Project Assistant

Why join us?
Its an exciting time at AtkinsRealis! We are rapidly growing in the US. Our company's purpose is to build a better world for our planet and its people. We recognize the importance of making sure that our clients and employees feel this purpose every day. AtkinsRealis is proud of our company culture that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion. Our company ethos includes collaboration through the connection of people, data, and technology. We are a global firm, who leverages having employees located throughout the world, creating valuable partnerships and doing our part to make this planet and its people thrive. We need energetic, passionate and eager professionals like you to join our team. There has never been a better time to be a part of AtkinsRealis!
We are seeking a Project Assistant to join our team in Atlanta, GA .
About Us
AtkinsRealis is one of the worlds most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies. AtkinsRealis has been providing infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to public and private clients across the United States for more than 50 years. AtkinsRealis has the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy.
How will you contribute to the team?

• Based on knowledge of supervisor's views, may compose correspondence on own initiative about administrative or routine matters, for supervisor's approval.

• Initiates calls to obtain services, follow up or coordinate actions to relieve

• management or professional personnel of administrative workload.

• Acts as liaison between manager and staff.

• Anticipates and prepares materials needed for conferences, travel,

• correspondence, appointments and meetings, informing appropriate personnel.

• May assist in preparing PowerPoint presentations, Excel spreadsheets, Word documents, and use Teams, SharePoint, and Outlook daily. Must be highly proficient in the use of Microsoft products.

• Performs word processing of letters, memos and other documents which are often of a confidential nature.

• Will take and transcribe notes and meeting minutes, prepare meeting agendas with manager input, and directing calls to the proper office or personnel.

• Prepares spreadsheets and other special, recurrent or one-time reports,

• summaries or replies to inquiries as instructed, selecting relevant information

• from a variety of sources such as reports, documents, correspondence, computer system and other offices.

• Advises other team members of new procedures and coordinates

• activities and tasks with personnel and client staff at various offices.

• Performs designated administrative tasks such as making photocopies, sends or receives email, fax transmission and/or electronic communications to support department activities.

• Coordinates the efforts of affected programs and performs document management and review for filing adequacy to obtain correct, complete documents for execution and/or filing with agencies.

• Works within assigned budget for tasks, keeps track of budgets and alerts project manager when extra effort may be required to accomplish tasks so as not to go over budget.

• Communicates and interacts with internal and external clients in a professional and courteous manner. Provides project manager with frequent, useful updates on project status and budget.

• Creates, maintains and organizes communication and project files, both hardcopy and paperless. Supports and advances the paperless filing initiative using Microsoft SharePoint and other tools.

• Creates and maintains efficient, informative project schedules for use by project manager and internal/external clients.

• Performs such other duties as the Supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.

What will you contribute?

• High school diploma (or equivalent) plus six years related experience OR an associates degree in a related administrative field plus four years related experience is required.

• Solid communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.

• Good command of English grammar and spelling.

• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, Access and Power Point).

What we offer at AtkinsRealis:
AtkinsRealis realizes that health, mental and financial wellbeing, are all equally needed to achieve balance in life. We are pleased to offer a robust rewards package that helps our employees have peace of mind in and outside of work. Our benefit offerings address all of the areas that are part of living a healthy life.
We recognize that what is important to people continues to change. Some of our other benefits to ensure our employees feel supported include continuing to offer health and dental coverage for domestic partners and a full list below. Our culture is one of providing support and training for our employees to thrive. We offer learning and development programs, training, career pathing opportunities, and a tuition reimbursement plan. At AtkinsRealis, you will enjoy a robust rewards package which includes:

• Competitive salary

• Flexible work schedules

• Group Insurance

• Two Floating Holidays

• Paid Parental Leave (including maternity and paternity)

• Pet Insurance

• Retirement Savings Plan with employer match

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Learning and development programs, training, career opportunities and a highly regarded tuition reimbursement program

• An inclusive culture of Employee Resources Groups centered around women, African-Americans, Hispanics, LGBTQ+, Neurodiversity and Emerging Professionals.

• A Foundation that is employee-funded with a 2-to-1 match from the company providing STEAM education for minorities from K-12 to college

If this sounds like you and you would like to expand your career with us, apply today!

AtkinsRealis is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. EOE/Minorities/Females/Veteran/Disability.
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Upon acceptance of an offer, all candidates must go through a drug screen test and background check. AtkinsRealis is a federal contractor which mandates a satisfactory background screening report and drug test that supersedes state laws.
Note to staffing and direct hire agencies:
In the event a recruiter or agency who is not on our preferred supplier list submits a resume/candidate to anyone in the company, AtkinsRealis family of companies, we explicitly reserve the right to recruit and hire the candidate(s) at our discretion and without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

At AtkinsRealis , we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.