Project Administrative Assistant Jobs in Indiana

Posting Title: Project Administrative Assistant – Energy
Reports To: Project Executive 
Location: Gary, IN
Salary Range: $19.00/hour to $25.00/hour

Final determination of a successful candidate’s starting pay will vary based on a number of factors, including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, education and experience. The pay scale listed for this position is generally for candidates that meet the specified qualifications and requirements listed on this specific job description. We provide a competitive compensation package that recognizes your experience, credentials, and education alongside a robust benefits program to meet your needs. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets.

WHO WE ARE
Since 1954, Cupertino Electric, Inc. (CEI) has been powered by people who’ve built a reputation for delivering high-profile, complex projects. Real, tangible things that alter the landscape and improve lives. And we've done it with integrity for more than 70 years. We’re problem solvers and innovation seekers. We’re team players and safety fanatics. And we're proud to be part of Quanta Services (PWR:NYSE), North America's largest employer of skilled craft labor. Because what we do is important, but how we do it is everything. 

THE ENERGY TEAM
Our Energy Group at CEI builds projects from the field to the grid. Whether it’s a solar, battery storage, substation, EV charging, microgrid or converter station project, our skilled project managers, engineers and field employees deliver when it matters most. We work with customers on programs of all sizes—those spanning several smaller sites or spanning several thousand acres.  Besides building some of the nation’s largest utility-scale solar plants and installing more EV charging stations in California than any other contractor, we are dedicated to running a business that is environmentally responsible.

ABOUT THE ROLE
The Project Administrative Assistant at Cupertino Electric provides daily support to Senior Project Managers, Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, and Project Engineers. This role is vital in ensuring information flow between office, field, vendors, and general contractors.

• Support the team that may consist of Senior Project Manager's, Project Managers, APM’s and Project Engineers including information flow between office, field, vendors and general contractors.
• Coordination of job start and job close
• Contract routing
• Data entry for weekly field employee hours, processing of material to purchasing agent
• Work with personnel to assist in data entry for job tasks
• Maintain and update job files, controlled forms/logs
• Order drawings for field/office personnel
• Phones, copying, scanning and shipping

ABOUT YOU

• Excellent organizational, time management, and project management skills. Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Outstanding communication skills (written and spoken)
• Critical reasoning
• Intermediate in MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Oracle, JD Edwards are highly desirable

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Any combination of education and experience that, in the sole judgment and discretion of Company, would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities as well as possession of any required licenses or certifications may qualify. 

Education: High School Diploma or GED required. 

Licensure/Certifications: None required. 

Experience:  Two (2) years of administrative experience required. Experience in the construction industry preferred. 

*Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

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CEI is a place where every single person can—and does—have an impact on the work we do and the communities we serve. Here, you can build your own story and grow to your full potential. You can collaborate and celebrate with amazing people. And you’ll go home every day knowing you helped contribute to important work that shapes people’s lives. Our commercial, data center and energy projects may be complex, but our approach is simple. We build great things and we do it with great people.

The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department, program or project needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

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