Adminstrative Assistant - Engineering (Finance)
The Opportunity:
Tetra Tech is adding a Civil Engineer - Administrative Assistant - Engineering to our Water team based in Portland, OR.
Why Tetra Tech:
At Tetra Tech, we are Leading with Science to solve the world's most complex challenges. Our industry-leading experts in engineering and consulting are committed to driving positive change in communities around the world. For over 50 years, we have been at the forefront of innovation and sustainability. Today we stand as a market leader, offering cutting-edge solutions in water, environment, energy, and international development. Our work has improved more than 625 million lives around the world.
Your Impact:
Join Tetra Tech to make a real difference. Our work leverages cutting-edge technologies, advanced analytics, and the expertise of world-class scientists and engineers to create meaningful change around the world. Discover your full potential - join us to advance your career while leaving a lasting legacy.
Tetra Tech has an immediate opening for an experienced Word Processor/ Administrative Assistant/Project Assistant to support the Portland, OR office Water/Wastewater civil engineering staff.
Your Role:
This position will be responsible for leading multidisciplinary design teams for water and wastewater conveyance, pumping, and treatment projects for the Water/Wastewater Group in Tetra Tech's Pacific Northwest Infrastructure Group. Typical municipal water/wastewater projects include collection and conveyance systems, water and wastewater pump stations, storage tanks and treatment facilities, and rehabilitation.
- This is a part time to full-time position depending upon experience and ability.
- Perform daily general office administrative duties
- Word processing assistance producing technical reports, specifications, and proposals; and assistance with project set-up, development of health and safety plans and invoicing.
- Support senior level executives, project managers and engineers, each of whom will rely on this individual to format and editorial QC large and small documents.
- Periodically face tight deadlines on a variety of submittals which may require flexible work schedules.
- Previous experience in an engineering office is preferred.
Qualifications
- 5+ Years of recent experience in producing documents using advanced Microsoft Office Suite is essential, specifically Word and Excel (Please cite examples of recent assignments)
- 5+ Years recent experience in producing documents using Adobe format applications (Please be prepared to cite recent examples)
- Recent experience with senior level executives, project managers and engineers, each of whom will rely on this individual to format and editorial QC large and small documents.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to maintain paper and electronic project files for the group
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to prioritize and independently manage multiple tasks, to meet project deadlines
- Ability to perform a variety of administrative tasks as needed
- Previous experience in an engineering office strongly preferred
- Only well-qualified, experienced candidates will be considered
Additional Information
- Organization: 200 IEW
