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Position Title: Sr. Project Coordinator
Department: Project Implementation
Compensation: $90,000 - $110,000 + annual bonus
Reports To: Project Director
Location: Ontario, Canada
About the Role:
The Sr. Project Coordinator will support the successful delivery of e-STORAGE’s utility-scale battery energy storage projects across Ontario. Reporting to the Project Director, this role will coordinate schedules, project documentation, procurement activities, subcontractor requirements, customer deliverables, and cross-functional communication throughout the project lifecycle. The successful candidate will bring strong project execution experience and the ability to keep complex activities, stakeholders, and contractual requirements organized and moving forward.
Responsibilities:
Coordinate project activities across Project Management, Procurement, Engineering, Construction, and other internal teams
Support the development and maintenance of project plans, schedules, milestones, and communication documents
Monitor project timelines, identify critical-path activities, and follow deliverables through to completion
Track contractual obligations, customer requirements, non-conformances, and contract modifications
Prepare and communicate clear project status updates to internal and external stakeholders
Coordinate the flow of contract submittals, vendor documentation, project reports, invoices, customer correspondence, and other project records
Maintain effective communication with customers, vendors, subcontractors, and internal project stakeholders
Coordinate subcontractor activities and monitor subcontractor schedules against project requirements
Support Procurement with vendor commitments, supplier relationships, proposals, and contract exhibits
Monitor project documentation status and ensure required submissions are completed on schedule
Review project documents for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with contractual requirements
Assist with the development and maintenance of project execution tools, trackers, and reporting processes
Required Qualifications and Skills:
Educational background in Project Management, Engineering or a related field
At least five years of project coordination or project execution experience, preferably within the construction, energy, infrastructure, or renewable energy sectors
Experience coordinating schedules, project documentation, procurement activities, and multiple internal and external stakeholders
Strong understanding of project execution processes and the ability to track activities from planning through completion
Experience supporting contract administration, customer submittals, vendor documentation, or change management
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project
Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
Ability to build productive working relationships with customers, subcontractors, vendors, and internal teams.
Knowledge of utility-scale renewable energy, battery energy storage systems, engineering principles, or construction processes is considered an asset
Valid driver’s licence and ability to travel to project sites as required
e-STORAGE is Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
e-STORAGE uses AI-assisted tools during parts of the hiring process, including screening and workflow automation. All final hiring decisions are made by humans.
This is a current vacancy, and we are actively hiring for this position.
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Skills Required
- Educational background in Project Management, Engineering, or a related field
- At least five years of project coordination or project execution experience
- Experience in construction, energy, infrastructure, or renewable energy sectors
- Experience coordinating schedules, project documentation, procurement activities, and multiple internal and external stakeholders
- Strong understanding of project execution processes and ability to track activities from planning through completion
- Experience supporting contract administration, customer submittals, vendor documentation, or change management
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project
- Strong organizational and time-management skills with ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
- Ability to build productive working relationships with customers, subcontractors, vendors, and internal teams
- Knowledge of utility-scale renewable energy, battery energy storage systems, engineering principles, or construction processes
- Valid driver's licence
- Ability to travel to project sites as required
What We Do
Founded in 2001 in Ontario Canada, Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) is as a global energy provider with successful business subsidiaries in 20 countries & regions on 6 continents. Canadian Solar is both a leading manufacturer of solar PV modules and a provider of solar energy solutions, with over 14,000 employees globally. With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Canada, China, Brazil and South East Asian countries, Canadian Solar now has module manufacturing capacity and has delivered more than 55 GW of premium quality solar modules to customers in over 150 countries in the past 20 years. Canadian Solar has solar power projects globally and solar power plants that are in commercial operation, with a resale value of US$1.2 billion. In addition, Canadian Solar has a geographically diversified utility-scale solar power project pipeline around 10 GWp, with projects being developed in the U.S., Japan, Latin America,Australia, EMEA, South East Asia, India and China. Of the total project pipeline, 2.9 GWp of projects are at late-stage development and have secured energy offtake agreements. In 2018, Canadian Solar achieved a revenue of US$3.74 billion, Meanwhile, Canadian Solar was listed as the Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s Tier 1 Module Manufacturer in terms of bankability for Q4 2018, and was named as Top 3 Global Utility-scale Solar PV Project Developer for 2017 by GTM Research. Canadian Solar Founder and CEO Dr. Shawn Qu blogs as a LinkedIn Influencer at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnqu/. Canadian Solar is making the difference by delivering more clean, safe and affordable solar energy to the world.
