Administrative Assistant

The Opportunity

As Administrative Assistant, you will support executives by managing complex calendars, coordinating domestic and international travel, and providing day-to-day operational support. In this role, you will partner closely with internal stakeholders and use strong organizational skills, sound judgment, and attention to detail to successfully manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Location

You will work from our enterprise Headquarters in Detroit, MI

Your Key Responsiblities 

• Calendar Management: Manage complex, frequently changing calendars for one or more executives.
• Meeting Coordination & Preparation: Coordinate internal and external meetings across multiple time zones and coordinate meeting agendas, briefing materials, and logistical support.
• Travel Coordination: Coordinate comprehensive domestic and international travel, including flights, hotels, ground transportation, travel itineraries with confirmations, contingency plans and proactively monitor and resolve schedule changes.
• Event Coordination: Assist with planning, coordinating, and executing community and business engagement events by managing logistics, scheduling, materials preparation, and on‑site support.
• Expense Tracking: Track travel expenses and assist with expense reporting and reimbursements.
• Document Support: Draft, proofread, and edit correspondence, reports, and presentations.
• File Management: Maintain organized digital and physical filing systems.
• Project Support: Assist with special projects, event planning, and ad hoc administrative tasks.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Minimum of 3 years of experience as an Administrative Assistant or in a similar role.
• Proven experience coordinating complex domestic and international travel and managing executive calendars.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience using calendar and scheduling tools to coordinate meetings across multiple time zones.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including drafting, proofreading, and editing professional correspondence.
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, corporate or professional environment and ability to prioritize requests.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with professionalism and discretion.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience supporting senior executives or leadership teams.
• Familiarity with travel booking platforms and expense management systems.
• Experience tracking travel expenses and supporting expense reporting and reimbursements.
• Strong judgment, problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities with minimal supervision.

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Walbridge is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identification, citizenship status, status as an individual with a disability, military, or protected veteran status or any other legally protected status. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning career development, recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, termination, promotions, or any other condition of employment.