Principal Administrative Assistant Jobs

Principal Administrative Assistant

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Coordinates and sets up meetings and conferences, arranges travel and works on special projects with minimal supervision. Maintains schedules of one or more individuals or group of employees.
• Performs additional assignments as requested.
• The Administrative Assistant will provide administrative support in all capacities needed.
• May interface with clients, contractors and joint venture partners at a senior management level.
• Answering telephones, taking messages, routing and preparing incoming and outgoing electronic and/or paper correspondence, performs a variety of research functions and uses computer programs to produce detailed and complex reports, spreadsheets and presentations, types and proofreads documents, correspondence and forms.
• Sets up and maintains manual and electronic filing systems.
• Coordinates and processes general administrative work such as time sheets, vacation requests, supply requisitions, etc. Assists employees with administrative requests.
• Maintains office supplies and other materials required for project’s activities.
• Setting up employees for pre-access testing
• Carries out varied assigned tasks requiring strong knowledge of protocol and has a firm understanding of the organization, programs and procedures related to the work of the Project.

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Skilled in operating a personal computer, various printers, scanners and other necessary office equipment.
• Knowledge of MS Office and other related software skills required.
• Able to work in ambiguity and displays cognitive thinking in actions.
• Organizational, multitasking, and communication skills.
• Administrative knowledge of business procedures, software, company processes and procedures.
• Must be able to adhere to all safety policies and procedures
• Interpersonal skills and ability to interface comfortably with all levels of internal management and staff as well as clients.
• High school diploma or equivalent. Prefer at least 5+ years of strong, proven experience working in an administrative assistant/HR role

Company Overview and Core Values:

McDermott is a premier, fully-integrated provider of technology, engineering and construction solutions to the energy industry. For more than a century, customers have trusted McDermott to design and build end-to-end infrastructure and technology solutions—from the wellhead to the storage tank—to transport and transform oil and gas into the products the world needs today.

At McDermott, we hold all employees accountable to follow our 5 core values.

· Integrity – we maintain a firm adherence to legal and ethical conduct

· One Team – we are one company, where everyone is equally important

· Go Beyond – we seek courageous and creative solutions

· Well-Being – we promote all forms of well-being

· Commitment – we are reliable and dependable in delivering quality solutions