Receptionist

Job Description:

Build More with Your Career at Christman

Are you interested in becoming an employee-owner with a leading national general contractor that will provide you with opportunities to Build More in your professional career? The Christman Company is looking for a Receptionist in our Lansing, Michigan office.

What You Will Do:

As a Receptionist, your primary daily responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

Front Desk & Visitor Management

• Greet and assist visitors, clients, vendors, and subcontractors in a professional and courteous manner, directing them appropriately.

• Answer, screen, and route incoming calls to appropriate employees or departments.

• Provide callers with directions to company locations and related information as needed.

• Take, document, and relay messages accurately and promptly.

• Maintain a clean, organized, professional reception and common areas.

• Ensure building security by following company procedures, maintaining visitor logs, and issuing visitor badges.

Administrative Support

• Receive, sort, and distribute incoming mail, deliveries, and packages.

• Coordinate pick-ups and deliveries as needed.

• Provide general administrative support to office staff as needed.

• Perform additional clerical duties as needed, including copying, faxing, scanning, etc.

Communication & Coordination

• Serve as a liaison between headquarters staff, field offices, and external contacts.

• Communicate professionally and effectively with all levels of the organization, including executives and project teams.

• Support special projects and other administrative tasks as needed. 

Complete assigned and required training for this role.

What You Will Bring to the Team:

Required experience, knowledge, and skills for this role include:

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Minimum one (1) year of reception or administrative experience in an office environment.

• -or- Equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience.

Preferred experience, knowledge, and skills for this role include:

• 2–3 years of reception or administrative experience, preferably in a corporate environment.

• Familiarity with multi-line phone systems.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Dependable, punctual, and professional.

• Comfortable interacting with employees, executives, and vendors.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.

• Basic Microsoft 365 knowledge (Outlook, Word, Excel).

The Christman family of companies is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.As part of our company policy, this position requires successful completion of pre-employment screening, including but not limited to drug and background screening.

Notice to Recruiting Agencies (Unsolicited Resumes): The Christman Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our applicant tracking system, website, or to any Christman employee/affiliates. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Christman employees or its' affiliates will be considered property of The Christman Company and will be processed accordingly. Christman will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume without an executed agreement and assigned to a specific search.