Project Assistant

Project Assistant

Location: St. Albans, WV / Harrisburg, PA Employment Type: Full-Time Travel: No Travel Required

Support the Teams Building America's Power Infrastructure

Behind every successful power infrastructure project is a team that keeps information organized, systems accurate, and operations moving. Project Assistants play an important role in supporting project and regional leadership by coordinating administrative activities, maintaining project information, preparing reports, and helping teams respond quickly to changing business needs.

About Michels Power, Inc.

Michels Power, Inc. supports America's electrical and communication backbone by delivering comprehensive overhead and underground construction services for 69 kV to 765 kV electric utility systems and fiber networks. As one of the largest private power utility electrical contractors in the United States, Michels Power combines experienced project management and construction management leadership, skilled field construction resources, and an extensive equipment fleet to build transmission and distribution power lines and communication systems from coast to coast.

Our comprehensive project oversight ranges from logistics and scheduling to quality assurance and construction. We provide engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) delivery models on complex projects involving transmission lines, substations, structure foundations, heavy civil construction, and horizontal directional drilling. Michels Power is a member of the Michels Family of Companies.

Position Overview

As a Project Assistant, you will provide administrative and operational support to Michels Power's project management and regional operations teams. You will help keep projects organized and moving forward by supporting job setup, reporting, document preparation, project systems, correspondence, and day-to-day administrative needs.

You will serve as a key resource for Associate Project Managers, Project Managers, Regional Managers, and other team members while working across multiple systems and priorities. This position is ideal for an organized, detail-oriented professional who enjoys supporting others, solving problems, and delivering exceptional internal customer service.

Success requires strong communication skills, attention to detail, the ability to prioritize competing demands, and the initiative to independently follow tasks through to completion.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to project management and regional operations teams.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for project setup activities within B2W, including emergency job setups as required.
• Prepare and distribute project reports, correspondence, documents, and other business communications.
• Generate and maintain reports using COINS, B2W, Power BI, and other applicable systems.
• Support the administration and organization of Michels Power's SharePoint Online sites.
• Assist with company initiatives, process improvements, system rollouts, and other operational support activities.
• Maintain and promote Michels Power's strong safety culture while following applicable health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures.

Why Michels Power, Inc.?

• We help build, strengthen, and modernize the infrastructure that powers communities across the country.
• We are family owned and operated.
• Our steady, strategic growth revolves around a commitment to quality.
• We invest an average of $5,000 per employee per year in training and career development.
• We reward hard work and dedication with opportunities to learn, grow, and build a career.
• We perform challenging, meaningful work that supports essential infrastructure and economic growth.
• We believe everyone is responsible for promoting safety, regardless of job title.
• We are part of the Michels Family of Companies, one of North America's largest and most diversified energy and infrastructure contractors.

Comprehensive Benefits Package

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Legal Plan
• Identity Theft Protection and Monitoring Plan

Benefits may vary based on position and location.

Why You?

• You like to surround yourself with dedicated, value-driven people.
• You relish new challenges and evolving technology.
• You cringe when you hear: "Because that's the way we've always done it."
• You like to know your efforts are noticed and appreciated.
• You want to make your own decisions, but