IT Project Coordinator

Why Work for Park Lawn?

Service

• At every level, our dedicated team members display a strong work ethic and commitment to our core values, respect for the family, the profession, and the individual.
• Work with leading experts in the funeral and cemetery profession.

Benefits

• Financial assistance programs encouraging employees through education and development in industry related subjects.
• Robust Health and Welfare Plans, and savings account options, designed to support your personal needs, enhance well-being and help navigate life’s challenges.
• Rich 401k and Roth Retirement Plan options available for both Full Time and Part Time employees along with a Company Match.
• Variety of Vacation, Personal Days and Sick Days based on your role emphasizing the importance of physical and emotional replenishment for our team.
• Employee Discounts on services, merchandise, and property to help our team members in their time of need.

Culture

• We value honesty, courage, integrity, ethical behavior and the development of personal growth.
• We are rooted in the communities to provide a personal touch to every family we serve.
• We believe in the value of funeral and cemetery service, drawing on decades of experience to create the best experience for our families.

Summary/Objective

This role provides project coordination, project portfolio administration, and executive support to the Chief Information Officer. The IT Project Coordinator maintains project plans, dashboards, governance activities, budgets, risks, issues, and executive reporting while coordinating administrative activities for the CIO and IT Leadership Team.

Essential Functions

• Maintains IT project portfolio and project schedules.
• Tracks milestones, budgets, risks, issues and action items.
• Prepares executive dashboards and presentations.
• Coordinates project governance and steering committee meetings.
• Maintains project documentation and templates.
• Coordinates vendor onboarding and purchasing activities.
• Supports annual budgeting and portfolio reporting.
• Manages CIO calendar, meeting logistics and executive correspondence.
• Prepares agendas, minutes and follow-up actions.
• Tracks departmental KPIs and operational metrics.
• Coordinates onboarding for IT staff.
• Provides administrative support for the CIO and leadership team.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Competencies

• Project coordination
• Organization
• Detail Orientation.
• Communication Proficiency.
• Teamwork Orientation.
• Customer Service Orientation.
• Time Management.

Required Education, Experience, Certifications and Licensure

• Minimum of 3-5 years supporting projects or executives.
• Valid state issued driver’s license in good standing and acceptable driving record required.

Preferred Education, Experience, Certifications and Licensure

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• CAPM or PMP certification preferred.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Ability to read, write and speak English fluently. Bilingual is a plus.
• Effective and professional communication skills, with an emphasis on verbal skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft software products, including Project, Excel, Powerpoint, Teams and Sharepoint.
• Experience supporting multiple locations.
• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot technical and computer-related issues.
• Ability to maintain structured documentation and accurate records.
• Familiarity with basic procurement and accounting concepts.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments at once, multi-task across projects, and effectively prioritize each.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• The duties associated with this position are generally performed in an indoor office setting.
• Equipment used to perform the essential function of this position includes, but is not limited to computer, fax, copier, merchant terminal, multi-line phone system, personal or Company owned vehicle.
• Employees in this role are regularly required to climb, sit, stand, bend, kneel, and frequently lift to 25 pounds.
• Employee may be required to drive a vehicle while on Company business, maintain a good driving record and be insurable under Company vehicle insurance.
• This position may also require reaching, pushing, and pulling.
• This position may also be exposed to chemicals and/ or blood borne pathogens. Exposure risk is considered: Low

Travel

• This position may require up to 10 percent out of area and overnight travel.
• Travel is primarily local occurring during the business day only.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.