Project Coordinator

Career Area: Strategy Job Description: Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Overview The Project Coordinator supports both project execution and day-to-day team operations. The role coordinates project schedules, deliverables, documentation, and stakeholder communications while also managing departmental budget and operation execution such as meeting coordination, travel arrangements, expense processing, team events, onboarding support, and organizational communications. This position helps ensure the team operates efficiently and projects are executed successfully.  Key responsibilities include: •    Track project progress against schedules, goals, and key deliverables, and help identify issues or follow-up actions.  •    Support the preparation of project plans, proposals, meeting materials, minutes, reports, and other project-related documents.  •    Coordinate project schedules, action items, status updates, and documentation to support effective project execution.  •    Assist with monitoring project schedule, budget, and performance information, and prepare standard status reports as needed.  •    Arrange meetings, coordinate logistics, maintain team schedules, and support communication across team members and stakeholders.  •    Support travel arrangements, expense processing, payment coordination, and other routine administrative activities.  •    Maintain team records, procedure documents, shared files, and other administrative materials to keep information accurate and up to date.  Degree Requirement Degree or equivalent experience desired Skill Descriptors Business Acumen: Knowledge of business concepts, tools, and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations. Level Working Knowledge:  • Comments on the organization's business model and financial goals. • Communicates key considerations for business decision making process. • Cites examples of types of information needed to make sound business decisions. • Participates in business task to get things done in own unit or area. • Caters to key stakeholders and their priorities. Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan. Level Working Knowledge:  • Contributes to short-term operational plans. • Anticipates and adapts to plan changes. • Monitors progress of work against plan as required to meet objectives. • Reports variances and makes agreed-upon corrections. • Under guidance, develops tactical plan for own direct responsibility. Process Management: Knowledge of business process improvement tools and techniques; ability to understand, monitor, update, control, or enhance existing business or work processes. Level Working Knowledge:  • Employs process flows, cycle time, process time and waste concepts as appropriate. • Walks through steps, decisions, measurements, dependencies and hand-offs for a specific process. • Creates process flow or work flow diagrams. • Documents types of process decisions and potential impact of each decision. • Identifies and monitors common process bottlenecks. Collaborating: Knowledge of collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.