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Project Assistant
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What they do
A Project or Program Administrative Assistant provides administrative assistance to a program team or project management team. Organizes files and assists with record keeping and data base management. Manages team calendars and helps to organize meetings and events. Provides administrative support for program activities, financial reports and budgets, grants or project proposals; may help to arrange travel.
$53,967 / year median in Missouri
-5% projected decline
Job Description
- Providing administrative support for electronic project files
- Assisting with planning projects and department meetings and taking detailed minutes
- Writing and distributing email, correspondence memos, letters, and forms
- Coordinating project specific orientation and transitions for project staff
- Creating job books for the project team, if requested
- Requesting a new vendor set up; communicating the need for a Form W-9 to vendor and following up on request
- Creating/preparing meeting minutes, project correspondence utilizing appropriate software
- Preparing and issuing subcontracts, purchase orders and change orders
- Ordering prints, construction plans and drawings
- Notarizing project documents
- Creating, implementing and maintaining Project Assistant standard operating procedures with examples and tutorials
- Ensuring job files are accurate and contain all required and pre-existing documentation
- Coordinating job related details with subcontractors as needed
- Serving as backup for Receptionist, as needed
- Other duties as assigned Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent; additional education or certifications in construction management or a related field are a plus
- Proven experience in a similar role or the construction industry is preferred
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a friendly and approachable demeanor
- Proficiency with computer applications including Microsoft Office suite and SharePoint
- Strong organizational abilities and the capacity to handle multiple tasks simultaneously Working Conditions
- Work is typically performed indoors out of a main office or field office at the construction site; mayrequire prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Light physical effort is required, including the handling of objects up to 20 pounds
- Position may require travel
- Position requires frequent, high-level of autonomy as it relates to decision-making that impactscompany results At Brinkmann Constructors, our passion for people means investing in their financial, mental, and physical well-being.