What are the responsibilities and job description for the Administrative Assistant position at Bechtel Corporation?
Requisition ID: 290956
Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.
Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments . They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report .
Project Overview
Bechtel is the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) partner on the Northrop Grumman team to deliver the Sentinel Program, which is modernizing the ground-based leg of the U.S. nuclear deterrent triad, including intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) systems and launch infrastructure. Bechtel’s scope of service in Sentinel’s current Engineering & Manufacturing Development phase focuses on the ground infrastructure component of the program.
A major contractor for the United States and allied governments, Bechtel has handled such efforts as chemical weapons demilitarization projects, missile-defense, infrastructure, base operations, procurement and project management, and restoration and recovery spanning half a century. We use our expertise to help our customers securely and effectively transform mission delivery.
For more information on the Sentinel program: https://www.bechtel.com/projects/sentinel/
Job Summary
In this role, you will perform administrative duties that require proficiency, accuracy, judgement, initiative, discretion, and knowledge of protocol. You will handle both routine and complicated items, such as coordinating travel, preparing expense reports, and producing reports. Your ability to anticipate problems and changing priorities will help bring efficiency and organization to your team.
This role is supporting multiple Department/Functional (e.g., Engineering, Quality, Safety) Managers and Supervisors. This position is located at the Project Management Office in Ogden, UT, and reports to the Office & Administrative Services (O&AS) Administrative Assistant Supervisor, with day-to-day direction provided by the Managers of the departments/functions this position supports.
Major Responsibilities
For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards
Diverse Teams Build The Extraordinary
As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.
We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. Click here to learn more about the people who power our legacy.
Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to acesstmt@bechtel.com
- Relocation Authorized: None
- Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
- Work Location: Ogden, UT
Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.
Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments . They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report .
Project Overview
Bechtel is the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) partner on the Northrop Grumman team to deliver the Sentinel Program, which is modernizing the ground-based leg of the U.S. nuclear deterrent triad, including intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) systems and launch infrastructure. Bechtel’s scope of service in Sentinel’s current Engineering & Manufacturing Development phase focuses on the ground infrastructure component of the program.
A major contractor for the United States and allied governments, Bechtel has handled such efforts as chemical weapons demilitarization projects, missile-defense, infrastructure, base operations, procurement and project management, and restoration and recovery spanning half a century. We use our expertise to help our customers securely and effectively transform mission delivery.
For more information on the Sentinel program: https://www.bechtel.com/projects/sentinel/
Job Summary
In this role, you will perform administrative duties that require proficiency, accuracy, judgement, initiative, discretion, and knowledge of protocol. You will handle both routine and complicated items, such as coordinating travel, preparing expense reports, and producing reports. Your ability to anticipate problems and changing priorities will help bring efficiency and organization to your team.
This role is supporting multiple Department/Functional (e.g., Engineering, Quality, Safety) Managers and Supervisors. This position is located at the Project Management Office in Ogden, UT, and reports to the Office & Administrative Services (O&AS) Administrative Assistant Supervisor, with day-to-day direction provided by the Managers of the departments/functions this position supports.
Major Responsibilities
- Performs routine to complicated administrative duties of a responsible and confidential nature, under minimal supervision
- Handles routine and complicated items independently and anticipates problems and changing priorities
- Duties require accuracy, judgment, a moderate degree of initiative, discretion, diplomacy, and knowledge of protocol; Works with confidential information
- Maintains a file of important matters for the attention upon return
- Anticipates changing priorities and problems, alerting the manager as required
- Coordinates travel arrangements and travel itineraries
- Prepares detailed expense reports using Concur or other expense report software as required
- Composes routine correspondence for appropriate signature
- Reviews outgoing correspondence to ensure accuracy and proper format; May be required to send documents to the client’s document management system
- Assists in coordinating internal and/or external meetings, maintaining calendar for responsible manager using Outlook or other calendar software, as appropriate
- Compiles and distributes conference notes and meeting minutes, and the action items that result from the conferences and meetings
- Assigns document numbers and enters into Bechtel electronic document management system
- May be required to send documents to the client’s document management system
- Completes business independently, or refers to other staff, forwards the most important to the senior manager, and follows up to ensure action is taken
- Perform other O&AS tasks as required
- Requires 2-4 years of related experience
- Must be a US citizen
- Ability to obtain a clearance preferred
- Has substantial understanding of the job and applies knowledge and skills to complete a wide range of tasks
- Has intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and other applicable software suites. A skills assessment may be administered to determine proficiency.
- Has intermediate to advanced written and verbal communication skills including spelling, grammar, punctuation and proper use of syntax. A skills assessment will be administered to determine proficiency.
- Works on assignments that are moderately difficult, requiring judgment in resolving issues or in making recommendations.
For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards
Diverse Teams Build The Extraordinary
As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.
We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. Click here to learn more about the people who power our legacy.
Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to acesstmt@bechtel.com