Project Coordinator

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Project Coordinator managing global sourcing initiatives at S&C Electric. Collaborating with various stakeholders to track timelines and ensure project success.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $73,920 - $97,885 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Coordinate the smooth tracking, intake, and implementation of outsourcing projects, engineering changes, tooling replacement and global sourcing initiatives.
Constantly guiding & following up with teammates to ensure teammates are the project timelines are clear, concise, easy to follow and up to date with the latest action items, assignees and anticipated date of completion.
Ensure all relevant project documents are updated and easily accessible.
Prepare project status reports using project management software, Power BI and Microsoft Project tools.
Support issue resolution relating to suppliers, delivery delays or quality concerns.
Ensure compliance with company policies, trade regulations and sourcing standards.
Analyze project data and identify process improvement opportunities.
Assist teammates with project management workflow questions/concerns.
Set up complex sourcing projects utilizing project management software tools.
Assign cross-functional teammates to individual tasks. Ensure the definition of done is clear and understood for each item.
Set milestones & timelines.
Guide and train teammates as to how most effectively communicate using established tools.
Manage and support sourcing projects using various project management tools, including Wrike, Microsoft Project, Excel, Power BI and Jira.
Schedule and/or participate actively in project meetings taking detailed notes and updating project plans/trackers to ensure efficient follow-up and execution of actions.
Support the delivery of status updates and reports to internal customers, project teams, leaders, and third parties at an agreed upon cadence, creating decks and other project materials as needed.
Monitor project risks and recommend risk mitigation strategies and contingency plans to keep projects tracking to expected outcomes.
Understand project success metrics and track project status, budget, and delivery, advising of delays and revised delivery dates or costs as required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Business, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience.
2+ years of Project Management experience, preferrably in the manufacturing industry.
Sound knowledge of and demonstrated experience applying project management principles to moderately complex projects.
Good technology proficiency including experience using project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Wrike or similar project management systems.
Rounded project management skills including the ability to create detailed project plans, define scope, and establish timelines/milestones.
Sound customer service orientation, ensuring satisfaction of internal and external customers and consistent communication throughout projects.
Solid time management and organizational skills, coordinating internal and external resources, creative problem-solving when obstacles arise, prioritizing tasks, managing multiple deadlines and keeping others organized.
The ability to travel as required for project related needs.
Experience within the electrical power industry, with particular knowledge of medium and high voltage equipment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical & Prescription, Dental, Vision, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, , Health Savings Account (HSA), Group Life Insurance, optional Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance, Wellbeing Resources including Employee Assistance Program and Family Forming Benefits (i.e., Adoption and Fertility support)
Leave Benefits: Vacation Time, Sick Time, Paid Holidays and Company Shutdown days, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves, Paid Parental Time and Military Leave
Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (KSOP) offering traditional and Roth 401(k) options and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) component; KSOP participants can receive annual ESOP company contributions of over 11% of eligible earnings (3% Core, up to 3.5% Match, Variable Periodic).

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementprocess improvementproject planningrisk mitigationdata analysisscope definitiontimeline establishmentcustomer servicetime managementorganizational skills

Soft Skills

communicationproblem-solvingteam collaborationleadershipattention to detailadaptabilitycreativitycoordinationfollow-uptraining

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Project ManagementBachelor's degree in BusinessBachelor's degree in Engineering