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Project Coordinator

Project Coordinator – Join Laketown Electric Corporation

Location: Twin Cities and Mankato, MN
Job Type: Full-Time

About Laketown Electric Corporation

Laketown Electric is a premier commercial and industrial electrical contractor with offices in the Twin Cities and Mankato, MN. Since 1975, we’ve built a reputation for excellence in healthcare, institutional, industrial, and large-scale commercial projects. As we celebrate our 50th year in business, our backlog of work is stronger than ever, with projects secured well into 2025 and beyond.

With zero residential or apartment projects, we focus exclusively on complex and challenging electrical work—offering a dynamic and rewarding work environment for experienced electricians.

About the Role

The Project Coordinator is responsible for providing administrative support and coordination to maximize the efficiency of Project Managers and team. There will be daily coordination, submittals, closeouts, and documentation achieved. A high degree of dedication, accuracy, and efficiency must be demonstrated to excel in this role. The coordinator will be working on pre-bid, project startups and closeouts, ongoing projects, along with other various projects.   

What Makes Laketown Electric Unique

  • 100% Employer-Paid Benefits – Healthcare, vision, dental, and basic life insurance
  • 401k with Employer Match – Helping you invest in your future
  • Clear Career Path – Incentivizing those ready for leadership and promotion opportunities
  • Merit-Based Bonuses – Earn additional rewards for performance, teamwork, and productivity
  • Exciting, Large-Scale Work – Consistently challenging commercial and industrial projects
  • Family-First Culture – Work hard, have fun, and enjoy company outings and events
  • Commitment to Giving Back – Supporting the communities where we live and work

Pre-bid duties:

  • Creation of folder for plans and specs and upload into the appropriate program.
  • Reach out for bidders list on private projects
  • Enter bid information into bid board
  • Ensure the proper template, font, logo, etc. are used with accurate and complete information in all areas and ensure all attachments are referenced accordingly
  • Ensure all approved contracts/agreements and related documents are received and filed as required

Project startup duties:

  • Execute bonds, insurance certificates, review contracts, start submittal process including logs to track progress, and project estimated schedule dates
  • Identify contract provisions that are not in compliance with company policy and bring to the attention of the project team as needed
  • Prep plans and all related project documentation
  • Respond to inquiries or request from field personnel, project team and/or subcontractors as quickly as possible
  • Recognize and escalate appropriate problems or challenges to the project team and/or your direct supervisor in a timely and professional manner

Ongoing projects:

  • Generate and manage RFI’s in close coordination with Project Managers and Foremen
  • Manage change order and change order requests through Project Managers
  • Produce and manage bills of materials for submittals
  • Use and maintain company tracking logs for RFIs, PCOs, COs, and POs
  • Obtain documents and evaluate compliance with workforce goals and/or prevailing wage requirements to ensure timely and accurate reporting
  • Maintain databases and/or documentation within multiple systems to ensure timely and accurate information is available for decision making
  • Prepare project closeout documentation once completed

JOIN OUR TEAM & POWER UP YOUR CAREER

If you’re a dedicated Master Electrician looking for a long-term career with stability, great benefits, and a supportive team, we want to hear from you! Start your journey with Laketown Electric Corporation and become part of a company that values hard work, quality, and innovation.

OPEN POSITIONS

JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN

FOREMAN ELECTRICIAN

MASTER ELECTRICIAN

APPRENTICE ELECTRICIAN

PROJECT MANAGER

ELECTRICAL ESTIMATOR

PROJECT COORDINATOR

ELECTRICAL DRAFTER

LAKETOWN ELECTRIC CORPORATE CULTURE

"Laketown Electric is not the corporate juggernaut that a lot of electrical companies are becoming."
- Mike Lovich, Director of Operations and Implementation
"I really like working here because it is very family oriented. I have been told your family comes first, take care of them before anything else. It is great to know if they are sick or I need to work from home, I can do that with convenience and am never made to feel bad about that. I have a lot of lifelong friends here and we have fun every day."
- Rachel Marquardt, Accountant II
"Everybody on board at LEC has a great sense of humility. They are outstanding and generous people, and willing to go the extra mile to help internal and external customers as well as our community."
- Brad Reich, CFO
"The people at Laketown are extremely helpful and caring, and the atmosphere is one of teamwork. I appreciate how much people are willing to help each other with our problems."
- Trevor Massey, Senior Estimator
"My favorite part of Laketown is everybody I have worked with so far, I’ve gotten along with everyone I work with. I have not met one person I do not like."
- Bill Palmer, Large Project Foreman
"The culture at Laketown is that we stick together. We fight together, we have a good time, we party together, and we will survive together."
- Joe Nisen, General Foreman