Cooke is a global seafood company with operations in North America, Europe, and South America. Our company’s success is driven by our dynamic, highly skilled, and innovative management team, supported by dedicated employees who live in coastal communities and contribute to the local area’s economy and sense of community.

The Role:

As our organization continues to grow, we are seeking a Project Coordinator to join our team of IT professionals in Saint John, New Brunswick. Reporting to the Senior Manager of IT Business Management, this is a wonderful opportunity to show off your experience managing IT solution implementations, and expand your leadership skills, provide exceptional value to the company, and accelerate growth.

As a Project Coordinator you will be responsible for the efficient, effective, and reliable delivery of technology-based projects and service requests to various global business lines. This position also encompasses the administration of our Project Portfolio Management tool (PPM) which is a corner stone to our project delivery lifecycle and requires a highly motivated and industrious individual with a range of knowledge and experience in technical and project management concepts. Strong analytic and communication skills will be key as you will work at all levels within the organization to ensure we are delivering on our committed priorities and generating positive business outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Project Portfolio Management (PPM) administration, maintaining resource allocations, creating, and supporting reports and dashboards, managing user accounts and access
• Create new work intake requests within the PPM platform
• Assign tasks to internal teams
• Assist with schedules and resource allocation management
• Work with the Project Managers and implementation teams to identify and apply continuous improvement opportunities within the PPM platform
• Coordinate and manage small to medium size projects, project tasks and service requests that are both IT and Business related
• Produce related deliverables such as status reports, delivery schedules, resource schedules, risk and change logs
• Perform administrative tasks, such as organizing meetings, taking meeting minutes/notes, and following up on important decisions and actions items
• Coordinate with 3rd party vendors for project and/or service request deliverables according to plan
• Work closely with internal business units and facilitate communication to ultimately ensure successful delivery of the projects and/or service requests
• Provide support to peers as required during large scale project deployments

Qualifications

• Work experience as a Project Coordinator or similar role
• PMP/PM certification considered an asset
• Experience with software administration or configuration considered an asset
• Well-rounded understanding of technical concepts and methodologies considered an asset
• Proven ability to deliver projects successfully throughout the full project lifecycle
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems, manage time efficiently and meet deadlines as required
• Excellent communicator who can effectively influence others and productively resolve a various customer, project, and technical issues
• Strategic mindset and the ability to provide direction with the right sense of urgency
• Dependability with a great work ethic, demonstrated initiative, ownership of issues and an exceptional attitude
• Must be self-directed and able to manage competing priorities

The Opportunity

The role description is just one part of the story. This is an opportunity to grow, to stretch, to work within the parameters of the role but stretch to your fullest potential. We are a team that counts performance, we reward contribution, and we recognize talent. It is about being at the center of one of the fastest growing Atlantic Canadian based companies and knowing you are part of that growth. The ability to bring your passion for learning, desire for growth, and energy for moving your career forward is what we offer.

The Why

Why Cooke?…simple because we are a company that rewards initiative, resourcefulness, and work ethic. We will champion your growth and provide you with the platform to create your path, your career, and your future.

NOTE: The recruiter is reviewing and interviewing eligible applicants for this position as they are received. If you are interested in this posting, you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.