Administrative Specialist

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KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.

• Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.

• Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

KBR is seeking a motivated and energetic professional to be the administrative assistant for our government client. This individual will work in the front office directly with senior civilian and military leaders. This individual will be the first-person senior officials throughout the Air Force interact, so must always present a professional demeanor. To be successful in this role, you should be well-organized, have excellent time management skills, and be able to act independently with little guidance. This is an on-site position working Monday through Friday with potential for one to two days per week of telework.

Primary duties include but are not limited to:

• Proofreading, editing and formatting correspondence to Air Force standards.
• Typical duties include general clerical, receptionist, and project-based work. Responsibilities may be unique to a specific function or department such as Procurement or Engineering but are mainly administrative in nature.
• Provide overall administrative support to include management of schedules, special presentation preparation, coordination of special events, travel arrangements, expense reporting, and support of communications to other senior officials and customers.
• This role will require frequent interaction with internal and external organizational contacts, customers, vendors, and representatives of professional organizations that will require good diplomacy and judgment to resolve conflicting needs
• This position may also be involved in meetings in which management-only discussions occur, so discretion is required.
• Under minimal supervision, performs a variety of executive administrative support duties that are complex in nature and where judgment and initiative are required in resolving problems and making recommendations.
• Proactively follow-up on critical actions in order to effectively meet deadlines, commitments.

EXPERIENCE & TRAINING:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 8+ years’ experience
• Microsoft Office expertise (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and Outlook calendar management
• Command of English to grammatically correct correspondence

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Associate or bachelor's degree
• General understanding of the United States Air Force, Tinker AFB or functions of System Program Offices within the Air Force
• Experience with Air Force Tongue and Quill

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR
At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture.  These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company.  That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together. 

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.