Project Coordinator Jobs in South Carolina
Project Coordinator jobs in South Carolina are consistently active, with demand concentrated in construction, healthcare, manufacturing, and government contracting across a range of experience levels from entry-level to senior roles. The largest hiring markets are Columbia, Charleston, and Greenville, where established employers such as Fluor, Prisma Health, and the South Carolina Department of Transportation regularly bring on project coordinators. The most in-demand specialties include construction project coordination, IT project support, and healthcare operations. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Top employerVertiv
Top cityGreenville, SC
Cities hiring13
Work type78% On-site
Top industryEducation
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University of South Carolina
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Richland, South Carolina
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North Charleston, South Carolina
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Project Coordinator
CPH·Columbia, South Carolina
Job functions:
Bachelor's degree in construction management
501-1,000 employees
Job Description
Description
Are you ready to be a part of something bigger than yourself contributing to a collective win delivering best-in-class work for our clients? If so, you might be the solution-oriented individual we are seeking for a full-time opportunity at CPH!
CPH is a multi-disciplined Engineering and Architectural design firm that ranks in the nation’s Top 500 Design Firms by ENR Magazine.
Available Position:
- Project Coordinator (PC)
- On-site/Full-Time - CPH - Columbia, SC
Position Overview:
The Project Coordinator (PC) will support the team by exercising a core skill set in organization and key communications to ensure optimal project coordination of all client deliverables ensuring both budgets are adhered to and deadlines are met. This individual will be responsible for supporting duties inclusive of, but not limited to general administrative work, general organization, site planning, permitting, and handling support tasks for a multidisciplinary team with high focus on financial reporting.
This is a great role for an individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment able to support a strong blend of supportive duties like general administration, finance, and permitting. This individual should not shy away from a challenge and be quick on their feet to identify new information relevant to the job and permits with a strong ability to learn new districts.
Ideal Applicant Experience:
The Project Coordinator (PC) will support the team by exercising a core skill set in organization and key communications to ensure optimal project coordination of all client deliverables ensuring both budgets are adhered to and deadlines are met. This individual will be responsible for supporting duties inclusive of, but not limited to general administrative work, general organization, site planning, permitting, and handling support tasks for a multidisciplinary team with high focus on financial reporting.
This is a great role for an individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment able to support a strong blend of supportive duties like general administration, finance, and permitting. This individual should not shy away from a challenge and be quick on their feet to identify new information relevant to the job and permits with a strong ability to learn new districts.
Ideal Applicant Experience:
- Strong financial knowledge and experience in Excel specifically formulas and linking master sheets to reporting.
- Basic admin duties related to site planning work with zoning and review of compliance/regulations.
- Experience with contracts, schedules, budgets, documentation, and stakeholder communication is major for this position.
- Support ongoing efforts to refine and streamline workflow operations and logistics.
- Civil engineering firm or construction experience exercising key communication skills with various staff, clients, vendors, and various stakeholders.
What You'll Do:
1. Basic Site Planning Knowledge/Experience
- Understanding of site planning and experience holding related responsibilities for land development team.
- Assist in creating site plans, review improvement layouts, and manage outside consultants like civil engineers and surveyors.
- Navigate local zoning laws, process land development applications, and secure agency permits.
- Track project milestones, maintain development schedules, and monitor cost estimates or cash flows.
- Act as a liaison between developers, contractors, and local government officials.
2. Project Setup & Administrative Coordination
- Assist in pipeline development and tracking and ensure appropriate records are created and updated.
- Assist with initial project setup, ensuring that files, templates, tracking tools, and systems are established correctly. Ensure compliance with company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for project setup and execution.
- Maintain project documentation, including contracts, scopes of work, meeting minutes, action items, change orders, and sub-consultant agreements.
- Assist team as needed with any grant opportunity research, application development, and submission coordination.
- Facilitate (as needed) internal kick-off meetings to align teams on project scope, roles, and deliverables.
3. Schedule & Budget Tracking
- Work closely with team to assist in budget tracking, financial forecasting, and invoicing preparation.
- Support the maintenance of project schedules, ensuring alignment with deadlines and deliverables.
- Track change orders and budget modifications, ensuring that project financials remain updated and aligned with contractual agreements.
