Are you a passionate, organized, self-starter looking to join a talented team? Do you want to work with a company driven to make a lasting, positive impact? Read on.
At RDH, you will work alongside some of the most knowledgeable experts in the industry. We’re creative thinkers who lead our field because of the fervent curiosity behind every solution we create. We make space for people to play, grow, and explore their passions.
The role of the Office and Project Administrator includes assisting Principals, Project Managers, Site Managers, and other team members with administration, communications, project support, and data management. This position requires that the Administrator work self-directed and independently to keep pace with an ongoing list of tasks and team needs and to consistently deliver a high-quality work product. The day to day activities of this role are regularly subject to change, and the position requires an ability to self-manage and shift priorities to suit the needs.
Full-Time or Part-Time opportunities are available for this position.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Report/Proposal Writing: This includes creating outlines and developing non-technical written content, proofreading, formatting to RDH standard formats, final quality control check, and distribution. Assist with writing and summarizing project briefs and short technical bulletins. Coordinate staff across RDH offices and practice area to prepare RFQs and proposals.
- General Project Support: Assist with daily project needs as assigned by the project principals, managers and technical staff.
- Project Delivery: Assist the project managers to ensure that all projects meet internal requirements in areas such as budget, contract, billing, documentation, communication, and quality control. Develop an understanding of the overall scope of work for each project assigned. Provide project initiation and file set-up.
- Technical Data and Document Management: Manage data and relevant documents according to RDH standard document management processes. Undertake data processing and analysis under the guidance of technical staff.
- Principal and Project Manager Support: Provide general assistance to senior staff as needed. This work may be fairly wide ranging, from the initial draft of documentation to preparing expenses, tracking submittals and offering miscellaneous support to senior project managers and Project Principals.
- Account Receivables: Connect with clients and follow up regarding payment.
- General Office Support: Provide general office support, including reception, when necessary.
- Administrative Assistance: Project initiation and file set-up, meeting arrangements including booking rooms, catering and AV equipment coordination.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- College diploma or university degree, or equivalent preferred
- Minimum 3 years relevant work experience
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:
- Ability to anticipate project needs and identify work assignments independently
- Strong sense of urgency with excellent organizational skills to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
- Ability to successfully work under multiple deadline pressures
- Numerically inclined with good analytical and problem-solving skills
- Technical editing and writing experience
- Meticulous, resourceful, and reliable
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Proactive approach and self-motivated
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Power Point. Knowledge of Bluebeam Revu software would be an asset
- Comfortable working directly with principals, senior managers and technical staff
- Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
ABOUT US:
RDH is an amazing place to work. A role with RDH is a career commitment to learn and grow alongside inspiring and dedicated people who care deeply about making buildings better.
We are an employee-owned consulting firm with 300 employees in nine offices across North America. Our core area of business is the integration of building science engineering, architecture, and construction management to optimize the performance of the building enclosure (walls, windows and roofs). Since our beginnings in 1997, we have become industry leaders in North America and continue to grow as we focus on technical excellence and delivering high-quality projects.
We offer a positive workplace with incredible teams, opportunities for professional growth, development and ownership. As well as your background, we seek alignment with RDH’s core values: 1) commit to excellence, 2) act with integrity, 3) work as a team 4) do what it takes, and 5) always learn.
Our collaborative teams fuel our mission of Making Buildings Better. We seek balanced representation in our teams, and to achieve a welcoming and inclusive community for all people who share a passion for our values and mission. We believe diverse thought, ideas, and voices make us great – people of different identities, races, ethnicities, genders, ages, orientations, religions, abilities, education, cultures, and skills. We are committed to equity through building teams based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Additional information on our expertise, projects, and culture can be found at www.rdh.com.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please submit your resume and cover letter in one PDF to hr@rdh.com with the job title and location in the subject line.
No phone calls please. While we appreciate all responses, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Please note that only those already entitled to work in the US legally need apply.