Assistant Project Specialist - Environmental Services (Kansas City)
Kansas City, Missouri
Employer: Burns & McDonnell
Industry: Administrative/Office Support
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
Description
The Assistant Project Specialist is responsible for interfacing with internal and external project leadership to ensure the successful execution of overall projects and associated milestones throughout the project lifecycle. This includes client communication, financial health, and project scheduling systems for engineering-related projects. This position works with internal project management to provide solutions in executing project needs within the budget and schedule. By organizing and driving team deliverables and communication, this position brings consistency to project execution through documentation, reporting, project planning, and detailed process implementation.
Qualifications
This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled
EEO/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
Job Administrative/Office Support
Primary Location US-MO-Kansas City
Schedule: Full-time
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
Req ID: 243157
Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-JNH #ENS N/A
The Assistant Project Specialist is responsible for interfacing with internal and external project leadership to ensure the successful execution of overall projects and associated milestones throughout the project lifecycle. This includes client communication, financial health, and project scheduling systems for engineering-related projects. This position works with internal project management to provide solutions in executing project needs within the budget and schedule. By organizing and driving team deliverables and communication, this position brings consistency to project execution through documentation, reporting, project planning, and detailed process implementation.
- Proactively and regularly communicate with (but not limited to) the project team, client representatives, vendors, suppliers and subcontractors on project development and execution.
- Assist with identifying, entering, monitoring, and analyzing the progress of key project needs, deliverables and milestones for the project team using internal software, and support the presentation of monthly progress reports covering action items and progress updates.
- Plan, coordinate and facilitate on-site and off-site meetings.
- Verify accuracy and compliance with project requirements of bills/invoices, trip tickets and expense reports and process items in a timely manner.
- Assist with various forms of data entry on projects, including (but not limited to) processing project change orders, entering changes to the cost reports, and overseeing the accounts payable process, including the coding, approval assignment, and payment using the appropriate accounting application; in addition to reports, specifications, and all other deliverable and/or Client needs.
- Assist with entering project scheduling information.
- Assist with creating new projects and provide daily reports and other workflows to be assigned to project and management leadership.
- Update SOP's, train, and mentors new EO's and CWK's on best practices, means and methods in all project aspects resulting in future success for the individual, client, and company.
- Resolves questions regarding the project; research and provide appropriate answers.
Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree in business, accounting, communications, construction management or related degree required or
- Associate Degree and 2 years of experience required or
- High School Diploma/GED and 4 years related experience required
- Experience with one or more cost management systems preferred.
- Ability to work independently, think creatively and analytically and make quick and sound decisions.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, verbal and written communication skills and ability to handle multiple tasks.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate with all levels within an organization.
- Ability to track and follow up on multiple items with various timelines.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe and/or Bluebeam, and PowerPoint is required.
- Basic knowledge of Sharepoint, customer relationship management software and Microsoft Teams preferred.
This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled
EEO/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
Job Administrative/Office Support
Primary Location US-MO-Kansas City
Schedule: Full-time
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
Req ID: 243157
Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-JNH #ENS N/A
Created: 2024-08-22
Reference: A148A29FB46141F8B8A03253E1127E72
Country: United States
State: Missouri
City: Kansas City
ZIP: 64161
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