Project Coodinator at Keel in Saginaw, MI

Description

Built on Experience. Built for Skill. Built for You.

Keel was formed by bringing together three industry leaders combining generations of hands-on expertise in steel fabrication, shipbuilding, aerospace, and defense manufacturing.

That means when you join Keel, you’re joining a team backed by decades of proven craftsmanship and real-world results.

We build ships, defense systems, aerospace components, and heavy steel structures that serve critical missions — and we do it with pride.

Your Mission:

The Project Coordinator supports Project Managers and the Program Management Office (PMO) by coordinating day-to-day project activities, maintaining schedules, tracking deliverables, managing documentation, and facilitating communication across cross-functional teams. This role plays a critical part in keeping projects organized, visible, and progressing in alignment with scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations. The role provides broad support across PMO functions, including project controls, operational visibility, schedule reporting, and coordination across multiple active programs.

This position serves as the entry point into the PMO and is intentionally designed to build and strengthen core project management competencies. Project Coordinators gain exposure to PMO processes, tools, financial controls, operational rhythms, and cross-functional interactions, creating a structured pathway towards increasingly complex project responsibilities.

Explore the Depth of the Role:

Project & PMO Support

• Support Project and Program Managers in the planning, execution, tracking, and closeout of projects.
• Coordinate resources, meetings, and communications across functional teams.
• Track project metrics including schedules, deliverables, risks, assumptions, dependencies, and milestones.
• Prepare and maintain project status reports, dashboards, and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure all project documentation is accurate, current, and properly stored in accordance with PMO standards.

Schedule, Reporting & Visualization

• Maintain project schedules, task lists, and milestone trackers to ensure alignment with approved plans.
• Assist in identifying schedule risks, gaps, and conflicts and escalate concerns appropriately.
• Partner with PMO data and analytics teams to update and maintain PMO dashboards and performance metrics.
• Create simplified schedule visualizations derived from complex Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) to increase clarity own owners, due dates, status, and financial implications.
• Support deployment and maintenance of visual management systems across shop floor and operational areas.

Financial Forecasting & Project Controls

• Assist in tracking project costs, labor hours, work orders, and customer invoicing requirements.
• Support earned value tracking by validating reported progress against actual work performed.
• Audit project data, spreadsheets, and reports for accuracy and resolve discrepancies as needed.
• Support cashflow forecasting and milestone invoicing through data validation, tracking planned vs. actual invoice dates and coordinating updates with PMs.

Communication & Coordination

• Facilitate recurring tactical meetings, supporting cross-functional accountability and follow-through.
• Support PMs and leadership in preparing communications, updates, and cross-functional alignment materials.

Compliance, Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure project activities align with contract requirements, quality procedures, and PMO standards.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying inefficiencies and lessons learned.
• Uphold safety, quality, and ethical standards in all project activities.
• Support PMO standardization across regions by sharing tools, templates, best practices, and process improvements with peer Project Coordinators.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Mission Readiness:

• Requires an associate’s degree in business management, Engineering, Finance, or related field from a credited college, university, or technical school; or two (2) years of successful related experience or training in engineering, finance, or manufacturing management; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• CAPM preferred.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in a manufacturing, production, or project-driven environment.
• Working knowledge of project management fundamentals including scheduling, critical paths, resource planning, and risk tracking.
• Basic understanding of earned value principles and project financial reporting.
• Experience working with ERP systems (IFS preferred).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; Microsoft Project required. Smartsheet and Power BI experience is a plus.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience supporting Project Managers and leadership teams.
• High attention to detail and accuracy in a fast-paced environment.

Travel Requirements:

Occasional travel between facilities and customer sites as needed.

Physical Requirements:

• May be required to stand, walk, sit, reach/pull/push with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop or kneel regularly.
• May lift or carry 50lbs. Weights exceeding 50lbs will require mechanical means to maneuver.

Become a part of our Builders and you too can...

• Uphold Safety and Quality Standards
• Embody Team Spirit
• Relentless Customer Focus
• Convey Integrity, Trust, and Professionalism
• Execute with Excellence and Velocity

What Keel will build for you:

• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• Competitive Pay
• 401(k) Match
• HSA/FSA
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Internal Referral Bonus Opportunities
• Shift Differentials
• Overtime Potential
• Paid on the Job Training
• Certification Sponsorship Opportunities
• Committed to Individual Career Growth
• We Do Fun Things, Plus More!

Need Assistance?

If you require a reasonable accommodation at any stage of the employment process, please email talent@keelusa.com with details about your request and your contact information. Accommodation requests are reviewed individually on a case-by-case basis. Please note that this email address is monitored only for inquiries related to reasonable accommodation requests.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

What we build, builds us.