Harris Group thrives on providing expert engineering for some of today’s most complex challenges. We are creative in our approach by delivering multi-discipline services across a wide range of project types. Our successes are directly related to high-quality collaboration across all offices, expertise, and backgrounds.

Harris Group is seeking a part-time Office Assistant to join our Portland, Oregon office. Come join a team focused on creating a great place to work! We offer competitive compensation and a friendly, flexible, collaborative culture that values and supports professional development.

Job Summary

The Office Assistant will provide administrative support to corporate and engineering staff. This is a part-time role, and the incumbent will work fully on-site at Harris Group’s Portland, Oregon office. The Office Assistant will maintain and support a smooth-running office.

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication abilities, a keen attention to detail, and strong organizational skills. Bring your passion for relationship building to this dynamic role!

Responsibilities

• Provide reception duties such as greeting office visitors and callers, relaying basic information, transferring calls, and accommodating office guests
• Utilize hardware and software to perform clerical tasks such as printing, photocopying, reporting, record-keeping, and data entry
• Maintain inventory and coordinate ordering of all commonly used office, cleaning, safety, business, employee, meeting, promotional, and kitchen supplies/equipment
• Monitor building and office equipment maintenance, performing simple maintenance within confines of facility and requesting repairs when appropriate
• Process office mail including weighing, stamping, shipping, coordinating with carriers, receiving, and checking/posting charges
• Coordinate in-office events through the setup and tear down of supplies, food/beverages, equipment, etc.
• Run errands as directed by corporate and/or engineering staff
• Provide back-up administrative support to other offices at Harris Group
• Ability and willingness to travel to an off-site location when required
• Other duties as required

Requirements

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) and 6 months of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Effective verbal and written communication
• Excellent organizational skills
• Great attention to detail and high level of accuracy in detail work
• Self-reliant and able to effectively prioritize a variety of responsibilities in a fast-paced environment
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos

Equal Opportunity Employer

Harris Group provides a competitive compensation and benefits package and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Drug Free Workplace
Harris Group, Inc. is a 100% drug free workplace. For the safety of our employees, customers, and our customer’s facilities, we do a pre-employment drug test and may require random testing to meet specific client needs. Please note that Marijuana, even if prescribed by a physician OR allowed under a state law regulating Marijuana, remains illegal under federal law and is against Harris Group’s policy.

We look forward to receiving your application!