About the Role
Conduct daily administrative tasks and provide administrative support to a construction site project-based team.
Responsibilities
- Provide professional customer service and positive interactions while providing administrative services to construction site project-based team.
- Process day-to-day administrative items including mail, overnight mailings, photocopying, filing, sending faxes, phone list updates, invoice processing, and business card orders.
- Manage the project calendar, meeting schedule, and project contacts daily.
- Process expense reports for Project Executive and/or Manager.
- Set up, process, and administer project-specific tools and materials such as project calendar programs, conference rooms, and parking/access cards.
- Prepare written correspondence for project staff, including memos, emails, presentations, and other project-specific documents.
- Create and maintain project organizational and seating charts.
- Coordinate travel reservations, business accommodations, itineraries, and agendas.
- Organize project-related meetings, including agenda, schedule, and logistics.
- Assist with meetings, and record, transcribe, and distribute meeting minutes.
- Assist with general office inquiries from staff, clients, customers, and others, providing proactive escalation as appropriate.
- Embrace company culture, values, and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DE&I) activities.
- Establish and maintain protocols for project site visitors in collaboration with the Project Manager.
- Promote a positive environment through professional interactions with owners, project team management, Joint Venture Partners, and vendors.
- Provide support for ad hoc requests related to onsite technical issues affecting work productivity or coordinate with the Information Systems (IS) team.
- Conduct project-specific orientation and transitions for project staff.
- Maintain an organized project filing system and coordinate document retrieval schedules.
- Order supplies to support project office needs.
- Contribute new ideas for continuous improvement and effectiveness of the Administrative Services (AS) team within the project and share recommendations with the overall job family.
- Assist with special projects and coordinate events.
- Perform other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Minimum of 1 year of relevant administrative assistant experience in construction or other related industry required.
- College degree and/or relevant administrative skills certification is a plus.
- High degree of detail, accuracy, and organizational skills.
- Ability to maintain confidential information.
- Ability to work with some direction and oversight, and as part of a team.
- Approachable, proactive, positive, and professional attitude.
- Professional verbal communication and written business communication skills.
- Able to conduct research and proofread.
- Exhibit active listening skills and follow through on commitments.
- Good judgment to solve problems, escalate issues, and request prioritization of responsibilities.
- Proficient computer and data entry skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft suite of applications, collaborative meeting platforms, and general office equipment.
- Commissioned Notary Public is a plus.
Skills
- Microsoft suite of applications
- Collaborative meeting platforms
- General office equipment
- Customer service
- Administrative support
- Calendar management
- Expense report processing
- Travel coordination
- Meeting minutes transcription
- Filing
- Photocopying
- Faxing
- Data entry
- Research
- Proofreading
- Active listening
- Problem-solving
- Communication (verbal and written)
Location
- Buffalo, NY 14201 USA
Work Type
- Regular
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Experienced
Education Level
- High School Diploma or GED
- College degree (a plus)
Salary/Compensations
- $42,000 - $57,000 USD annualized
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- 401(k) plan
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Wellness benefits
- Voluntary legal plan
- Identity theft protection
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability coverage
- Long-term disability coverage
About the Company
- Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Equal Opportunity
- Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
