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.
About EPD
Caterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of our various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe, including providing back-up power to hospitals, providing emergency power when natural disasters strike, and supporting critical infrastructure for data centers, municipalities, and more. With a rich history of more than 95 years in the electric power business, our team has world-class expertise and a proven ability to adapt to changing demands. We're committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers. Join our team to help build a better, more sustainable world for future generations!
Job Summary
The Project Coordinator supports project planning and controls activities across the project lifecycle. This role partners with project managers and cross-functional teams to maintain project schedules, collect and analyze project data, facilitate project control meetings, and communicate project health and progress. The Project Coordinator helps ensure projects are executed efficiently by monitoring schedules, supporting reporting processes, and maintaining accurate project information within established tools and systems.
What You Will Do
Coordinate with project managers and team members to collect project status updates and maintain accurate project schedules.
Update and manage project plans using Microsoft Project and related project management tools.
Facilitate project controls meetings and communicate project health, schedule performance, and progress updates.
Assist with monitoring project timelines, milestones, budgets, and key performance metrics.
Support opportunity planning and project forecasting activities through timeline and project review meetings.
Analyze project data and prepare reports and presentations for project teams and leadership.
Monitor data quality within project systems and support data cleaning and harmonization efforts.
Identify project risks, scheduling concerns, and potential impacts to delivery and communicate findings to stakeholders.
Provide support and training to project teams on project planning, controls processes, and reporting tools.
Degree Requirement
Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Information Technology, Project Management, or a related field; or equivalent project planning/project controls experience.
What You Will Have
Tactical/Strategic Planning: Working 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.
Maintains and updates project schedules to support project execution and delivery objectives.
Monitors project progress against established plans and identifies schedule variances.
Collaborates with project teams to adjust schedules and support changing business priorities.
Effective Communications: Working knowledge and understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Facilitates project control meetings and communicates project status to stakeholders.
Creates clear reports, presentations, and project updates to support decision-making.
Collaborates with project managers and team members to ensure accurate and timely information sharing.
Data Gathering and Reporting: Basic understanding and knowledge of tools, techniques and processes for gathering and reporting data; ability to practice them in a particular department or division of a company.
Collects and validates project status, schedule, and performance data from multiple sources.
Utilizes project management and reporting tools to analyze and communicate project information.
Supports data quality initiatives through data monitoring, cleaning, and reporting activities.
Project Management: Working knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.
Maintains project schedules and project plans using Microsoft Project and related tools.
Assists with project planning activities, including schedule development and progress tracking.
Produces project status reports and supports project managers in monitoring project performance.
Additional Requirements
Experience supporting projects in a manufacturing, industrial, engineering, construction, or similar project-based environment.
Experience coordinating schedules, timelines, deliverables, and project reporting activities.
Ability to analyze data and communicate project status to a variety of stakeholders.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
What Will Put You Ahead
Experience using Microsoft Project, Microsoft Project Online, or similar project scheduling software.
Exposure to project controls, project planning, or project coordination practices.
Experience facilitating project review, timeline, or project controls meetings.
Experience working with Power BI or other reporting and data visualization tools.
Knowledge of data quality, data cleaning, and reporting processes.
Experience supporting engineering, manufacturing, power generation, or large capital project environments.
Additional Information
This position requires the candidate to work a 5-day-a-week schedule in the office.
Travel (international/domestic) up to 10% is possible, as business requires.
Relocation is NOT available for this position.
Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this position.
This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job.
At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of "essential job functions" as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
About Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For over 100 years, we have been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.
Summary Pay Range:
$81,370.00 - $122,060.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
401(k) savings plans*
Health Savings Account (HSA)*
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
Health Lifestyle Programs*
Employee Assistance Program*
Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
Career Development*
Incentive bonus*
Disability benefits
Life Insurance
Parental leave
Adoption benefits
Tuition Reimbursement
These benefits also apply to part-time employees
Posting Dates:
July 24, 2026 - August 9, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
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