Project Coordinator, Chicago, IL - Data Center

Worldwide Professional Solutions is seeking a highly organized, motivated, and detail-oriented Project Coordinator to join our growing team in Chicago, Illinois, supporting a hyperscale data center construction project. We are seeking candidates who currently live in the Chicago area or candidates who are open to relocating with an approved relocation package.

Successful candidates will have demonstrated construction coordination experience, preferably supporting data center, mission critical, industrial, manufacturing, or large commercial construction projects. Candidates must be self-motivated, technically skilled, highly organized, able to communicate clearly, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic construction environment. Candidates should demonstrate progressively increasing levels of responsibility throughout their careers. Hyperscale data center or mission critical construction experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work with the on-site Construction Management team to plan, organize, and support multiple construction scopes from project inception through design, construction, commissioning, turnover, and closeout.
• Maintain productive working relationships with internal business partners, customers, trade partners, contractors, and project stakeholders.
• Communicate project status, priorities, risks, and action items to client management, internal customers, and external parties as appropriate.
• Utilize and become proficient with construction management and project tracking tools, including Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, and related platforms.
• Support the development, tracking, and execution of project scope, schedules, budgets, forecasts, milestones, and project goals.
• Prepare project reports, meeting minutes, action item logs, status updates, documentation, and other project coordination materials.
• Coordinate with Facilities Operations, Facilities Engineering and Design, Construction Management, client management, trade partners, contractors, and other project stakeholders.
• Assist with coordination involving local government agencies, permitting authorities, inspectors, utility providers, and other external project entities as needed.
• Maintain strong working relationships with the Construction Management team, field labor, contractors, and project partners while supporting productivity improvements and effective field coordination.
• Support schedule updates, document control, issue tracking, change tracking, meeting coordination, procurement follow-up, turnover documentation, and project closeout activities.
• Help identify risks, constraints, and coordination issues that could affect safety, quality, schedule, cost, or project delivery.
• Track project commitments, deadlines, deliverables, and open action items to support timely resolution.

Requirements

• Three or more years of construction coordination, project engineering, field coordination, or construction project support experience is preferred.
• Experience supporting data center, mission critical, industrial, manufacturing, commercial, or other large-scale construction projects is preferred.
• Ability to work effectively with multiple customers, stakeholders, trade partners, contractors, and internal project teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively across multiple levels of an organization.
• Strong organizational, analytical, documentation, and follow-through skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, track action items, and support project deadlines in a fast-paced construction environment.
• Working knowledge of project schedules, construction documentation, meeting coordination, reporting, and document control.
• Knowledge of lean construction practices is a plus.
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification is preferred.
• Ability and willingness to learn new technical areas beyond current education and experience.
• Candidates must currently reside in the Chicago area or be willing to relocate with an approved relocation package.

Education and Experience

• A minimum of three to five years of experience supporting or managing construction projects in the data center, mission critical, industrial, manufacturing, commercial, or related construction markets is preferred.
• An associate, bachelor’s, or master’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline is preferred. Equivalent construction experience will also be considered.
• The successful candidate must be self-motivated, technically capable, highly organized, and able to communicate clearly. This individual must have a proven ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic project environment.

Why Join WWPS

This is a full-time, direct employment opportunity with Worldwide Professional Solutions. We offer a comprehensive benefits package and the opportunity to support a large-scale hyperscale data center construction program in the Chicago market.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Approved relocation package for qualified candidates

 

World Wide Professional Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.