Administrative Assistant (Coppell, Texas) – Austin Bridge & Road

Austin Industries is one of the nation’s largest, most diversified U.S.-based construction companies.

With more than 7,000 employee-owners, Austin Industries provides nearly every type of civil, commercial and industrial construction services through the expertise of our operating companies: Austin Bridge & Road, Austin Commercial and Austin Industrial.

Austin Bridge & Road has an outstanding opportunity for an Administrative Assistant at our corporate headquarters in Coppell, Texas.

The purpose of this job is to provide administrative and secretarial support services to Management and Jobsite team.

Candidates will be technically competent and have a full knowledge of Austin Bridge & Road policies and procedures, Austin systems, and TAW2.

Responsibilities:


* Perform secretarial services to Management/Jobsite in order to provide efficient administrative support


* Interface with key personnel throughout the company to maintain a congenial working relationship with employee-owners, outside clients, and suppliers


* Communicate with the Project team for any discrepancies on timecards


* Perform other general accounting duties as assigned


* Maintain a filing system in an easily understood format


* Serve in an "as needed" capacity as back-up to other departments


* Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:


* To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily


* The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required


* Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions


* Individual must possess 2+ years’ general administrative/accounting background


* Background should include Word processing, document control, preparation of spreadsheets, graphs and charts, desktop publishing, and presentation materials


* Required skills: Word and Excel, excellent spelling and grammar, good phone skills, organizational skills, meets deadlines, able to multi-task, carefully proofs own work


* Professional, energetic, takes initiative, dependable, takes pride in work

Requirements:


* Minimum of 2+ years of administrative support experience, including document control, scheduling, and general office operations


* Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) with strong typing and data entry skills


* Excellent verbal and written communication, including drafting, proofreading, and editing professional correspondence


* Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize workload, and meet deadlines


* Dependable, punctual, and takes initiative, with a professional and customer service-oriented demeanor


* High school diploma or equivalent; associate’s or bachelor’s degree preferred


* Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United State...