Administrative Specialist

Requisition ID:  276804

• Relocation Authorized:  None
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project 
• Work Location: Richland, WA 
• Salary Range: $51,240 - $79,990 annually (Determined by function, education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant)

 

Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects:

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. 

 

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. 

Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report. 

 

Project Overview:
Bechtel is a global engineering, construction and project management company that has “built the world” for more than 120 years, having constructed Hoover Dam, the English Channel Tunnel, entire cities in the Middle East, the second-largest solar thermal power project in the world, and millions of miles of roads and pipelines. We produce a lasting, positive legacy by creating jobs, growing economies, connecting communities to resources, shoring up and expanding infrastructure, and making the world a cleaner, greener, safer place. 

Join us as we make history at the Hanford Vit Plant, known as the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. We are designing and building a one-of-a-kind facility that will turn radioactive and chemical waste left over from World War II and Cold War plutonium production into a form safe for disposal. Your efforts will help protect the nearby Columbia River and the communities, salmon, and wildlife along its shorelines throughout the Northwest. 

Sitting at the confluence of the Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers near two mountain ranges, our community provides access to year-round outdoor recreation, 300 days of sun a year, more than 200 wineries within a 50-mile radius, and the amenities of large cities just a three-hour drive (or short flight) to Seattle and Portland.

Full-Time In Office: This position is a full-time role located in the Richland, Washington project office, and works a 9/80 schedule, offering every other Friday off.
 

Job Summary:

In this role, you will perform administrative duties that require proficiency, accuracy, judgement, initiative, discretion, and knowledge of protocol. You will handle both routine and complicated items, such as coordinating travel, preparing expense reports, and composing correspondence. Your ability to anticipate problems and changing priorities will help bring efficiency and organization to your team.  #LI-HB1

 

Major Responsibilities:

• Perform a variety of administrative duties of either a general or a specialized nature through research, analysis, and coordination with other functions and disciplines.
• Responsibilities entail use of judgment and initiative within guidelines of well-defined scope.
• Follow up to ensure completion of actions.
• Review deliverables and monitor quality to ensure that all documents conform to established standards and procedures.
• Assist employees with standard forms.
• With a thorough understanding of organizational structure, functions, and procedures, review incoming communications, work orders, and service requests for subject matter content and route to appropriate supervisor’s attention.
• Coordinate requests from client, manager(s), and staff.
• Complete business independently as appropriate. Ensure coverage in absence.
• With an understanding of the project’s goals and priorities and the managers’ commitments, compose and distribute complex correspondence using standard word processing systems or other software
• applications, in response to requests for department services, answer inquiries from other department