Assistant Project Manager / Project Coordinator

For over seven decades investor-owned utilities, municipalities, cooperatives, and others have entrusted their electrical construction and maintenance needs to Davis H. Elliot Company, Inc. (Elliot).

Elliot is a full-service electrical contractor specializing in overhead and underground distribution, transmission, substations, lighting, traffic signaling, utility locating and industrial/commercial services. The team with this position opening specializes in the installation and maintenance of traffic signalization, roadway lighting, and street lights across multiple states. 

Job Description

We're on the lookout for an enthusiastic and detail-oriented Project Coordinator to join our team. In this role, you'll play a vital part in our project operations, working hands-on with our materials, vendors, and internal teams to keep everything running smoothly. This is an exciting entry-level opportunity where no two days are the same—and where your contributions will directly impact our success.

What You'll Do:

• Drive Project Momentum: Be the go-to for issuing purchase orders, ensuring all materials are in the right place at the right time.
• Collaborate with Key Players: Work with vendors and partners to secure timely delivery and approvals, and keep materials flowing to keep projects on track.
• Manage and Organize: Keep everything organized by managing materials and documentation across multiple projects.
• Be the Budget Guru: Assist with maintaining project budgets and timelines by issuing RFIs, change orders, and staying proactive with necessary adjustments.
• Be a Problem-Solver: Answer calls and emails from field teams, coordinate orders, provide updates, and help troubleshoot any challenges that arise.
• Flexibility in Action: Some travel and occasional after-hours responses are required—but you'll be part of a supportive, close-knit team in the Lexington area, ready to make things happen!

What We’re Looking For:

• A proactive, can-do attitude, ready to grow and learn within our supportive environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to connect effectively with vendors and team members.
• Excellent customer service skills—you’re responsive, attentive, and ready to build strong working relationships.
• Familiarity with Office 365 and SharePoint is a bonus, but your motivation to learn is what we value most.

This role is perfect for someone with a passion for organization, teamwork, and problem-solving. If you’re looking for a role that offers real-world experience, growth opportunities, and a chance to contribute to exciting projects, we’d love to hear from you!

Qualifications

• High school Diploma
• Valid Driver's License
• Proficiency with Excel
• Experience in the construction industry not required, but a bonus!
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check and drug screening

Benefits/Culture

Today, we are listed among Engineering News-Records Top 150 Specialty Contracting firms. Our success is based on our customers confidence in us; the loyalty, hard work and performance of our people; and the traditions with which Mr. Davis H. Elliot began the company in 1946. We understand that having the best team requires people being treated like family. Some of the benefits we offer our team include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance w/ additional Voluntary Life Insurance
• 401K w/ company match
• Employee Stock Ownership Program
• State and Federally accredited Lineman Apprenticeship program 
• Paid Vacation 
• Servant Leadership Training
• Uniforms and PPE provided