Project Secretary

Parsons International; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Riyadh is seeking a Project Secretary to provide comprehensive administrative support to the project team. Responsibilities include managing project documentation, coordinating meetings, and ensuring timely communication within the team. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of administrative experience, strong organizational and communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. This role offers an dynamic working environment in a diverse workforce.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in Administrative or Secretarial position.
• Ability to type with speed and accuracy.
• Strong English written & verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Providing full administrative support to the Project Team.
• Preparing & maintaining design and construction records.
• Coordinating meetings & taking meeting minutes.

Skills

Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint & Word)

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Typing accuracy

Education

High school qualification or above

Job description

Reporting to the Project Senior Management team, the Project Secretary role is to provide full administrative support to the Project Team to ensure smooth, effective and efficient management of their project activities. In accordance with established procedures, the Project Secretary will perform a variety of routine and non-routine administrative, clerical, data collection, and report writing tasks specific to the project.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing & maintaining design and construction records including: correspondence, agreements, design documents, submittals, contract changes, daily reports, proposal requests and payment applications in conjunction with the overall document control system
• Gathering statistics & general data to prepare reports for both internal & external use
• Reminding project staff of timesheet submittals and maintaining staff time-off schedule
• Reviewing time reports to verify accuracy of hours worked and corresponding project charges. Following up to ensure timely processing of corrections
• Tracking paid-time-off hours charged and maintaining schedule of future hours to be taken
• Creating & maintaining employee directory and related data pertaining to employees assigned to the project including company resumes
• Receiving, sorting, and distributing mail. Answering the telephone, taking and relaying messages in a timely manner
• Coordinating meetings & taking meeting minutes. Verifying their accuracy and distributing amongst project team
• Preparing presentations
• Maintaining the project database

Qualifications

• High school qualification or above
• Minimum 2 years experience in Administrative or Secretarial position
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint & Word)
• Ability to type with speed and accuracy
• Strong English written & verbal communication skills. Including excellent grammar, spelling, proofreading, punctuation and composition
• Good organizational skills with accuracy, attention to detail, and thoroughness
• Ability to manage stress and meet high pressure deadlines with good time management skills
• Ability to maintain files and logs for easy and efficient reference
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and discern sensitive issues and apply tact
• Ability to work effectively as a team member with demonstrated interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a diverse workforce

About The Company

Parsons is a leader in many diverse markets such as infrastructure, transportation, water, telecommunications, aviation, commercial, environmental, planning, industrial manufacturing, education, healthcare, life sciences and homeland security.

Parsons provides technical and management solutions to federal, regional and local government agencies as well as private industries worldwide.