Apply your project management skills to make Westmoreland County a better tomorrow! Westmoreland Community Action (WCA) is hiring a Project Coordinator to oversee projects related to housing development and various Agency program or administrative departments. Using your proven track record managing complex projects, you will directly overseeing affordable housing construction projects throughout Westmoreland County and special projects such as locating a new community office and overseeing leasing and buildout, selling an Agency-owned property, or developing and overseeing a transition plan for new Agency-wide productivity or technology platform. As Project Coordinator, you will accomplish this by:

• Developing comprehensive project plans, including timelines, milestones, resource allocation, and risk mitigation strategies;
• Tracking project performance, managing budgets, and reporting progress to leadership;
• Overseeing and coordinating multiple phases of affordable housing construction including managing bid processes and overseeing a general contractor;
• Researching an assigned system change in order to recommend innovative solutions to meet identified goals; and
• Overseeing the implementation of approved system changes, including coordinating other staff resources for training and post-implementation evaluations.

Westmoreland Community Action is a non-profit organization that works to connect individuals and families to opportunities and resources throughout the community to improve their quality of life and help to reduce poverty in the community. This is accomplished through housing, counseling, support, education, intervention, collaborations, partnerships, information, referrals, and networking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, business administration, urban planning, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in project management, with a proven track record of managing complex projects.
• Familiarity with affordable housing development, leasing processes, and employee relocation logistics.
• Ability to pivot between unrelated, highly complex projects.
• Strong understanding of system evaluation and implementation processes.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools and software.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Acts 33, 34, 114, and sex offender registry clearances.
• Valid PA driver’s license, mandated Agency auto insurance coverage, and reasonably clean driving record.

Benefits:

• 100% Employer paid dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability polices,
• ICHRA health plans – Using an allowance, choose the best plan for you,
• 16 paid holidays,
• 10 days of vacation in first year of employment,
• 8% retirement match after 1 year and 1000 hours of service,
• Mileage reimbursement.

Annual salary starts at $62,400.00 - $71,448.00 ($30.00 - $34.35 per hour) with benchmarked adjustments based on experience.

Westmoreland Community Action (WCA) is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects our community and those that we seek to serve. If you, in good faith, believe that you are qualified to succeed in this position, we encourage you to apply. Please include a cover letter to tell us about your unique qualifications for the position. Our hiring manager will review your application and, if interested, will contact you regarding next steps.

REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO SAFELY PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION OF PROJECT COORDINATOR:

Strength requirements - Push/pull, lift/move up to 10 pounds.

Manual dexterity - Perform moderately difficult manipulation - typing, writing, filing.

Coordination - Perform tasks which require foot and/or hand/eye coordination - driving a car, computer entry.

Mobility - Walk, stand, sit for prolonged periods of time, drive, ability to navigate an active construction site.

Speech - Articulate with extreme accuracy.

Vision - Read small print, drive a car.

Hearing - Able to receive verbal information with some background noise.

Concentration - Able to concentrate on moderate to fine detail with constant interruption.

Attention Span - Able to attend to task function for more than 60 minutes at a time.

Conceptualization - Able to understand and relate to theories behind several related concepts.

Memory - Able to remember multiple verbal and written task-assignments given at beginning of a period extending over long period of time.

Environment Conditions - Indoor work with periodic outdoor responsibilities.