Front Desk Receptionist

Position Overview

We are looking for an Front Office Receptionist/Admin Coordinator, to support our Kiewit Albuquerque Program Office, in a professional office environment.  If you enjoy being that first point of contact, have strong customer service skills and are looking to grow your administrative skills, we would love to talk with you.  This role may require occasional overtime in the evenings and on weekends, so we are looking for a team player, willing to do what it takes to get the job done. 

Kiewit is a is aIf you are looking for a career, opportunities to grow, a great benefits package and a professional office environment, apply today!  We cultivate a culture of excellence, innovation and teamwork, making it the most rewarding place to build your career.  We provide excellent health benefits, great time off, and a wealth-building 401K plan and paid overtime.  Kiewit is one of North America’s largest and most respected engineering and construction organizations. Kiewit’s commitment to safety, quality and environmental stewardship is ingrained in everything we do. It’s visible in our core values, the work that we build and in our people.  With over $17B in revenue and over 31,000 employees, we operate in 8 different market segments designing and building large, and complex structures throughout North America!  

District Overview

Our Central District, a division of Kiewit, operates in the central and south-central regions of the United States, supporting Infrastructure projects.  We build heavy civil and transportation projects, including highways, airports, mass transit systems, canals, dams and tunnels and are the first team to get to the site. With one of the largest equipment fleets in the region, we can mobilize to any location as a full-service construction team capable of self-performing mass grading, drainage, bridge construction, aggregate production, paving, rail and utility construction and have a large surveying team supporting projects throughout the region. 

Location

This position will be based full time out of our Albuquerque New Mexico Program Office.  We are looking for local candidates only, and are not offering relocation for this role.  

Responsibilities

Provide the office with day-to-day support as the front desk, office receptionist, answering phones, and assisting Kiewit employees, clients, vendors and other visitors that come to our office.  Support the team with phone and email communication, via MS Outlook and provide communication to other Kiewit divisions as necessary about the office.  Present a professional demeanor, strong customer focus attitude, as you represent the company in this outward facing role.

Assist Office Manager and the team as needed, which could include copying, printing, getting the mail, FedEx receipt.

Assist Office Manager with schedule/coordination of inter-group and cross-company meetings involving department staff.  Order food from caterer, coordinate delivery and removal of food from the facility with the caterer or other deliveries. 

Support front office/reception occasionally/as needed some evenings and weekends to meet deadlines 

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3+ years experience working in a front office/reception type or role, performing similar functions as what is outlined above in a professional environment.  
• Professional presence and demeanor to interact with all levels of stakeholders.  Must have strong written and verbal communication skills, and strong organizational skills
• At least 2 years of using the MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook). 
• Able to maintain strict confidence of important, sensitive information and materials.
• Ability to work with people at all levels of the organization, including senior leadership and clients.  Demonstrates initiative to solve problems, action orientation and be a self-starter.
• Bilingual-Spanish/English is preferred
• Able to work overtime and weekends occasionally as needed to support important initiatives and deadlines