Administrative Assistant III

Description

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required! As part of a hardworking, passionate and accomplished team of diverse experts, you will participate in the development of space launch vehicles. As an Administrative Assistant for New Glenn, you will have the following key responsibilities:

• Executive Support - Work closely and effectively with leadership and their team to keep them well informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities, following up appropriately. Exercise good judgment while maintaining a realistic balance among multiple priorities.
• Calendar - Manage an active calendar of meetings, reviews and appointments. Plan, coordinate and ensure the schedule is followed and respected. Provide gatekeeper and gateway role, creating win-win situations for direct access to executives.
• Travel - Arrange complex, detailed travel plans, itineraries, and agendas. Complete expense reports.
• Tasks - Successfully complete tasks and critical aspects of deliverables.
• Projects - Work independently on projects, from conception to completion, under pressure at times, handling a wide variety of activities with confidentiality and discretion.
• Budget Ownership – Manage and maintain annual site morale budget and lead the site employee engagement team.
• Community Engagement – Represent the site lead to coordinate with community organizations and local parties including government agencies, club for the future, university etc.
• Construction Liaison – Act as the internal/external point of contact for all office expansion and construction projects.
• Customer Engagement – Facilitate and lead customer event engagement as requested in support of contract customer activities across New Glenn, including occasional travel
• Organization – Using strong organizational skills, perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail. Prioritize conflicting needs. Handle matters expeditiously and proactively, following through on requirements to successful completion, often with deadline pressures.
• Personnel – Using strong interpersonal skills, build relationships with stakeholders.
• Problem Solving - Demonstrate proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability.
• Work collaboratively with admin peers, be a resource and a team player.
• Candidates must uphold the highest level of integrity and business professionalism.

Qualifications:

• 6+ years of administrative experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point)
• Strong oral and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, and high customer service capabilities and delivery
• Administrative skills, organizational skill and problem-solving skills. A bias for action.
• Emotional maturity; positive, low-stress behavior, in words and actions
• Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our culture of inclusion
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Compensation range for on site CO applicants is $26.18-$38.39 Export Control Regulations Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Equal Employment Opportunity Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Washington Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at [email protected] . Benefits Employee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability and 401(k) with up to 5% company match. Paid Time Off: Provides up to 4 weeks per year, in addition to 14 holidays Discretionary bonus programs