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Coordinator Assc - Coordinator

American Electric Power, Tulsa, OK, United States


Job Posting End Date
05-03-2026

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary
In this role, you'll perform work activities and projects requiring technical knowledge in a safe, effective, efficient and economic accomplishment of assigned objectives under the supervision of your manager.

What You'll Do

Coordinate work activities of others within work group, team or those external to the company—including contractors and vendors—as required to resolve routine technical tasks and field work activities.

Prepare forecasts of intermediate projects, including cash flows, budget variance monitoring, and cost tracking/analysis.

Perform varied assignments that demonstrate technical knowledge and analytical techniques to solve problems or analyze needs for internal and external customers.

Focus on outage planning, risk management, operation and maintenance of equipment, new customer requests, new construction, and/or determining work prerequisites and specifications, as needed.

Coordinate and participate in company and contractor meetings covering project work, risk strategy, safety issues, and operations and maintenance of equipment.

Make decisions and contribute to team decision‑making and consensus building.

Create contract requisitions, work authorizations, and processing change orders, and track contractor costs.

Participate in the planning and organization of project work activities.

Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that work prerequisites and deadlines are met.

Negotiate with vested parties to adjust schedule, cost, and general project coordination due to workload, weather, and other scheduling conflicts.

Document project risk analysis and generate project risk assessment reports.

Collaborate with others by providing information and seeking assistance as necessary.

Communicate with stakeholders to update plans, checklists, schedules, statuses, and budgets.

Assist with proactive risk management, reviewing productivity and performance factors regularly.

Provide training and guidance to lower‑level employees as appropriate.

Understand the AEP project management organizational standards and assist in applying those standards to projects.

Adhere to the guidance and standards set forth by the AEP Project Management Governance Committee.

Administer the change management process for programs and projects to properly characterize changes and assess their impact on project objectives.

Skills and Proficiency Preferred

Coordinate work activities of others within work group, team or external parties—including contractors and vendors—to resolve routine technical tasks and field work activities.

Prepare forecasts of intermediate projects, including cash flows, budget variance monitoring, and cost tracking/analysis.

Demonstrate technical knowledge and analytical techniques to solve problems or analyze needs for internal and external customers.

Work on outage planning, risk management, operation and maintenance of equipment, new customer requests, new construction, and determining work prerequisites and specifications.

Participate in company and contractor meetings covering project work, risk strategy, safety issues, and operations and maintenance of equipment.

Make decisions and contribute to team decision‑making and consensus building.

Create contract requisitions, work authorizations, and processing change orders, and track contractor costs.

Participate in planning and organization of project work activities.

Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure that work prerequisites and deadlines are met.

Negotiate adjustments for schedule, cost, and project coordination due to workload, weather, and other scheduling conflicts.

Document project risk analysis and generate project risk assessment reports.

Collaborate with others by providing information and seeking assistance as necessary.

Communicate with stakeholders to update plans, checklists, schedules, statuses, and budgets.

Assist with proactive risk management and review productivity and performance factors regularly.

Provide training and guidance to lower‑level employees as appropriate.

Understand AEP project management standards and assist in their application to projects.

Adhere to guidance and standards from the AEP Project Management Governance Committee.

Administer the change management process for programs and projects, assessing impact on objectives.

Desired Skills and Proficiency

Excel – Advanced proficiency, including PivotTables, advanced filtering, external data integration, and complex formulas.

SQL – Moderate proficiency in navigating tables, running predefined queries, and adjusting basic table queries.

Project Management/Scheduler – Moderate understanding of tasks, subtasks, schedule monitoring, and integration of schedule data from multiple sources.

MS Project/P6/P6 TeamMember – Novice to moderate skill; candidate will be trained to leverage software as needed.

Power BI / Power Query / Smartsheet – Moderate proficiency.

ShareNow / SharePoint – Moderate to advanced, operating as an admin; design and maintain sites.

Microsoft Office 365 – Current use and familiarity.

ServiceNow / DocuSign / Maximo / Cognos – Common software used for daily tasks.

Education and Experience Requirements

College or university degree in a related field, or associate’s degree with two years of relevant experience in design, operations, planning, construction, or maintenance of systems and/or equipment.

Typically requires a minimum of three years of experience in work activities and projects requiring technical knowledge.

Other Requirements

Demonstrate ability to manage time effectively and efficiently.

Show capability in organization, planning, accuracy, attention to detail, and goal achievement.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Listen and identify customer needs and wants.

Communicate effectively with team, management, customers, contractors, vendors, and regulatory agencies.

Team player with ability to collaborate well with others.

Proficient with computers in a Windows environment and ability to learn new and complex systems.

Immediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel and ability to develop complex spreadsheets.

Some travel, including overnight, may be required.

On rare occasions, temporary relocation might be required.

Apply problem‑solving skills to resolve technical problems and initiate solution techniques.

Preferred: Cognos, EcoSys, and/or Maximo experience.

Willingness to work overtime, call‑out overtime, and shift work, depending on business needs.

Ability to perform light physical duties at various work sites, including home and AEP locations, in varying conditions.

Coordinate multiple projects of variable complexity.

Understand and support AEP policies, values, principles, structure, and behavior.

Compensation
Grade 05: $61,547–$77,057. Grade 06: $72,380–$90,474.

Compensation Range: $63,496.00–$93,188.50. Compensation Grade: SP20-005.

Physical Demand
The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Equal Employment Opportunity
American Electric Power provides Equal Employment Opportunity in all respects of the employer‑employee relationship, including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company‑sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. When required by law, certain information may be recorded or applicants invited to voluntarily disclose protected characteristics.

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