What are the responsibilities and job description for the Executive Assistant / Marketing Support position at Hazen and Sawyer?
Join our Hazen team and help make the world a better place by delivering exceptional client service in all things water®. Hazen is a creative, employee-owned firm with minimal bureaucracy, where employees are empowered to thrive.
Hazen is seeking a highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented professional to support executive leadership and marketing initiatives within our Intermountain Region and Tempe office. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced technical environment, anticipates needs before they arise, and operates with a high degree of professionalism and discretion. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted partner to senior leaders while also playing a key role in marketing coordination, recruiting logistics, and office operations.
Why Hazen And Sawyer
Hazen is seeking a highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented professional to support executive leadership and marketing initiatives within our Intermountain Region and Tempe office. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced technical environment, anticipates needs before they arise, and operates with a high degree of professionalism and discretion. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted partner to senior leaders while also playing a key role in marketing coordination, recruiting logistics, and office operations.
Why Hazen And Sawyer
- Founded in 1951 by the son of Allen Hazen (developer of the Hazen-Williams equation), we are an employee-owned company with a singular focus on "all things water."
- Our work includes planning, design, and oversight of construction of environmental infrastructure – for water, wastewater, and stormwater management.
- We foster a work environment low on bureaucracy and high in creativity.
- We recruit talented professionals, provide them with challenging, interesting, and creative assignments, and furnish them with the tools they need to succeed.
- We currently have over 2,000 employees in 70 offices throughout the United States, Latin America, Canada, and the UK.
- Executive Support
- Provide strategic administrative support to executive leadership
- Manage complex calendars, coordinate meetings, and arrange travel logistics
- Prepare reports, dashboards, and data analysis using Microsoft Excel
- Draft, edit, and refine correspondence, reports, and presentations using Microsoft Word
- Develop polished materials for meetings, proposals, and leadership events
- Safeguard confidential and sensitive information
- Track project action items and ensure timely follow-up
- Serve as a key administrative liaison to Project Managers and Project Directors
- Interface with clients and trade partners on behalf of senior leadership when needed, in a professional, collegial fashion
- Monitor client accounts, support preparation and transmittal of invoices and billing statements, monitor status of receivables and subconsultant/supplier invoices
- Marketing & Proposal Coordination
- Coordinate marketing activities
- Partner with pursuit managers to maintain and update the opportunity tracking system
- Collaborate with engineers and technical staff to develop compliant and compelling proposal content
- Contribute to copywriting and editorial review of marketing materials
- Maintain and update project descriptions and firm qualifications
- Format and tailor resumes for proposal submissions
- HR & Recruiting Support
- Coordinate interview scheduling and candidate communications
- Facilitate onboarding logistics, including IT coordination and supervisor scheduling
- Maintain discretion when managing sensitive personnel information
- Operations Support
- Lead planning and coordination of office events and team activities
- Manage venue selection, vendor communication, budgets, and guest lists
- Oversee catering arrangements for meetings and events
- Coordinate travel arrangements for staff and visitors
- Manage content postings for Hazen’s internal media platform
- Document Control
- Administer project contract files and maintain organized records
- Format and standardize documents to align with company branding and quality standards
- Perform QA/QC reviews and technical editing of documents
- Coordinate printing, binding, and final production of deliverables
- Minimum of five years of experience supporting senior leadership in an executive or high-level administrative role
- Proven ability to manage confidential and sensitive information with integrity
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
- Strong organizational, prioritization, and time management abilities
- High attention to detail with a refined eye for layout and design
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Self-directed, dependable, and solutions-oriented
- Experience in a professional services firm preferred, engineering industry experience a plus
- Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required
- Notary or ability to obtain an Arizona notary license within three months of hire
- Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans)
- Pre-tax flexible spending plans for medical, dependent care, and transportation
- Short and long-term disability, and employer paid life insurance
- Paid holidays, floating holidays, and paid time off (PTO)
- Employer-contributed 401(k) plan and additional financial planning support
- Professional growth opportunities, including tuition reimbursement, in-house training, and incentives for professional registration and professional organization memberships
- Starting pay range for this position depends on skills, experience, education and geographical location