Posting Title

Business Support Professional II - Catalytic Carbon Transformation and Scale-up Center

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Location

CO - Golden

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Position Type

Regular

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Hours Per Week

40

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Working at NREL

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado is the nation's primary laboratory for research and development of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

From day one at NREL, you’ll connect with coworkers driven by the same mission to save the planet. By joining an organization that values a supportive, inclusive, and flexible work environment, you’ll have the opportunity to engage through our ten employee resource groups, numerous employee-driven clubs, and learning and professional development classes.

NREL supports inclusive, diverse, and unbiased hiring practices that promote creativity and innovation. By collaborating with organizations that focus on diverse talent pools, reaching out to underrepresented demographics, and providing an inclusive application and interview process, our Talent Acquisition team aims to hear all voices equally. We strive to attract a highly diverse workforce and create a culture where every employee feels welcomed and respected and they can be their authentic selves.

Our planet needs us! Learn about NREL’s critical objectives, and see how NREL is focused on saving the planet.

Note: Research suggests that potential job seekers may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage anyone who is interested in this opportunity to apply. We seek dedicated people who believe they have the skills and ambition to succeed at NREL to apply for this role.

Job Description

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is searching for an Administrative Assistant to provide high-level administrative support within the Catalytic Carbon Transformation and Scale-up Center.

The center works in the area of heterogeneous catalysis for conversion of renewable (e.g., biomass) and waste (e.g., CO2) carbon sources to enable efficient, low-carbon pathways for creating fuels, materials, and chemicals. The center also focuses on biorefinery integration, scale-up, and economic analysis of bioenergy pathways.

The successful candidate will support the Economic, Sustainability, and Market Analysis team, and will also support other Business Support team members in their absence and on an as-needed basis.

This position can be fast paced and dynamic. Excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal and multi-tasking skills are critical to successfully executing the duties of the job.

This is a very customer-oriented position, and you may be asked by internal staff to assist with a variety of tasks, not limited to the job duties described below.

The successful candidate must be able to work with a wide variety of day-to-day issues and work styles.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Line Manager calendar maintenance.
• Purchase card ordering and reconciliation.
• Meeting and event planning and scheduling, including coordination and logistics for on-site and potentially off-site meetings as well as webinars.
• New employee onboarding
• Interfacing with outside entities and individuals including subcontractors, vendors, speakers, and others as needed.
• Processing work orders and move forms.
• Working with numerous online administrative tools
• Coordinating foreign and domestic travel including submitting requests, tracking approvals, reserving airfare, lodging and rental cars and processing expense reports
• Purchase orders, requisitions and invoice processing, as well as coordinating placement of subcontracts.
• Coordinate lab inspections, take notes and submit findings in Inspection Tracker
• Composing presentations
• Assisting with publication preparation and documentation
• Other duties as assigned.

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Basic Qualifications

High School Diploma or equivalent and 1 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant Associate's Degree or certification program of comparable scope or equivalent relevant education/experience. Solid knowledge of the job. Substantial understanding of general aspects of the job with a broad understan