Project Assistant

Minutemen Direct is recruiting for a bilingual Project Assistant with 5+ years of U.S. engineering project experience. The role requires full professional proficiency in English and Chinese to support project coordination, documentation, and cross‑cultural communication. Pay is $60‑$90K range BOE.

The ideal candidate will facilitate seamless collaboration between U.S. and Chinese teams while ensuring project efficiency and compliance.

Project Support & Coordination:
Provide comprehensive administrative and project support to the engineering team and project managers. Assist in developing, monitoring, and updating project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource allocation.

Bilingual Communication Liaison:
Act as the primary point of contact for communication with Chinese teams, clients, vendors, or partners. Ensure accurate and precise bilingual communication, including meeting interpretation and daily correspondence.

Document Management:
Prepare, organize, and distribute various project documents, including engineering drawings, technical specifications, contracts, meeting minutes, and progress reports. Establish and maintain the project document control system.

Meeting & Event Management:
Coordinate and schedule project meetings, video conferences, and conference calls. Take and distribute detailed meeting minutes and track action items to completion.

Procurement & Supply Chain Support:
Assist with procurement processes, including requesting quotes from suppliers, preparing purchase orders, and tracking shipments and customs clearance.

Data Management & Reporting:
Assist with data entry, analysis, and consolidation for the preparation of bilingual presentations and project status reports.

Compliance & Standards:
Ensure all project activities adhere to company policies, U.S. industry standards, safety regulations, and specific client requirements.

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction, or a related field is preferred.

Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in engineering project support, project coordination, or a related role within the United States.

Full professional proficiency in both English and Chinese is required, with the ability to perform professional‑level technical translation and business communication.

Strong communication skills for effective collaboration with teams.

Mechanical/plumbing/electrical background preferred, not mandatory.

Please send resumes to  or call me at (812) 920‑4440 to discuss.

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