Administrative Assistant **LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY**

Administrative Assistant contract position available in Scottsdale, Arizona (AZ). Come work for an excellent communications defense contractor company located in the East Valley!

 

***Only considering candidates living in the Phoenix metro area.***

 

 

JOB DESCRIPTION:

 

This position is for an administrative assistant in an aggressive engineering development organization work with engineers and scientists in a state of the art environment. This position will report to the engineering section business operations analyst for the processes and procedures but will be given daily work request directly from the section staff. Adherence to section and division processes and procedures (as trained by current administrative personnel) required. Applicant must have well-developed organizational and teamwork skills, both personally and when dealing with the team requiring support. The person must exhibit confidence and professionalism. A competent, composed, and dignified demeanor is an absolute necessity. Candidate needs a mature, confident, and discreet personality. General Dynamics background and experiences will be beneficial. Applicant must be self-motivated and capable of working in busy environment.

 

REQUIREMENTS:

 

This candidate will support the Software Defined Radio Systems Engineering Section of approximately 80 engineers. Candidate must be a team player and be able to accept specific direction and training from the Senior Section Administrator and Business Operations Analyst take prolific notes and refer to those notes for instruction. Selected candidate will be responsible for coordinating and booking travel for Project and Team leads, and software and systems engineers. This person must be able to make arrangements at a moments notice and be efficient under pressure. Position requires heavy use of Microsoft Outlook. Usage includes coordinating and booking conference rooms for project reviews, customer visits, incoming interviews, and section training. Responsibilities will also include section word processing/database maintenance, telephone coverage, procurement and maintenance of office supplies and pagers, mail distribution and coordination of Federal Express shipments. Must be very efficient in Windows XP and Microsoft Office applications, including PowerPoint, Excel and Word and will be trained in use of General Dynamics? online forms. Candidate must be capable of workload prioritization from multiple sources. Excellent interpersonal and verbal skills required. This candidate will have a high volume of interaction with all levels of management, customers both internal and external, and fellow administrators. Candidate must be able to aggressively manage work assignments to insure completion of requirements. This position arranges many meetings and works with security to arrange incoming visitors and foreign travel notifications. This position requires limited overtime on relatively short notice. Applicant must be capable of obtaining a US Security Clearance.

 

BENEFITS:

Excellent Salary for this position!

 

We offer contractors:

 

401K- no company match

Holiday bonus

Longevity bonus

Credit union membership

Direct deposit

iPay

Weekly pay

Access to major medical insurance coverage

Excellent customer service

 

 

APPLY NOW!!

If you'd like to be seriously and immediately considered for this opportunity, click on the APPLY NOW button below or send your resume directly to ckasuga@pauldicken.com .  All replies will be confidential.

 

ABOUT US!!

Paul Dicken Associates, Inc. has been providing full service staffing solutions in the Valley for 20 years, including direct placement, contract placement and contract-to-hire placement. During this time we have developed long-term relationships with Arizona?s top employers, in numerous industries. Please allow us to present you with job opportunities where we believe there?s a fit between you and the company, their culture and your career objective. If you?d like to find out more information about us and our opportunities, please visit us on the web at www.pauldicken.com or call us at (480) 345-2036.