Temporary Project Administrator Assistant (Software Engineering Institute)

Job Description

About the role

Do you enjoy working as part of a team that is developing cutting edge capability? Do you strive to understand user needs and research options to procure tools that meet those needs? Are you able to juggle multiple activities/tasks during a day? Do you take pride in being thorough? If the answer is yes, you will make an excellent addition to our team!

We're looking for a Project Administrator Assistant to join our Program Development Team to facilitate software tool procurement and help establish processes & procedures to manage a new laboratory being developed at the SEI.  Additionally, this role will assist in coordinating the monthly Project Management functions of multiple SEI engagements with Government customers.

What you'll do

Provide Procurement support

• Coordinating vendor meetings

• Create and complete various procurement forms and network with procurement and contract teams.

• Update and create Excel and Confluence pages on status of multiple procurement actions

Provide Project Management support

• Assist with drafting PowerPoint presentations

• Collaborate with Project Administrator III on process documents and document repository

• Assist Project Administrator III with drafting monthly activity reports

Who you are

• Ability to work under pressure; meet deadlines; deal with difficult individuals while maintaining composure.

• Must have strong customer service orientation and be detail orientated.

• Strong written and oral communication skills.

• Strong work ethic and a desire to learn

• The ability to edit and rewrite content from other one sources to another

• Ability to handle multiple tasks, respond to shifting priorities, and pay careful attention to details.

• Ability to work in a team environment with technical experts, project managers, and administrative assistants

• Have the ability to deliver high-quality work and care about the impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree required, experience in Program Management or purchasing desired.

• You must be able to report to our office in Pittsburgh

• Experience working in a team environment.

• Willingness to travel to various locations to support the SEI’s overall mission. This includes within the SEI and CMU community.

• You will be subject to a background check investigation

•  Applicants for this position must be currently legally authorized to work for CMU in the United States. CMU will not sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this opportunity.

Who we are

The SEI helps advance software engineering principles and practices and serves as a national resource in software engineering, computer security, and process improvement. The SEI works closely with defense and government organizations, industry, and academia to continually improve software-intensive systems. Its core purpose is to help organizations improve software engineering capabilities and develop or acquire the right software, defect-free, within budget and on time, every time.

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Full time/Part time

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