Program Support Assistant jobs in Dallas, TX

Founded in 2007, Markon is a nationally recognized consulting firm headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. With employees in seven states and overseas, we support the intelligence community, defense and civilian sectors, as well as commercial clients. Markon is committed to advancing clients through project management and business improvement services offered in a premiere, highly personal environment.

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Description:

The government requires a broad range of professional and technical consultative assistance on this project. Our team will be supporting as an owner’s representative. A successful Program Support Assistant candidate will provide subject matter expertise to support:

• Performing general office support functions including receiving calls, visitors, incoming mail, etc.,
• Taking notes, meeting minutes and generating summaries from rough notes or limited comments,
• Preparing correspondence and submittals that are timely and accurate,
• Compiling consolidated records to support construction management operations,
• Maintaining a variety of automated and manual records systems reflecting technical and administrative data
• Consolidating information to prepare a variety of reports, correspondence, and program status documents,
• Arranging meetings or conferences to include locations, schedule, agenda, reservations, and attendance lists.

A successful candidate for Program Support Assistant shall:

• Possess a degree from an accredited institution of higher learning and/or evidence of work experience or knowledge to compensate for absence of higher education. A minimum of three (3) years of construction work experience may be substituted.
• Possess a working knowledge of construction practices and use this knowledge to develop necessary plans, such as Quality Assurance, Safety, Time, Cost, Change and Information Management.
• Have familiarity with construction documents and be able to identify deficiencies in the contractor’s work.
• Possess Communication, Language, and Software Skills with the ability to utilize a variety of software programs to monitor, update, and produce work products by applying knowledge of computer literacy.