Bilingual Employment Coordinator

Austin Industries is one of the nation’s largest, most diversified U.S.-based construction companies. With more than 7,000 employee-owners, Austin Industries provides nearly every type of civil, commercial and industrial construction services through the expertise of our operating companies: Austin Bridge & Road, Austin Commercial and Austin Industrial.

Austin Bridge & Road is looking for a Spanish Bilingual Employment Coordinator to join our Coppell, TX office. The purpose of this job is to assist in the coordination and administration of applicants through the employment office. Greet and assist candidates in the application process and pre-employment assessments. Responsible for verifying work history, any certifications, and informing candidate of manpower needs relative to their craft. Responsible for initiating the hire in process upon job offer made by recruiter and ensuring all paperwork is complete and accurate. Responsible for preparing office for business opening and ensuring employment office area is ready for incoming individuals.

Responsibilities

• Greet candidates in the lobby, control flow of traffic, assist with applications and pre-employment assessments
• Inform applicants of manpower needs relative to their craft, verify work history, pre-employment assessment results and craft certifications, and refer qualifying candidates to recruiters
• Maintain employee-owners records including, I-9 form, W4 form, and employee-owner related documents, ensure all forms are filled out correctly
• Communicate the status of the employee-owner to recruitment by updating the applicant management database and sending out status notifications, as needed
• Assist recruiters and People Department with various administrative tasks, as needed
• Provide ad hoc reports to People Department, as needed
• Answer telephones and emails in a timely manner, direct phone calls to appropriate parties
• Recruiting with scheduling of some any kind such as interviews, general onboarding activities, etc.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• Individual must possess 2 years’ general administrative/accounting background
• Background should include Word processing, document control, preparation of spreadsheets, graphs and charts, desktop publishing, and presentation materials
• Required skills: Word and Excel, excellent spelling and grammar, good phone skills, organizational skills, meets deadlines, able to multi-task, carefully proofs own work
• Professional, energetic, takes initiative, dependable, takes pride in work

Requirements

• Bilingual in Spanish is required
• 1-3 years of experience in high volume customer service environment
• 2 years of administrative support experience, including document control, scheduling, and general office operations
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) with strong typing and data entry skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication, including drafting, proofreading, and editing professional correspondence
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize workload, and meet deadlines
• Dependable, punctual, and takes initiative, with a professional and customer service-oriented demeanor
• High school diploma or equivalent; associate’s or bachelor’s degree preferred
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Bridge & Road is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position

Functional Areas Of Responsibility

• Data Entry
• Site Entry Requirements
• Certification Compliance
• Site Communication
• Answering Telephones and Emails

Position Specific Success Factors

The 5 to 10 Behavioral Success Factors selected from Austin’s dictionary of Behavioral Success Factors that are most important in this position

• Customer Focus
• Building Partnerships and Trust
• Communication
• Presentation Skills
• Continuous Learning
• Initiative
• Results Oriented
• Teamwork
• Innovative Thinking

Benefits & Compensation

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned.

Austin Bridge & Road is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

See the “Know Your Rights” poster available in English and Spanish.

About Austin Bridge And Road

A leader in the heavy highway and transportation industry for more than 100 years, Austin Bridge & Road delivers asphalt and concrete services, and builds landmark projects such as complex highway interchanges, tollways, runways, bridges, rail projects, and water/wastewater facilities.

To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/bridge-road.

No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

Accessibility Note

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs or have accessibility concerns, please contact the People Services Team at (877) 831-1217.