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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION A046 Administrative Assistant III - Design Division - Austin, TX in Austin, Texas
Performs administrative office support-related work for department staff, the general public, and one or more projects and/or specialized programs. Work requires contact with high-level managers, executives, governmental officials and private entities. Employees at this level establish their own work plan and priorities to meet set objectives. Issues are rarely referred to the supervisor but are handled at the occurrence.Essential Duties:Receives requests for information, conducts background research, compiles pertinent data, and disseminates information.Represents the supervisor at meetings and is in contact with other governmental agencies and professional groups.Answers the telephone, evaluates requests, answers questions, routes messages, and/or serves as receptionist or front desk assistant.Attends meetings with supervisor; takes notes, summarizes, and follows up on any actions that need to take place.Conducts annual physical inventory; verifies inventory findings, reconciles and enters adjustments in computer system as neededCoordinates, organizes, and composes meeting agendas.Maintains and updates office files/records/logs and suspense systems and a wide variety of automated systems in support of personnel, finance, budgeting, inventory, contracts, purchasing, and travel information.Maintains records and inventories of materials, supplies and equipment.Processes receipts and invoices for payment.Coordinates the receipt, sorting, distribution, delivery, pickup of mail and correspondence, to include time-sensitive and confidential documents.Creates requisitions, blanket purchase orders, and enters receipts in PeopleSoft in support of the division or district.Publishes, maintains and coordinates the divisionâ™s/districtâ™s Intranet main page and subsites content, to include but not limited to procedures, announcements, and electronic forms; coordinates changes to the divisionâ™s/districtâ™s content on the departmentâ™s public-facing Internet site.Performs asset management to include surplus property and conducting inventory reviews and reconciliation: and serving as a primary contact for first-level technical support to include submitting tickets for malfunctioning hardwarePerforms other job responsibilities as assigned.