4. Contract & Documentation Management
- Assist in contract lifecycle management, including sub-consultant agreements, client contracts, and regulatory documentation.
- Ensure proper digital and physical record-keeping for all project-related documents, maintaining version control and accessibility.
- Coordinate with legal and finance teams to ensure contract compliance, approvals, and execution.
5. Stakeholder & Client Coordination
- Act as a liaison between internal teams, sub-consultants, vendors, and clients, ensuring clear and efficient communication.
- Support client interactions by preparing meeting materials, presentations, and project reports.
- Facilitate cross-discipline coordination across internal teams, including engineering, permitting, finance, and architecture.
6. Financial Review & Reporting Support
- Assist in preparing weekly financial reports, tracking project expenditures and work authorizations (EWA).
- Coordinate with team to validate billable hours, budgets, and contract compliance.
- Support financial forecasting and fund allocation as part of grant lifecycle if applicable.
- Track billing milestones and assist with invoice processing, ensuring alignment with project scope and financial goals.
What You'll Need:
Education & Experience
- Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Construction Management, or a related field; equivalent coordination or operations experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Experience in project coordination, preferably within the AEC industry or professional services environment preferred.
- Basic level site planning experience and knowledge.
- Experience with financial tracking, contracts, and multi-disciplinary project coordination.
- Experience supporting multiple projects, teams, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate across internal teams, clients, and external partners with strong organizational and communication skills.
Work Environment:
- Professional office setting with periodic teams and in-person meetings
- Frequent use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, and filing systems.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to effectively perform the essential functions of the role.
The person in this position may require sitting or standing for long periods of time and lifting up to 25 pounds.
CPH is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.
Compensation & Benefits:
- Dependent upon experience.
- CPH offers Medical, Dental and Vision and Long-Term Disability with a quality insurance company.
- Company Paid Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability.
- 401K, Paid Personal Time Off, Paid Holidays, and Paid Paternal Leave.
CPH is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Drug Free Work Environment Employer.
About CPH
CPH is a multi-disciplined design firm that’s growing quickly across the country. Our diverse team of almost 400 individuals are the heartbeat of our company and the reason for our success. The unique contributions that people bring to our firm sets us apart and allows us to bring exceptional service to the communities and clients we serve.
At CPH, we offer small company culture with a big company presence. Founded by three visionaries in 1981, CPH has grown over 40 years to serve a long list of public and private clients across a spectrum of markets. Our comprehensive offering of services and broad reach has provided CPH the opportunity to team with clients in Building Stronger Communities Together across the nation and throughout the Caribbean.
CPH is a part of the Trilon Group of companies. Its mission is to bring together North America's best infrastructure consulting firms in a collaborative environment with a People-First focus to accelerate their ability to deliver smart and sustainable solutions to clients. Through the partnership with Trilon, CPH professionals have the opportunity to network and share best practices with a host of other professionals across the country.
Our future is bright, and we need more talented professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit to grow with us! Could this be you?
CPH
Project Coordinator
Columbia, South Carolina
Added 5d ago501-1,000 employees
Job functions:
Bachelor's degree in construction management
Job Description
Description
Are you ready to be a part of something bigger than yourself contributing to a collective win delivering best-in-class work for our clients? If so, you might be the solution-oriented individual we are seeking for a full-time opportunity at CPH!
CPH is a multi-disciplined Engineering and Architectural design firm that ranks in the nation’s Top 500 Design Firms by ENR Magazine.
Available Position:
- Project Coordinator (PC)
- On-site/Full-Time - CPH - Columbia, SC
Position Overview:
The Project Coordinator (PC) will support the team by exercising a core skill set in organization and key communications to ensure optimal project coordination of all client deliverables ensuring both budgets are adhered to and deadlines are met. This individual will be responsible for supporting duties inclusive of, but not limited to general administrative work, general organization, site planning, permitting, and handling support tasks for a multidisciplinary team with high focus on financial reporting.
This is a great role for an individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment able to support a strong blend of supportive duties like general administration, finance, and permitting. This individual should not shy away from a challenge and be quick on their feet to identify new information relevant to the job and permits with a strong ability to learn new districts.
