Entry Level Project Support Analyst - Some Travel Required

Entry Level Project Support Analyst

SUMMARY

The Concourse Group is looking for an entry level candidate to support projects serving public sector clients. This position is a hybrid position, and candidates must live local to the National Capital or Baltimore, Maryland Regions as meetings at our corporate office in Annapolis are required.

This position requires strong communication skills, knowledge of Word, PowerPoint and Excel and other MS Office products, the ability to learn new skills quickly, and high standards for growth and work quality. While training on specific tasks will be provided, the ideal candidate will have exemplary attention to detail, the ability to follow complex instructions requiring a sequential order of operations and won’t be afraid to ask questions. This position also requires a high level of multi-tasking, time management skills and decision-making skills.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES 

1. Skills in MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
2. Skills with Adobe Standard and/or Pro.
3. Skilled with attention to detail and employing methods of quality control in work product.
4. Ability to effectively manage communications and coordinate tasks in a hybrid setting where participants are in geographically diverse regions.
5. Ability to adapt to changing priorities and a wide scope of tasking.
6. Ability to solve problems using critical thinking.
7. Ability to assemble, communicate and present information clearly both verbally and in writing. 
8. Ability to analyze social nuances in a project management setting involving multiple parties from multiple organizations.
9. Ability to understand customer problems, quickly learn new tools and technologies, and work both independently and as part of a team.
10. Ability to solve problems using a detailed and well-ordered approach.
11. Ability to work without direct supervision and independently with structured guidelines.

POSSIBLE TASKS

      1. Scheduling and moderating virtual and in-person meetings.

     2. Collecting multiple documents in multiple formats and aggregating them into a single document with an approved format: Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
     3. Updating information on public and community outreach materials utilizing MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

     4. Action tracking and monitoring deliverables received from teams of up to fifty people.

     5. Supporting communications.

     6. Utilizing an organized approach to make sure that all administrative support equipment and materials are properly set-up including setting up and testing a printer, making sure administrative supplies are available, printing out templates and forms for evaluators and setting up presentation equipment and materials.

     7.  Reviewing summaries and documents for spelling, grammar and formatting errors.

     8. Conduct research on travel cost, complete travel expense estimation paperwork and book travel arrangements.

     9. Completing expense reports in Excel.

    10. Preparing written project reports including meeting minutes, weekly status reports, data summaries and other reports as directed.

    11. Attending project, company, and team meetings both in person and virtually.

    12. Providing support to multiple projects at once involving a high level of organization and time management.

    13. Exercise quality control measures on your own work and utilize support from more senior staff.
    14. Other tasks as assigned.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

1. Bachelor's degree from an accredited University or College

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

1. Bachelor’s degree in the areas of real estate, data analysis, public policy, political science, business administration or other related field.
2. Internships completed for a Federal Government Project.

OTHER:

1. Must be a U.S. Citizen
2. Must be able to rent a car
   

ABOUT CONCOURSE:

We exist to provide the best possible real estate, energy, finance, planning, and economic consulting support to inspire and empower our clients to achieve their important missions. A small business founded in 2001, The Concourse Group (Concourse) is an accomplished consulting firm committed to improving real estate, energy, and operational infrastructure. Our clients are federal, state, and local governments; universities and colleges; and housing authorities who are driven, in the face of declining budgets, to recapitalize their assets, effectively manage their resources.

This position is eligible for the comprehensive Concourse benefits package.

1. Healthcare Insurance Benefit | Health, Dental, and Vision benefits. Company-paid employee premiums.
2. Life Insurance | Company-paid benefit.
3. Long-Term Disability Insurance | Company-paid benefit.
4. Short-Term Disability Insurance | Employee-paid premium.
5. Health Savings Account | Pre-tax employee contribution.
6. 401K | Pre-tax employee contribution and Concourse matches up to 4% of the base salary. 
7. Paid Time-Off (PTO) Benefit | 15 PTO days per year.
8. Paid Holidays | Eleven (11) paid federal holidays.  
9. Other | Concourse offices are in Annapolis, MD. We offer a flexible daily work schedule and a hybrid weekly schedule.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary : $40,000 - $50,000