Construction Projects Coordinator

Construction Projects Coordinator

Virgina | Onsite Role

1+ Year Contract | Mon–Thurs (6 AM–4 PM)

$35–$40/hr + $100/day Per Diem (Non-Local)

Spencer Ogden is supporting a major power-generation facility within the regulated utilities sector. We are seeking a Construction Projects Coordinator to help plan, organize, and schedule both routine maintenance and capital project activities within a highly structured, compliance-driven environment. This position plays a key role in keeping plant operations efficient, safe, and aligned with weekly and long-range schedules.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day maintenance support activities and project-related work across operations, maintenance, engineering, planning, and safety teams.
• Attend daily/weekly work management meetings and ensure scheduled activities align with site priorities and resource availability.
• Develop and maintain integrated work schedules, ensuring proper staffing levels, equipment availability, and workflow sequencing.
• Support schedule integration during peak project seasons and outage planning cycles.
• Identify schedule conflicts, resource constraints, and risk drivers; assist in developing mitigation strategies.
• Support emergent work requests and help incorporate them into existing plans with minimal operational disruption.
• Promote a strong safety culture and foster clear, consistent communication across departments.

Required Experience

• 5+ years coordinating maintenance, planning, or scheduling activities within power generation, heavy industrial, or other highly regulated environments.
• Understanding of work control processes, plant procedures, and standardized scheduling practices.
• Experience working with scheduling software or LAN-based project planning tools.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Proven ability to organize complex workloads, track progress, and develop practical scheduling solutions.

Preferred Background

• Experience in high-reliability environments such as power plants, industrial facilities, or military programs.
• Exposure to outage scheduling or large-scale maintenance cycles.
• Ability to prioritize competing tasks, negotiate schedule adjustments, and support leadership decision-making.