements, HR policies, and best practices.
• Experience building and driving people and culture programs from the ground up.
• Ability to build relationships and external networks, work independently with minimal supervision, and collaborate effectively.
• Strong research, decision-making, organization, written and verbal communication, analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Primavera Project Management Systems, and basic data tools and concepts; ability to maintain confidentiality and follow data protection guidelines.

Nice to have

• Active PMP certification.
• Active Agile certification.
• Primavera certification.
• Experience with ServiceNow SMP, project governance, project management, and scheduling.

Culture & Benefits

• 40 hours per week; the exact schedule will be determined later.
• Remote or onsite work arrangement available.
• Full-time consultants have access to medical, dental, vision, and 401K contributions, plus PTO, sick leave, and other benefits required by applicable state or local law.