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The ideal candidate is self-motivated and will accomplish assigned tasks, oversee the management of the office, support engineers’ efforts to grow the branch office’s staff and client base, and provide technical and administrative support to the broader engineering organization. The candidate will possess strong skills in writing, multi-tasking, adapting to various personalities and dynamics of a team, as well as a high level of interest and engagement in the industries in which MPR works. The candidate will find technical, analytical, and engineering work interesting and will excel at written and verbal communication. This is a great position for a highly motivated administrative individual that wants a variety of responsibilities.\nDuties/Responsibilities\nCollaborating with project teams in the drafting and research for written technical deliverables (proposals and technical reports), as well as curating, reviewing, proofreading, and formatting correspondence, proposals, reports, emails, internal memos, meeting minutes, agendas, presentations, and other deliverables. Formatting includes extensive work with advanced Word and Excel, including but not limited to styles, macros, pivot tables, etc.\nManage branch office recruiting efforts for local universities, including working with HR and university career centers to coordinate recruiting events (career fairs, information meetings, etc.), maintaining relationships with university administrative contacts, scheduling and staffing interviews, and documenting/incorporating lessons learned.\nWork with engineers in the office to track client engagement, identify opportunities to grow existing relationships, and identify local industry events or other strategic opportunities to foster new client relationships.\nInterfacing with clients to ensure smooth progression of projects.\nManaging the day-to-day interaction with outside vendors (office supplies, shipping, building management, etc.).\nMaintaining the day-to-day office set-ups (supplies, conference rooms, equipment).\nActing as a liaison to other office personnel (branch offices, facilities, contracts, accounting, IT, HR).\nCoordinating employee morale office events.\nSupporting and coordinating activities across all levels of the organization, including monthly meetings, project coordination, and business materials.\nArchiving, managing and entering data into MPR’s in-house opportunity and project management database.\nInterfacing with MPR’s in-house electronic document management system (EDMS).\nAssisting with internal and external verbal and written communications.\nCoordinating travel and meeting schedules, as well as completing expense reports.\nWorking closely with senior personnel regarding oversight of projects. This includes tracking and reviewing project status, maintaining detailed records, and formatting any project related data.\nAssisting with coordination of business development and marketing materials.\nAssisting with the compiling of current industry events for specific industry areas.\nProviding general reception coverage, greeting visitors, directing calls to the appropriate person, and responding to requests for information.\nBasic administrative functions to include: Photocopying, scanning and faxing documents, shipping, and other duties as assigned.\nQualifications\nCollege degree desired.\nFour (4) years experience in a professional services environment or similar fast-paced environment preferred.\nExperience in managing a small office preferred.\nExperience in graphic design is a plus.\nProject management/planning experience is a plus.\nSkills - Software\nHigh degree of proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Project, and Outlook).\nExperience using AutoCAD, Python, and/or SharePoint a plus.\nBasic proficiency in Visio preferred.\nProficient in Adobe Acrobat Professional or similar PDF software preferred.\nBasic proficiency in Photoshop or similar image manipulation program.\nSkills - Personal\nAbility to work collaboratively across functional teams.\nStrong self-leadership, with the ability and motivation to identify areas where they can be of assistance and where process improvements can be made.\nStrong time management and customer service skills.\nAbility to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.\nStrong questioning attitude and the ability to accept that in others.\nAbility to effectively communicate (both verbally and written) in a courteous and professional manner.\nAttention to detail with a high degree of accuracy while working independently with minimum supervision.\nDemonstrated capacity to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and quickly adjust to changing priorities and deadlines.\nOutstanding organizational and interpersonal skills with the ability to interface with multiple levels of management. Consistently and proactively interact with project teams to complete necessary work.\nAbility to follow both written and verbal instructions while taking ownership of the task at hand, asking for clarification and communicating regularly.\nFlexible, motivated, resourceful, and organized in a multi-functional role.\nMotivated to expand skills and knowledge, as well as tackle new problems and take on new responsibilities.\nSolid proofreading skills.\nRequired\nThis position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore, a “US Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R § 120.15 is required. “US Person” includes US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.\nLogistics\nLocations: Salt Lake City UT\nPosition Type: Full-time, non-exempt position in the office\nTravel: Likely 5%, but this will vary based on project assignments. This includes travel to our HQ office in Alexandria VA\nCompensation: The salary range for this position is $60,000-$85,000 annually. Actual compensation is based on several factors, including but not limited to experience, internal parity, education, and skills. We offer comprehensive healthcare benefits (medical, dental, vision), flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts, a 401(k) and profit sharing, as well as paid time off.\nAbout MPR\nMPR Associates is a thriving multi-discipline, specialty engineering services and consulting firm founded in 1964. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, with additional offices in East Lyme, Connecticut; Burlington, Massachusetts; and Salt Lake City, Utah, MPR serves a wide and continually growing client base across the power and energy industries, federal services (DOE, DOD, and DHS), and the health and life sciences sector throughout the United States and internationally. For more than 60 years, MPR has built a reputation as the organization to which clients turn for specialty engineering solutions developed with integrity and technical excellence.\nWe make challenging projects successful by delivering reliable technical solutions throughout our client’s entire project or product life-cycle to benefit both our clients and society as a whole. We are an adaptive technical organization that identifies and responds to client needs, helping frame complex problems into workable technical and managerial solutions. We provide top-tier engineering services by focusing on first principles and relying on our multi-disciplined teams to bring energy, passion, and natural curiosity to solve unique and challenging first of a kind problems.\nOur value lies in our people -- highly skilled and motivated professionals who value interesting, challenging technical work and have a desire for continuous learning. We hire the best and brightest, fostering a high-performance culture built on trust and respect that makes MPR an exceptional place to work. The combination of our talented people working together as a team with clients and our dedication to technical rigor enables us to develop innovative solutions that create lasting value for clients and society.\nMPR Associates, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer who participates in E-Verify. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other classification as required by applicable laws. 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