Project Administrator III

BCforward began as an IT business solutions and staffing firm. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers’ needs into a full service personnel solutions organization. BCforward’s headquarters are in Indianapolis, Indiana and also operates delivery centers in 20 locations in North America as well as India and Puerto Rico. We are currently the largest consulting firm and largest MBE certified firm headquartered in Indiana. 

Project Administrator III
Philadelphia, PA 19112
$27/HR ON W2
01/23/2017 to 10/31/2017
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business or related field from an accredited university or college
• Minimum of 5years of experience in project planning role IN A CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENT.
The Project Planner will coordinate, monitor and progress the on time delivery of assorted projects or products using Primavera. To achieve this, it will be necessary to create and maintain accurate data, and work with the relevant engineers to ensure the timely completion of work scopes and manage risks using Primavera.
As the Project Planner, you will:
• Work within the Planning COE team
• Maintain project schedule and proactive risk management of the project
• Maintain engineering schedules with summary reports
• Plan and schedule Design Reviews for customer projects
• Provide project and resource load analysis to drive on time delivery
• Use Primavera to develop and maintain a suite of integrated work package templates for system and project engineering, platform engineering, and control automation for power conversion projects
• Update plans weekly with the lead engineers and engineering managers
• Provide weekly project reports and schedules to Project Managers to assess the overall progress for engineering
• Work with Global Supply Chain to ensure that engineering deliverables are completed on time to ensure that the purchasing team has adequate time to procure parts and supplies
• Support GTE by analyzing workload actual and forecast including scenario planning
• Complete regular monitoring of progress by tracking hours spent versus budgets to support project objectives
• Work with Engineering Planners from other Power Conversion sites to drive commonality and standardize engineering planning process
• Establish performance indicators for inputs / outputs (Lead Time, OTD / LoB, FTY)
• Use of Dashboard for helping project handling and define priority
• Support continuous improvement activities to increase efficiency and cut out waste
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business or related field from an accredited university or college
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in project planning role IN A CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENT.
• Expert in scheduling and planning with valid experience in PRIMAVERA.
• Project management experience
• Experienced in engineering design processes and tools
• Proven record of continuous professional development
• Project leadership / management experience or training
• Familiar with Oracle and Primavera software packages
• Familiar with application engineering of power systems or power converter / inverter systems
• Work experience in a global matrix organization
• Multi-project management in a challenging and fast moving market
• Structured in approach and well organized
• Capable of working with a multi-disciplined and possibly international engineering team
• Ability to multi-task on a variety of projects to strict time scales
• Excellent communication skills
• Good report writing and presentation skills
• Good personal organizational skills
Sandra Taylor
571-267-4186

Sandra Taylor 
571-267-4186