Job Description: Project Coordinator

Location Type: Remote Employment Type: Full-time

Company Description

Canam Bridges designs, manufactures, and installs steel bridges for major infrastructure contractors across North America. Canam Bridges is a member of Canam Group, which has over 5,100 employees and operates 22 plants in North America, as well as engineering offices in Canada, Romania, India, and the Philippines.

Position Overview

Manage customer projects through interaction with various internal departments and provide external customers with information and support. Provide operational direction, guidance, and support to all departments regarding the production of bridge products from initial sale to final contract close-out, consistent with the corporate mission, guiding principles, and financial objectives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain good relationships with customers.
• Coordinate with drafting/engineering and production coordinators to determine project schedules.
• Review and approve purchase orders, invoices, and sales contracts to ensure legal obligations are met.
• Review specifications to ensure the scope of work is consistent with the bid.
• Maintain records of communications with customers (phone calls, conversations, standard letters, and notices) and update Canam systems with appropriate dates.
• Reply to Requests for Information from all departments.
• Follow up on any codes that may affect delivery in collaboration with the credit department.
• Review comparison reports.
• Research and write up change orders based on verifiable information.
• Follow up on collection letters to customers.
• Write up processing forms and/or process extra credit.
• Ensure that final drawings are sent and calculations are included if necessary.
• Process back charge forms in collaboration with various departments when claims are received.
• Review claims, document issues, and resolve claims with management granting final approval.
• Review charges, document issues, and provide management with supporting documents necessary to review claims.
• Update tracking spreadsheets with all back charges and change orders.
• Attend job site meetings as directed by management.
• Work with customers on any job site in an ongoing effort to avoid or minimize the cost impact of potential back charges.
• Research accounting issues as requested by the Accounting Manager.
• Prepare reports and correspondence for internal and external use.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) or the equivalent from a college or technical school with a four-year program.
• At least 5 years of related experience in the steel fabrication industry.
• Knowledge of AISC, AWS, ASTM, and OSHA requirements.
• Effective communication skills and strong customer orientation.
• Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Strong negotiating skills.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Exceptional and proven organizational skills.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to apply basic geometry and trigonometry concepts.
• Willingness to travel for necessary training and job site visits.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, and Google Suite.
• Read and speak English.

Additional Information

Physical Demands:

• Regularly required to sit; use hands and fingers to type, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently required to talk or hear.

Work Environment:

• General office and constant exposure to computer display.
• May be exposed to steel fabrication environment and occasional outside weather conditions, excessive noise levels, and vibration.
• May work near moving mechanical parts and be exposed to fumes or airborne particles.

Remuneration: We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package as well as excellent opportunities for training and advancement.

Canam is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.