Personal Assistant

About the role
Authentic, enthusiastic and motivated, your new role will include but not be limited to the following:

Working directly for the General Manager of Rail to provide outstanding administrative assistance and support.

Anticipates, organises and coordinates workflow of the General Manager and other senior business leaders through diary management, coordination of meetings and email correspondence.

Organise travel for the General Manager and Regional Management Team (RMT) members as required.

Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with a high level of integrity

Partnering with PA/EA internal community within McConnell Dowell

Manage logistics associated with team activities, offsites, functions or events

Other ad-hoc duties as required.

About you
To be successful in this role you will have:

Prior experience working in a personal assistant capacity supporting an individual within an organisation.

The ability to engage with key stakeholders in an efficient manner ensuring confidentiality at all times.

Excellent communication and computer skills.

Advanced skills in Microsoft Suite.

Able to think outside the box and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.

A strong can-do attitude with the ability to compliment others ways of preferred working.

Don’t tick all the boxes but you’re still excited about this opportunity?

We’re dedicated to building a diverse workplace, so we also look at applicants with great transferable skills from similar industries.

If that’s you, we encourage you to still apply as you may just be the right candidate for this role or one of our other opportunities. 

About Us
McConnell Dowell – Creative Construction
Our purpose is Providing a Better Life. We do that through delivering projects that connect, support and sustain communities, and through providing career opportunities that challenge, reward and grow our people. 

From remote major resources and energy projects to city-shaping transport and water infrastructure, we have constructed thousands of high-quality, complex projects for our customers and communities over more than 60 years, in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.

Why join us?
The work you’ll do will have a tangible positive impact on people’s lives, including yours. The diversity of our projects, roles and locations means greater development opportunities. We invest in our people to set and reach personal and professional goals and we have some of the best mentoring minds in the business to help you do that. Because when you grow, we all grow.

McConnell Dowell actively seeks and celebrates diversity, inclusion, and individuality. In a culture low on ego and high on support, we encourage everyone to make an impact. We’re big enough to take on community-shaping projects, but small enough for you to have an influence on how we do things.

So, join us, be you, and help us create better together . Apply now!

We are an equal opportunity employer. People of all ages, abilities, sexual orientation, gender identities & cultures including Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islanders are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please note all successful applicants must hold valid work rights for Australia and pass a satisfactory pre-employment medical which includes drug and alcohol checks and COVID vaccination status.

This role is being sourced through McConnell Dowell directly and not accepting applications via external recruitment agencies.

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