Job Type: Onsite - Full Time
Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Experience: Senior
Vacancies: 2
Skills: Coordinating, Communication

China Rail Transit Engineering Consultancy (CRTEC) is seeking an energetic, proactive, and experienced Project Coordinator to join our team in Addis Ababa. In this role, you will serve as a key operational link between CRTEC, client organizations, and project stakeholders.

You will track and push project timelines, handle proposal follow-ups, and frequently visit client offices and project facilities to clear administrative bottlenecks and ensure continuous progress.

Key Responsibilities
• Project Tracking & Acceleration: Oversee day-to-day project milestones, monitor progress against timelines, and proactively push activities to keep projects on track.
• Client Office & Site Facilitation: Frequently visit client offices, partner entities, and project facilities to facilitate meetings, expedite approvals, and resolve coordination challenges.
• Proposal & Bid Follow-up: Rigorously track submitted project proposals and bids across client organizations, securing updates and pushing for timely decisions.
• Stakeholder Relations: Maintain professional alignment between CRTEC’s engineering units and client representatives.
• Reporting & Issue Resolution: Prepare concise status updates, flag risks early, and apply negotiation skills to overcome procedural delays.

Candidate Requirements
• Education: BSc Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in civil engineering project coordination, site management, or liaison roles.
• Key Skills & Attributes:Energetic & Proactive: High motivation and physical stamina for frequent off-site client visits and active project follow-through.Bargaining & Influencing Skills: Proven persuasion and negotiation capabilities to navigate complex client processes and drive approvals.Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in both Amharic and English.Task & Time Management: Strong ability to prioritize conflicting tasks, manage high-stakes deadlines, and follow up systematically.
• Energetic & Proactive: High motivation and physical stamina for frequent off-site client visits and active project follow-through.
• Bargaining & Influencing Skills: Proven persuasion and negotiation capabilities to navigate complex client processes and drive approvals.
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in both Amharic and English.
• Task & Time Management: Strong ability to prioritize conflicting tasks, manage high-stakes deadlines, and follow up systematically.
• Software: Solid command of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and standard project scheduling software.

What We Offer
• Direct involvement in major engineering and infrastructure consulting projects.
• Dynamic, professional work environment with growth opportunities.
• A net salary of 25,000 to 30,000 birr negotiable based on experience and previous history

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