Ideal Applicant Experience:
The Project Coordinator (PC) will support the team by exercising a core skill set in organization and key communications to ensure optimal project coordination of all client deliverables ensuring both budgets are adhered to and deadlines are met. This individual will be responsible for supporting duties inclusive of, but not limited to general administrative work, general organization, site planning, permitting, and handling support tasks for a multidisciplinary team with high focus on financial reporting.
This is a great role for an individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment able to support a strong blend of supportive duties like general administration, finance, and permitting. This individual should not shy away from a challenge and be quick on their feet to identify new information relevant to the job and permits with a strong ability to learn new districts.
Ideal Applicant Experience:
- Strong financial knowledge and experience in Excel specifically formulas and linking master sheets to reporting.
- Basic admin duties related to site planning work with zoning and review of compliance/regulations.
- Experience with contracts, schedules, budgets, documentation, and stakeholder communication is major for this position.
- Support ongoing efforts to refine and streamline workflow operations and logistics.
- Civil engineering firm or construction experience exercising key communication skills with various staff, clients, vendors, and various stakeholders.
What You'll Do:
1. Basic Site Planning Knowledge/Experience
- Understanding of site planning and experience holding related responsibilities for land development team.
- Assist in creating site plans, review improvement layouts, and manage outside consultants like civil engineers and surveyors.
- Navigate local zoning laws, process land development applications, and secure agency permits.
- Track project milestones, maintain development schedules, and monitor cost estimates or cash flows.
- Act as a liaison between developers, contractors, and local government officials.
2. Project Setup & Administrative Coordination
- Assist in pipeline development and tracking and ensure appropriate records are created and updated.
- Assist with initial project setup, ensuring that files, templates, tracking tools, and systems are established correctly. Ensure compliance with company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for project setup and execution.
- Maintain project documentation, including contracts, scopes of work, meeting minutes, action items, change orders, and sub-consultant agreements.
- Assist team as needed with any grant opportunity research, application development, and submission coordination.
- Facilitate (as needed) internal kick-off meetings to align teams on project scope, roles, and deliverables.
3. Schedule & Budget Tracking
- Work closely with team to assist in budget tracking, financial forecasting, and invoicing preparation.
- Support the maintenance of project schedules, ensuring alignment with deadlines and deliverables.
- Track change orders and budget modifications, ensuring that project financials remain updated and aligned with contractual agreements.
4. Contract & Documentation Management
- Assist in contract lifecycle management, including sub-consultant agreements, client contracts, and regulatory documentation.
- Ensure proper digital and physical record-keeping for all project-related documents, maintaining version control and accessibility.
- Coordinate with legal and finance teams to ensure contract compliance, approvals, and execution.
5. Stakeholder & Client Coordination
- Act as a liaison between internal teams, sub-consultants, vendors, and clients, ensuring clear and efficient communication.
- Support client interactions by preparing meeting materials, presentations, and project reports.
- Facilitate cross-discipline coordination across internal teams, including engineering, permitting, finance, and architecture.
6. Financial Review & Reporting Support
- Assist in preparing weekly financial reports, tracking project expenditures and work authorizations (EWA).
- Coordinate with team to validate billable hours, budgets, and contract compliance.
- Support financial forecasting and fund allocation as part of grant lifecycle if applicable.
- Track billing milestones and assist with invoice processing, ensuring alignment with project scope and financial goals.
What You'll Need:
Education & Experience
- Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Construction Management, or a related field; equivalent coordination or operations experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Experience in project coordination, preferably within the AEC industry or professional services environment preferred.
- Basic level site planning experience and knowledge.
- Experience with financial tracking, contracts, and multi-disciplinary project coordination.
- Experience supporting multiple projects, teams, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate across internal teams, clients, and external partners with strong organizational and communication skills.
Work Environment:
- Professional office setting with periodic teams and in-person meetings
- Frequent use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, and filing systems.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to effectively perform the essential functions of the role.
The person in this position may require sitting or standing for long periods of time and lifting up to 25 pounds.
CPH is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.
Compensation & Benefits:
- Dependent upon experience.
- CPH offers Medical, Dental and Vision and Long-Term Disability with a quality insurance company.
- Company Paid Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability.
- 401K, Paid Personal Time Off, Paid Holidays, and Paid Paternal Leave.
CPH is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Drug Free Work Environment Employer.
