Office Assistant

Surbana Jurong; Pakistan; On-site; PKR 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

SMEC is seeking an Office Assistant for a Dam and Hydropower project based in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The role supports site office operations and assists the project team with day-to-day administrative tasks.

Ideal candidates have 2–5 years of relevant experience in office support, with strong organizational, time management and communication skills, and basic proficiency in MS Office.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-5 years of relevant experience in office support or administrative work.
• Good organizational, time management, and communication skills.
• Proficiency in basic office software (e.g., MS Office) will be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support project staff with administrative tasks, including scheduling, correspondence, and office coordination.
• Assist with document handling, filing, and maintaining organized project records.
• Ensure office supplies are stocked, ordered, and properly organized.
• Support meeting preparation, including arranging logistics and preparing necessary documents and materials.
• Maintain general office orderliness and assist with day-to-day site office operations.
• Provide administrative support to the project team to ensure the smooth running of office activities.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Communication skills

Tools

MS Office

Job description

About SMEC

Delivering exceptional outcomes starts with having exceptional people. SMEC provides unique opportunities to work on iconic industry projects with experienced colleagues and leadership teams. We support and empower employees to drive innovation initiatives within a well-established and growing organization. Every employee plays a key role in shaping our business and is driven by teamwork, progressive thinking and creative ideas. We are committed to providing platforms to enable our people to engage in the business, deliver value to clients and develop their careers. When you join SMEC, you join a flexible growing organization that has a genuine commitment to CSR, diversity and improving the world we live in.

The role

We are looking for an Office Assistant for a Dam and Hydropower project based in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The candidate will support site office operations and assist the project team with day-to-day administrative tasks.

Key Responsibilities

• Support project staff with administrative tasks, including scheduling, correspondence, and office coordination.
• Assist with document handling, filing, and maintaining organized project records.
• Ensure office supplies are stocked, ordered, and properly organized.
• Support meeting preparation, including arranging logistics and preparing necessary documents and materials.
• Maintain general office orderliness and assist with day-to-day site office operations.
• Provide administrative support to the project team to ensure the smooth running of office activities.

Suitable applicants will have/be

• Minimum 2-5 years of relevant experience in office support or administrative work
• Good organizational, time management, and communication skills
• Proficiency in basic office software (e.g., "MS Office") will be an advantage

SMEC is an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is a source of strength for our people, our clients, our partners and our communities.

SMEC is a global engineering, management and development consultancy delivering innovative solutions for our clients and partners. Leveraging our 70-year history of delivering nation-building infrastructure, we provide technical expertise and advanced engineering services to resolve complex challenges across major infrastructure and energy projects. SMEC has a long and proud history which dates back to Australia’s iconic Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme in 1949, one of the largest and most complex hydroelectric schemes in the world. Headquartered in Australia, we have offices across more than 35 countries in Oceania, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa and the Americas. Together with our clients and partners, we deliver projects that directly contribute to improving health, quality of life and development outcomes for communities and neighborhoods around the world. Driven by innovation, ingenuity and skill, our people have shaped these outcomes in some of the world’s most remote and challenging environments. Since 2016, SMEC has been a member of the Surbana Jurong Group, an Asia-based global powerhouse of over 16,000 employees. Through our network of global specialists and by collaborating with local partners, we connect clients with the best teams and capabilities to deliver sustainable solutions.