Barnard Construction Company, Inc., based in Bozeman, Montana, is a heavy-civil construction company with projects underway across North America. Barnard is ranked by Engineering News-Record, a leading construction industry periodical, as one of the nation’s Top 400 civil contractors. We specialize in dam construction and rehabilitation, power transmission and distribution, tunneling, inland marine, oil, gas, utility, and sewer and water pipeline projects. We offer competitive compensation, a generous health plan, and challenging career opportunities with a financially solid company. Barnard’s people are the reason for the success of the company. Our reputation attracts the highest quality personnel, people who are committed to producing projects that set a standard for excellence. At Barnard, we build the riskiest, most difficult, complex jobs we can find and we hire people who thrive on tough work and demanding opportunities.
Qualifications- Two plus years of working experience as an office manager or administrative assistant at a construction related company.
- Experience using a multi-line phone system, with the ability to screen communications based on predetermined guidelines
- Experience providing support to construction estimating teams
- Comfortable making and answering client, subcontractor and vendor phone calls
- Strong customer service skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to multitask with attention to detail
- Dependable and punctual
- Experience working on cross functional teams
- Proficient with Microsoft Office products, specifically Microsoft Excel and Word
- Strong self-motivation
- Perform day-to-day office management tasks and administrative support including but not limited to answering and screening inbound calls, scheduling meetings and supporting management and estimating teams
- Greet and assist visitors and guests
- Troubleshoot IT issues and provide support when needed
- Support various facets of document control and administrative duties
- Provide support to the estimating team on bid/proposal preparation and tracking
- Create correspondence, make copies, handle shipping and receiving, order office supplies, etc.
Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled, E-Verify Employer
Skills Required
- Two or more years of experience as an office manager or administrative assistant at a construction-related company
- Experience using a multi-line phone system and screening communications according to guidelines
- Experience supporting construction estimating teams
- Comfort making and answering client, subcontractor, and vendor phone calls
- Strong customer service skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to multitask with attention to detail
- Dependability and punctuality
- Experience working on cross-functional teams
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Excel and Word
- Strong self-motivation
What We Do
Barnard is a privately held heavy-civil construction company headquartered in Bozeman, Montana. Founded in 1975, it delivers challenging infrastructure projects across North America, including dams, reservoirs, hydroelectric power facilities, tunnels and shafts, oil and gas pipelines, utilities, power transmission, and environmental work. The company provides innovative solutions for complex projects while emphasizing safety, quality, efficiency, collaboration, and long-term partnerships with owners and engineers.
