Junior Administrative Assistant

The Capital Area Division (CAD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking an energetic Junior Administrative Assistant to support the Federal Aviation Administration in meeting the needs of the National Airspace System (NAS). In this position, you will assist the Federal Aviation Administration’s NextGen Organization in Executing the mission of the FAA by performing clerical and administrative functions.

This position requires a candidate with experience performing a variety of administrative functions including but not limited to:

• Data entry
• Regular cyclical report generation
• Desk staffing
• Copying
• Telephone answering

Required Qualifications:

• High School degree
• 3 years of relevant experience
• Successful screening for Public Trust position
• Strong written and verbal communications skills

This position is contingent upon award of a contract expected in March 2023 supporting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

COMPANY INFORMATION:

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 1200 professionals. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership generates greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please visit our website at www.ara.com.

Please apply at www.careers.ara.com for the Junior Administrative Assistant position.

Experience

• 3 - 5 years: Relevant work experience

Education

• High School or better

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)