Administrative Assistant

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Position Description

JH Kelly is seeking a positive, detail-oriented, and organized Administrative Assistant who will play a key role in providing flexible clerical and administrative assistance across the Structures Group, as directed by EVP and Project Management. Serve as a utility support person for leadership, preconstruction, estimating and field teams, helping with routine tasks, document organization and administrative workflows.
This role will begin as a contract position with the potential to transition into a full-time opportunity.

Here’s a deeper dive into what you’ll take on:

Project Administration & Coordination

• Compiling, formatting and distributing weekly and monthly group and project reports using information provided by the team.
• Updating team rosters, scoreboards and weekly commitments, and coordinating meetings using information provided by team leads.
• Scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, taking notes and distributing follow-up items.
• Assist with calendars, travel arrangements, expense reports and meeting logistics.
• Assist with reminders and collect missing documents, outstanding signatures and routine updates, as directed.

Document Control & Records Management

• Project folder setup, drawing uploads, document organization and user-access coordination, as directed by Project Management.
• Organizing, filing and distributing drawings, specifications, RFIs, submittals and project correspondence, as directed.
• Maintaining shared folders, departmental files and document templates.
• Updating logs, organizing procurement and delivery information, assembling closeout documents and other routine paperwork, as directed by Project Management.

Project & Field Support

• Collecting, organizing and tracking turbine work timesheets, as directed.
• Assist with project-specific onboarding paperwork, system-access requests and training coordination outside normal HR functions.
• Assist field teams with device setup, loading drawing packages, organizing files and transferring field notes or signed documents, as directed.

Preconstruction & Procurement Support

• Setting up bid folders, organizing bid documents, distributing RFPs and following up on quotations, as directed by preconstruction and estimating.
• Updating logs, organizing procurement and delivery information, assembling closeout documents and other routine paperwork, as directed by Project Management.
• Use company-approved AI tools to assist with correspondence, meeting notes, reports, spreadsheets and document preparation.
• Assist with approved templates, simple automations and AI challenge administration, as directed.
• Review work for accuracy and follow company confidentiality, AI and IT requirements.

Administrative & Team Support

• Provide administrative assistance wherever needed across the group, including office supplies, equipment coordination, deliveries and other tasks assigned by the EVP or Project Management.

Additional Duties

• Assist and provide administrative support to…