Black and Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity's biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation and benefits that start day one. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. At Black and Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use.
To provide support to one or more managers, but also provide support to a workgroup such as a department, division or regional office, under minimal supervision from a manager or director. Position requires proficiency in administrative assistant support role. Duties and tasks are often non-routine, requiring independent judgment and problem-solving. Possesses thorough knowledge of workgroup's policies and procedures, as well as general knowledge of company policies and processes. Has occasional contact with clients, suppliers, or company employees outside the immediate work area to exchange information.
Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.
Completes complex filing activities such as assigning file numbers, action items, and distribution for project file system
Is coordinator of project communications
Frequently interacts with upper management on related project issues, as well as external clients
Performs scanning and electronic filing
Answers phones
Greets and directs visitors
Assembles documents (reproduction and collation)
Performs word processing and data entry
Tracking, logging, and following up on real estate and facility needs utilizing tracking system and communicating updates to appropriate stakeholders
Submits badging requests for building and suite level badging access
Updates floorplans and wayfinding for professionals as they hire and leave organization, attention to detail required
Owns and manages regional office spreadsheet and security requirements status for each regional offices. Requires communication with office leads/admins and teams and management of components required by security.
Event planning for projects and department teams to include ordering food, reserving rooms, helping set up training and tracking of team building events.
Building and maintain workflows- online tool
Creation of posters and update monthly slide show that showcases announcements, birthdays/anniversaries and new hires in InDesign/Illustrator or other creative platforms
Creation of Microsoft Forms for various needs
Reproduction of design documents, binding, shipping to clients
Orders office supplies
Maintains project calendar
Arranges project-related meetings, travel and/or events. May travel with project team
Generates or distributes ad hoc reports using various business systems and databases to internal project team
Generates simple documents, such as letters and memos
Generates more complex documents, such as spreadsheets, presentations, and project reports
May coordinate collection of timesheets
May route and track invoices
May verify accuracy of invoices prior to approval
Performs other general clerical duties as needed
Individual contributor with no subordinates
Preferred Skills:
Intermediate MS Word skills
Intermediate MS Office Excel and PowerPoint skills
Intermediate MS Outlook skills
Spelling and grammar skills
Concentration and cognitive skills
Initiative
Interpersonal skills
Attention to detail and reading comprehension
Communication skills, including verbal and written skills
Ethics and values
Integrity and trust
Ability to make decisions
Ability to prioritize
Problem-solving ability
Expense Reporting Systems (Creating)
Expense Reporting Policies and Procedures (Reviewing and approving)
Time Reporting Policies and Procedures
Time Reporting Systems
PeopleSoft and Blueprint Basic Users
Travel Systems
Telephony and Web conferencing
Electronic Repository Systems
Financial Information Systems
Intermediate spreadsheet skills and intermediate word processing skills needed. All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.
Normal office environment. Extended periods of monitor viewing. Stooping, crouching, talking, grasping, hearing, keyboard input, turning pages, typing and writing. Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects. Work involves sitting for extended periods of time.