Admin Support Assistant 2

Black & Veatch Corporation; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Black & Veatch Corporation in Overland Park, KS seeks an experienced Administrative Assistant to support one or more managers and a workgroup with minimal supervision. The role emphasizes calendar and email management, travel planning, and preparing reports.

Strong MS Office skills, intermediate Excel and PowerPoint, and attention to detail are essential, along with professional communication and organizational abilities. Employee ownership and generous benefits accompany the position.

Qualifications

• Intermediate spreadsheet skills and intermediate word processing skills needed.
• Pre-employment onboarding requirements may include background checks, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search.

Responsibilities

• Organizes and prioritizes activities for manager(s), including controlling access to calendar.
• Screens and responds to telephone and email inquiries on behalf of manager.
• Plans and arranges meetings, travel, and events, and coordinates applying for international travel documents.
• Maintains manager's or work group’s calendar.
• Generates simple documents, such as letters, memos, spreadsheets and presentations.
• Answers phones and greets visitors.
• Performs word processing and data entry.

Skills

MS Office Excel

PowerPoint

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Problem solving

Initiative

Interpersonal skills

Reading comprehension

Ethics and values

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

PeopleSoft

Blueprint Basic

Job description

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Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success.

As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.

Company :Black & Veatch Corporation

Opportunity Type :Staff

Project Only Hire :No

Why Black & Veatch?

At Black & Veatch, you’ll be part of work that matters—designing, creating, and building the infrastructure communities rely on every day, from concept through execution.

We care about how the work gets done as much as what we build. Safety is built into every decision, and people look out for each other—speaking up, collaborating, and doing the right thing because it affects real lives.

You’ll work alongside teams solving complex challenges and turning ideas into solutions that perform in the real world—gaining hands‑on experience across projects, technologies, and disciplines.

Ownership shows up in how we work. We take responsibility for outcomes, follow through on commitments, and take pride in what we deliver. As a 100% employee‑owned company, employees share in the long‑term success we build together.

With flexible ways of working and meaningful development opportunities, you’ll build a career you can be proud to stand behind.

The Opportunity

To provide support to one or more managers, but also provide support to a workgroup such as a department, division or regional office, under minimal supervision from a manager or director. Position requires proficiency in administrative assistant support role. Duties and tasks are often non-routine, requiring independent judgment and problem‑solving. Possesses thorough knowledge of workgroup's policies and procedures, as well as general knowledge of company policies and processes. Has occasional contact with clients, suppliers, or company employees outside the immediate work area to exchange information.

Key Responsibilities

• Organizes and prioritizes activities for manager(s), including controlling access to manager's calendar
• Screens and responds to telephone and email inquiries, as well as written correspondence, on behalf of manager
• Plans and arranges meetings, travel, and events, and coordinates applying for international travel documents
• Maintains manager's or work group’s calendar
• Organizes flow of administrative work through supervisor's office
• Contributes to the development of other department or company initiatives
• Liaises with Black and Veatch contingent coordinator and/or employment agency
• Approves timesheets, checks agency invoice accuracy, codes Markview invoices, and reconciles overtime labor rate differences
• Generates or distributes ad hoc reports using various business systems and databases
• Orders office supplies
• May coordinate completion of timesheets
• Reviews and approves timesheets
• May code, route, and track invoices
• May review expense reports for compliance
• May verify accuracy of invoices prior to approval
• Generates simple documents, such as letters, memos, spreadsheets and presentations
• Prepares files for archiving
• Performs scanning and electronic filing
• Answers phones
• Greets and directs visitors
• Assembles documents (reproduction and collation)
• Performs word processing and data entry
• Performs other general clerical duties as needed
• Individual contributor with no subordinates

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant experience preferred
• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred

Preferred Skills:

• Intermediate MS Office Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Concentration and cognitive skills
• Initiative
• Interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail and reading comprehension
• Communication skills, including verbal and written skills
• Ethics and values
• Integrity and trust
• Ability to make decisions
• Ability to prioritize
• Problem-solving ability
• Expense Reporting Systems (Creating)
• Expense Reporting PoliciesandProcedures (Reviewing and approving)
• Time Reporting Systems
• PeopleSoft andBlueprintBasic Users
• Travel Systems
• Telephony and Web conferencing
• Electronic Repository Systems

Minimum Qualifications

Intermediate spreadsheet skills and intermediate word processing skills needed. All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Salary Plan

ADO: Administrative Services

Job Grade

013

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Black & Veatch is committed to being an employer of choice by creating a valuable work experience that keeps our people engaged, productive, safe and healthy.

Our comprehensive benefits portfolio is a key component of this commitment and offers an array of health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances along with disability and a robust wellness program.

To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.

A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, including a company-matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre‑taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance‑based bonus program.

We are proud to be a 100 percent ESOP‑owned company. As employee-owners, our professionals are empowered to drive not only their personal growth, but the company's long‑term achievements - and they share in the financial rewards of the success through stock ownership.

By valuing diverse voices and perspectives, we cultivate an authentically inclusive environment for professionals and are able to provide innovative and effective solutions for clients.

BVH, Inc., its subsidiaries and its affiliated companies, complies with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws and regulations. Black & Veatch does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender Identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status or other status protected by law.

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