About Careertakes

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Position Overview

Confidential Client is seeking a Project Coordinator to provide entry-level project management support on one or more small to moderately complex technology projects. This is a contract position based in El Paso, TX. The role reports to a project manager or technical lead and supports project delivery through coordination, communication, status reporting, and basic budget tracking.

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What You’ll Do

• Coordinate project activities across departments, vendors, contractors, and subcontractors to support implementation and deployment of technology projects.
• Track project schedules, document changes, and report potential schedule slippages to stakeholders.
• Maintain clear, timely communications with project team members and stakeholders; prepare and distribute meeting notes and status reports.
• Assist with creation and maintenance of reports, work queues, and system testing during implementation.
• Monitor budget expenditures and prepare project budget summaries and status updates.
• Support contract administration and help monitor contractor performance.
• Use project management tools and techniques to monitor goals and deliverables; escalate issues when appropriate.
• Conduct, compile, and summarize research; prepare oral and written reports related to project implementation.
• Serve as a backup for supervisors or teammates during temporary absences as assigned.

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Qualifications

Minimum qualifications (one of the following):

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Information Systems or a related field AND two (2) years of project management experience with small-scale add-on systems or services in an IT environment; or
• Associate’s degree in Information Systems or a related field AND four (4) years of project management experience with small-scale add-on systems or services in an IT environment.

Required:

• Valid Texas Class “C” Driver’s License (or equivalent from another state) by date of appointment.
• Ability to pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check within the first six months of hire and maintain CJIS eligibility.

Preferred skills:

• Familiarity with basic project management tools and reporting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage competing priorities.
• Comfortable working in a public-sector or similarly regulated environment.

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Other Important Requirements

• CJIS background check: Applicants must pass a CJIS fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Convictions or deferred adjudications such as felonies, certain misdemeanor adjudications/convictions, open arrests, or family violence convictions may disqualify an applicant or result in termination.
• This is an unclassified contract position. Applicants are encouraged to apply promptly; the posting may close once a preset number of qualified applications is received.
• Applicants with foreign credentials must have documents translated and evaluated by a NACES member agency prior to submission.
• A completed application is required; résumés alone are not accepted in lieu of application details.

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Compensation & Employment Type

• Salary range: $72,585.60 – $90,732.10 per year (provided by source).
• Employment type: Contract (with potential full-time contract hours per posting).
• Location: El Paso, TX (on-site / local work expected).

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Why Apply

• Gain hands-on project coordination experience supporting technology initiatives.
• Work with cross-functional teams and external partners on meaningful public-sector projects.
• Competitive hourly/annual compensation for contract role with a confidential client in the Energy, Oil & Gas industry.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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