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Summary:
The person in this position will provide administrative and project support to project teams, project managers, and internal teams. Administrative and project support tasks may include:
- Formatting, organizing, and producing documents, reports, and other major work products
- Creating and modifying spreadsheets, tables, and graphs
- Providing and coordinating Quality Assurance and Quality Control for project documents
- Scheduling, providing logistics support, maintaining, and organizing project files
- Compiling meeting agendas, minutes, and other miscellaneous documents
- Monitoring work orders and budgets
- Preparing project status and progress reports for clients
- Working across various internal and external communications platforms for project coordination and document management
- Assisting with Professional Licensure for engineers and scientists
- Developing visual presentation materials
- Coordinating catering for internal and external meetings
Work will require frequent discussions with other administrative staff, project managers, and internal teams to inform them of work status and coordinate tasks.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Eight or more years of experience in a comparable position
- Strong computer skills including proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat
- Demonstrated ability to learn and use new computer programs and databases
- Capacity to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Exceptional organizational and technical/problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks
- Strong oral and written communication skills as well as strong listening skills
- Attention to detail, accuracy, and task follow-through
- Strong client-service mentality and an attitude and desire to help project teams be successful
- Self-initiative and motivation with emphasis on client service
- Ability to work effectively with a variety of personalities and build working relationships
- Ability to work with partial information, identify further data necessary to effectively complete tasks, and either prepare preliminary but incomplete work products or work with individuals to collect necessary data for preparation of complete work products
- Flexible working style and willingness to occasionally modify personal schedules to help meet project deadlines
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
- Legal authorization to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship from Barr, now or in the future
- Possession of a valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record
Preferred Qualifications:
- Two-year certificate/degree or experience/coursework directly related to the job responsibilities described above
- Experience providing proofreading and formatting of technical reports
- Experience managing engineering drawings
- Familiarity with engineering standards and technical specifications
- Advanced MS Office Suite skills
- Experience with Deltek Vision or VantagePoint
- Experience with Sharepoint
- Experience with MS Project (or similar)
- Experience preparing visual presentation materials
- Experience with calendars and scheduling meetings using MS Outlook
A hybrid work arrangement may be considered for this position. A hybrid work arrangement refers to splitting time worked between a Barr office and a home office. This position can be based out of Barr's Salt Lake City, Utah, or Reno, Nevada, offices.
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Compensation:
The anticipated base hourly range for this position is $28.00—$38.00 per hour. Compensation will vary based upon experience, education, skill level, and other compensable factors. Employees in this position may also be eligible for a discretionary cash bonus. Our compensation comes in more ways than traditional base salary, and we believe that when all those elements are combined, our compensation is a competitive part of the total value proposition of working at Barr.
Benefits:
People report that they stay at Barr because of the camaraderie and career opportunities. Another draw is our competitive package of employee benefits, which includes professional development funding, 401(k) retirement savings plan, employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) participation, medical and dental insurance, life insurance, disability and accidental death insurance, flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses, paid holidays, paid time off, and compensatory time for exempt/salaried staff (time off or pay for extra time worked).
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Open positions at Barr Engineering Co. do not have application deadlines. Barr Engineering Co. is an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
