Administrative Assistant

Join our creative, enthusiastic work group at Bolton & Menk! We have an exciting opportunity for an Administrative Assistant to join our Cedar Rapids office.

In this role, you will provide a wide variety of administrative support services for our Cedar Rapids Work Group. We are looking for an proactive assistant who can anticipate needs and help on a wide variety of administrative and project support services for our multidisciplinary offices of Civil Engineers, Surveyors, and corporate staff. Do you have experience & enjoy working on project tasks and procedures in a fast paced atmosphere? Do you have experience coordinating meetings while also preparing meeting minutes and presentations? Then we are looking for you!

Education and Experience:

• The selected candidate will have a High School Diploma. An Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing or Communications or closely related field from an accredited college is strongly preferred.
• Two (2) or more years of related administrative/clerical experience. 3-5 years of experience preferred.

Required Qualifications:

• Proficient skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Strong content creation and editing skills. Experience drafting & editing correspondence required
• Ability to multi-task in a deadline driven environment
• Strong organization skills and detail oriented
• Excellent time management and problem solving skills
• Outstanding customer service skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills including, but not limited to
  • Verbal and written communication skills, including spelling and grammar
  • Active listening skills
  • Ability to understanding others’ perspectives
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in construction or engineering services

 

WHY BOLTON & MENK?

Work with a creative and hardworking team, who believe in client satisfaction and building relationships. For over 70 years Bolton & Menk, Inc. has served public and private clients in the Upper Midwest with comprehensive planning, design and construction engineering and surveying services. The employees at Bolton & Menk are seeking hard working and ambitious co-workers to join us to deliver tomorrow’s leading infrastructure projects. Bolton & Menk is employee-owned, is ranked among ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms and is a Top 150 Workplace in Minnesota. With over 600 employees and 23 offices in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, North Carolina & South Carolina there are always new challenges and career development opportunities available.

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We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Bolton & Menk does not accept resumes from third parties.

Bolton & Menk does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party agencies in response to Bolton & Menk job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Bolton & Menk Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Bolton & Menk Talent Acquisition team.

Bolton & Menk, Inc., is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.