What are the responsibilities and job description for the Administrator position at HAZEN AND SAWYER?
Join our Hazen team and make the world a better place providing exceptional client service in all things water® and superior technical solutions for our clients. Hazen is a creative, employee-owned company with minimal bureaucracy where employees thrive.
Hazen is seeking a self-motivated and energetic administrative professional to join our San Francisco office. The ideal candidate has positive outlook and a passion for helping others succeed. Is an excellent communicator, takes pride in the quality of their work, is a stickler for details, tech savvy, excels at multitasking, is a team player, self-starter, has exceptional organizational skills, has the ability to work independently —and you can do it all with a smile!
Responsibilities:
- Provide front desk coverage including greeting clients and other guests.
- Receive and control incoming and outgoing correspondence.
- Coordinating messengers, deliveries, Federal Express and UPS to ensure administrative activities effectively and efficiently support the Firm.
- Assist engineers with production of technical documents, including reports, proposals, presentations, and specifications, including typing, proof-reading, copying, and assembling.
- Manage office meetings/events and document control.
- Oversight of furniture and equipment, as well as assuming role of liaison with building maintenance, janitorial and security services.
- Inventory and purchase of office/kitchen supplies and interface with vendors to ensure all products are appropriately negotiated, ordered, and delivered.
- Support San Francisco, Concord, and Sacramento office team, as required and in many cases remotely/hybrid.
- Other admin responsibilities as needed.
Qualifications:
- A minimum of 3 years of direct hands-on experience as an administrative assistant.
- High School Diploma required. Professional degree preferred.
- Ability to multitask and prioritize work as needed.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to interact with variety of staff, clients, and vendors.
- Strong multi-tasking skills – manage priorities, coordinate multiple/concurrent projects.
- Demonstrates strong work ethic; develops efficient work methods and is detail oriented.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite – Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint.
- Proficiency with Adobe, Bluebeam, Procore software is desirable, but not required.
- Ability to learn new tools quickly.
- A team player who is proactive, flexible, results-oriented and comfortable in a rapidly changing environment.
- Ability to work independently and under the pressure of deadlines.
Prior experience in a professional services firm preferred. Experience in the engineering industry a plus.
Benefits
- Comprehensive dental, vision and health insurance
- 401k
- Bonuses