Business Support Professional II - Catalytic Carbon Transformation and Scale-up Center

Posting Title Business Support Professional II
- Catalytic Carbon Transformation and Scale-up Center . Location CO
- Golden . Position Type Regular . Hours Per Week 40 . Working at NLR NLR is located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado is the nation's primary laboratory for energy systems research and development. Join the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), where world-class scientists, engineers, and experts are accelerating energy innovation through breakthrough research and systems integration.

From our mission to our collaborative culture, NLR stands out in the research community for its commitment to an affordable and secure energy future. Spanning foundational science to applied systems engineering and analysis, we focus on solving complex challenges to deliver advanced, secure, reliable, and cost-effective energy solutions. Our work helps strengthen U.S. industries, support job creation, and promote national economic growth.

At NLR, you'll find a mission-driven environment supported by state-of-the-art facilities, multidisciplinary research teams, and strong collaborations with industry, academia, and other national laboratories. We offer robust professional development opportunities, and a competitive benefits package designed to support your career and well-being.

The National Laboratory of the Rockies is searching for an Administrative Assistant to provide high-level administrative support within the Catalytic Carbon Transformation and Scale-up Center. The center works in the area of heterogeneous catalysis for conversion of alternative carbon feed stocks to enable efficient, cost-effective pathways for producing chemicals, fertilizers, materials, and fuels. The center also focuses on biorefinery integration, scale-up, and economic analysis of bioenergy systems.

The successful candidate will support the Techno-Economic and Process Analysis team, and will also support other Business Support team members across the center in their absence and on an as-needed basis. This position can be fast paced and dynamic. Excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal and multi-tasking skills are critical to successfully executing the duties of the job. This is a very customer-oriented position, and you may be asked by internal staff to assist with a variety of tasks, not limited to the job duties described below.

The successful candidate must be able to work with a wide variety of day-to-day issues and work styles.

• Line Manager calendar maintenance.
• Purchase card ordering and reconciliation.
• Meeting and event planning and scheduling, including coordination and logistics for on-site and potentially off-site meetings, webinars, and/or workshops.
• Coordination for new employee interviews, hiring, and onboarding
• Interfacing with outside entities and individuals including subcontractors, vendors, speakers, and others as needed.
• Processing work orders and move forms.
• Working with numerous online administrative tools
• Coordinating foreign and domestic travel including submitting requests, tracking approvals, reserving airfare, lodging and rental cars and processing expense reports
• Purchase orders, requisitions and invoice processing, as well as coordinating placement of subcontracts.
• Coordinating lab inspections, taking notes and submitting findings in online tools
• Composing presentations
• Assisting with publication preparation and documentation
• Other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or equivalent and 1 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience.
• Or, relevant Associate's Degree or certification program of comparable scope or equivalent relevant education/experience.
• Solid knowledge of the job.
• Substantial understanding of general aspects of the job with a broad understanding of the detailed aspects of the job.
• Intermediate skills in applicable software packages and office equipment.
• Basic project administration skills.
• Ability to prioritize work.
• Proficient in written and verbal communications.
• Very good team and interpersonal skills.
• * Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.

• Considerable knowledge of specialized focused business support functions.
• Complete understanding of the general and detailed aspects of the business support activities, and their practical applications to problems and situations ordinarily encountered.
• Experienced skills in applicable software packages (primarily Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and office equipment.
• Demonstrated project administration skills.
• Full knowledge of specific principles, procedures and practices related to supported fields and disciplines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, team and interpersonal skills.
• Must be willing to come onsite to the laboratory campus a minimum of 3 days per week.

Preferred Qualifications .

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