Superior Electric Great Lakes Company

EMERGENCY
810.533.5594
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EMERGENCY
810.533.5594

JOB DESCRIPTION
PROJECT ASSISTANT

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS

Reporting to the Project Manager(s) and Office Manager, this position will support the Project team in the field. It will assume a variety of day-to-day office and clerical tasks. This position is an integral part of ensuring our project operations run smoothly and support other business activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

SKILL, KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

  • Process daily field payroll hours provided by the general foreman, adhering to pre-defined activity and cost codes
  • Assist Project Manager in assembling quote letters and submitting them to the customer
  • Track, add, and maintain new and current job log, estimate logs, manpower logs, and Extra Work Orders (EWO) logs
  • Support the project team to create and issue contract and purchase orders for the project
  • Generate, track, and complete all necessary subcontracts, purchase orders, bonds, and other project functions, including but not limited to, change orders
  • Be familiar with state construction requirements and lien procedures
  • Assist with compliance requirements by completing and filing tax exemption forms for projects and obtaining licenses at the city and county level
  • Assist with the new hire onboarding process to ensure all required new hire paperwork is completed, accurate and submitted to the payroll department for set up
  • Maintain project documents within the contract manager software, standardized filing system and server
  • Gather and assemble supporting documents for Project Manager
  • Manage project requirements such as Owner Direct Purchase Orders
  • Process project close out documents
  • Assist with bid running including helping other offices when available
  • Track, manage, and process purchase orders and invoices as necessary
  • Provide clerical and administrative support such as filing, copying, scanning, printing, maintaining office supplies, etc. as directed by the Project Manager
  • High School diploma required. Associate degree preferred
  • 2-3 years in a professional office environment required
  • Strong computer skills (e.g., Excel, Microsoft Word, and Outlook) required
  • SAGE and Procore experience preferred
  • Ability to work cohesively with other departments within the company
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Must be reliable and willing to work overtime when needed
  • Strong organizational and time management skills; ability to simultaneously coordinate and track status of multiple ongoing projects and prioritize work
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced office environment, working both collaboratively and independently, to meet deadlines on multiple projects simultaneously

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If interested, please complete the form and submit a resume and cover letter. We will contact ideal candidates after submission.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of current job responsibilities, management reserves the right to revise the job or require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, time-sensitive assignments, or technological developments), or for any other reason in management’s sole discretion. any other reason in management’s sole discretion.