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Bechtel’s Manufacturing & Technology (M&T) Business Unit is designing and building an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Manufacturing Facility located at Generation Park in Houston, TX. M&T is an exciting and growing business unit that serves customers in the semiconductor, datacenter, life sciences, and electric vehicle markets. M&T strives to exceed our customer objectives through utilizing our agility, innovative technologies, and world class talent. M&T solves the industry's toughest challenges, building both our company and the world for the future. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the M&T global business unit also includes colleagues working in Arizona, Ohio, Texas, India, and additional project locations around the world.

Provides administrative support to the Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) team. Plans, controls, and carries out the administrative activities of one or more key result areas, e.g., document control, communications control, file administration, discipline support, or client administrative support. Implements established administrative procedures for the project and supervises assigned personnel, including daily assignment of tasks, training, and evaluations of progress. Prepares performance review of personnel in area of responsibility or provides input as directed by supervisor.

This is a jobsite position. Candidate can work remotely or from the Houston office until site mobilization. #LI-TN1

• 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 executive’s 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

• Requires 2-4 years of related experience

• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. A skills test may be administered to determine proficiency.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.  A skills test for grammar/spelling may be administered.
• Demonstrated knowledge of administrative skills and automated applications
• Experience in training and supervision of personnel
• General experience in all areas of document control
• Knowledge of Bechtel’s organizational structure, functions, and procedures
• Demonstrated knowledge in one or more administrative function(s)
• Strong organizational skills
• Thorough knowledge of Bechtel standard computerized systems and other information transmission systems

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