Posting Title

Administrative Associate- Business Support

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Location

CO - Boulder

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Position Type

Regular

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Hours Per Week

40

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Working at NREL

NREL’s 305-acre Flatirons Campus is the nation’s premier wind energy, water power, and grid integration research facility. Nestled south of Boulder, Colorado, and north of NREL’s main South Table Mountain campus, Flatirons sits adjacent to the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge and countless acres of open space and parks with stunning views of the Flatirons rock formations.

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.

We invite all interested candidates to apply for this opportunity. While we recognize that job seekers may hesitate if they don’t meet every requirement, we encourage dedicated individuals who meet all the basic and additional required qualifications of the role to submit an application. We value the opportunity to consider those who believe they have the necessary skills and ambition to succeed at NREL.

Job Description

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is looking for an administrative professional to join the Flatirons Campus near Boulder, Colorado. The successful candidate will serve as the Business Support Professional for the Water Power Technology Validation Group Manager and the individuals and teams within this group. This group focuses on hydropower and marine energy applications, encompassing national stakeholder engagement, outreach activities, and ongoing engineering and science research.

Job Duties:

To be successful in this position an individual must be able to perform the following duties:

• Assisting the Business Support team lead and other Business support team members as needed.
• 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.
• Working with Recruiting to input positions and schedule new hire interviews.
• Coverage of reception desk for lunches, breaks, and PTO.
• Interfacing with outside entities and individuals including subcontractors, vendors, speakers, and others as needed.
• Processing work orders, move forms, and visitor approvals.
• Working in numerous online administrative tools.
• Coordinating foreign and domestic travel including submitting requests, tracking approvals, reserving airfare, lodging, and rental cars, and processing expense reports.
• Campus tour coordination and scheduling.
• Purchase orders, requisitions, and invoice processing.
• Composing and editing letters, documents and presentations.
• Assisting with publication preparation and documentation.
• Work with a wide variety of day-to-day issues and work styles.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Operate in a fast paced and dynamic environment.
• Excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal, and multi-tasking skills.
• Team collaboration skills.
• Other duties as assigned.

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Basic Qualifications