About CPH
CPH is a multi-disciplined design firm that’s growing quickly across the country. Our diverse team of almost 400 individuals are the heartbeat of our company and the reason for our success. The unique contributions that people bring to our firm sets us apart and allows us to bring exceptional service to the communities and clients we serve.
At CPH, we offer small company culture with a big company presence. Founded by three visionaries in 1981, CPH has grown over 40 years to serve a long list of public and private clients across a spectrum of markets. Our comprehensive offering of services and broad reach has provided CPH the opportunity to team with clients in Building Stronger Communities Together across the nation and throughout the Caribbean.
CPH is a part of the Trilon Group of companies. Its mission is to bring together North America's best infrastructure consulting firms in a collaborative environment with a People-First focus to accelerate their ability to deliver smart and sustainable solutions to clients. Through the partnership with Trilon, CPH professionals have the opportunity to network and share best practices with a host of other professionals across the country.
Our future is bright, and we need more talented professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit to grow with us! Could this be you?
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Find Project Coordinator JobsProject Coordinator Jobs by City in South Carolina
Where South Carolina roles are concentrated, by current openings.
Greenville
6 jobsColumbia
3 jobsDuncan
2 jobsRichland
2 jobsCharleston
2 jobsSpartanburg
2 jobsEasley
1 jobSeneca
1 jobAnderson
1 jobRock Hill
1 jobSummerville
1 jobMount Pleasant
1 jobNorth Charleston
1 jobProject Coordinator Job Market in South Carolina
A snapshot from current South Carolina openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Education
- Consulting & Professional Services
What South Carolina Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in project coordinator jobs across South Carolina.
- Bachelor's degree in business, construction management, or a related field required
- Proficiency with project management software such as Microsoft Project or Smartsheet
- Experience supporting project schedules, budgets, and status reporting for cross-functional teams
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for coordinating with stakeholders and vendors
- PMP or CAPM certification from the Project Management Institute preferred or required
- Familiarity with South Carolina state agency procurement and contract documentation processes
Project Coordinator Jobs in South Carolina: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a project coordinator in South Carolina?
Most project coordinator roles in South Carolina require a bachelor's degree in business administration, construction management, engineering, or a related field. South Carolina does not have a state-issued license specifically for project coordinators, but employers in construction and government contracting often expect candidates to hold or be working toward a CAPM or PMP credential through the Project Management Institute. Building experience through internships or entry-level administrative roles at South Carolina agencies or large contractors strengthens your candidacy significantly.
How much do project coordinators make in South Carolina?
Project coordinators in South Carolina earn a median of about $95,040 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $56,710 for the lowest 10% to over $159,310 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire project coordinators in South Carolina?
South Carolina project coordinator roles are posted by Vertiv, State of South Carolina, and University of South Carolina and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. South Carolina's strong presence in aerospace, defense contracting, and healthcare means large anchor employers across Charleston, Columbia, and Greenville remain among the most consistent sources of project coordinator openings.
Which South Carolina cities have the most project coordinator jobs?
Greenville, Columbia, and Richland County have the most project coordinator openings in South Carolina. Columbia's concentration of state government agencies, university systems, and healthcare networks drives the largest volume, while Charleston's port-related logistics, construction boom, and defense contractors fuel demand there, and Greenville's advanced manufacturing and BMW-adjacent supply chain activity anchors openings in the Upstate.
Are there remote project coordinator jobs in South Carolina?
Yes, and more than many fields. About 22% of project coordinator openings tied to South Carolina are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the desk-based and coordination-heavy nature of the role. The tasks most commonly performed remotely include scheduling, reporting, stakeholder communication, and document management, while on-site presence tends to be required for construction and manufacturing project coordination roles.
How can I get hired as a project coordinator in South Carolina with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving into a project coordinator role from an adjacent administrative or operations position such as office coordinator, scheduling assistant, or program support specialist. South Carolina's large hospital systems like Prisma Health and MUSC, as well as state agencies in Columbia, regularly post entry-level project support roles that do not require prior coordination experience. Earning a CAPM credential and demonstrating proficiency in project tracking tools like Asana or Microsoft Project gives candidates without direct experience a concrete edge.
Where can I find and apply to project coordinator jobs in South Carolina?
You can find and apply to project coordinator jobs in South Carolina on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the state. Search the listings, find roles that match your background and location, and apply directly to the ones that fit.
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