Become Part of Our Team

As an industry leader Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitive salaries and more including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
• Vacation Time
• Sick Time
• Holidays
• Paid Volunteer time
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Referral Bonus

Summary

Provides department clerical and administrative support to professional and management staff for our Falls Church office.

Essential Functions

• Researches data and composes monthly reports associated with subcontracting program requirements.
• Assist with tracking of Small/Disadvantaged Business participation.
• Organizes and maintains department filing system for easy onsite storage.
• Assist with organizing industry outreach events.
• Assist with planning internal company events and outings.
• Provide backup coverage to Purchasing Administrator when needed.
• Provide backup to Executive Admin as needed.
• May manage phone systems and phone equipment upgrades.
• Maintains department filing codes for archiving.
• Handles incoming and outgoing department mail, travel arrangements, conference registrations, office equipment and supplies.
• Coordinates and participates in department meetings;
• May review department contracts and prepare for authorization signature; keep logs for contracts and change orders signed by Vice President.
• May maintain Crisis Management Plan manual for the office.
• May review department occupational licenses for renewal.
• Assists department in preparing and coordinating proposals, manuals, presentations.
• Provides reception back up coverage as needed.
• Maintains confidentiality with sensitive or proprietary information on behalf of managers/executives.

Promote Customer Relations

• Actively participates in industry, client, and community relations to enhance company

Culture, Leadership and Employee Development

• Promotes our Creed. Communicates our vision and purpose through Service, Talent, and Choices.
• Serves as a role model and promotes professional behavior.
• Participates in personal career development through on-the-job training, participates in software training and seminars as applicable for this.

Working Conditions

The majority of work is completed in an office setting.

Education, Experience and Knowledge

• High school diploma required (Associate s degree a plus) and 2-4 years experience in a general/clerical office setting; commercial construction industry experience.
• Uses time effectively based on key priorities; accepts direction from more than one person at a time and oversees multiple tasks.
• Communicates well and create effective customer-focused relationships with all organization levels.
• Able to write clearly and concisely in a variety of communication settings.
• Makes decisions under tight deadlines with composure.
• Acts in a manner of integrity that shows support for the company, its values, and the employees, while maintaining constant focus on meeting/exceeding customer requirements.
• Strong computer skills in word processing, spreadsheet, scanning, database and presentation software. Demonstrates proficiency using a personal computer (PC) and company communication tools, such as email, internet, and Microsoft products (e.g., Word, Excel, Office, Outlook).

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero Harm®, we are challenging the construction industry s assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.

Consistently ranked among the nation s largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).

Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.