AdminBuilding Assistant

Job Description

The Administrative/Building Assistant serves as the first point of contact for visitors students and professors in the Life Sciences 1 building. The selected candidate must have strong organizational communication and interpersonal skills to work in a highly professional manner with a diverse group of students faculty staff and campus visitors and must be able to interpret policies make independent decisions and work effectively with individuals from all levels within the university. This position also receives and distributes mail and packages processes FedEx shipments handles key management and card access conference room reservations tracking and ordering supplies and assists with event planning. The Administrative/Building Assistant serves as the Building Emergency Coordinator and should have an understanding of the fundamentals of emergency management.

Required Qualifications

Administrative support and customer service experience in an academic or professional office setting.

Experience with office equipment such as copier fax phone and scanner.

Strong computer skills such as data entry word processing and email.

Experience with software such as Microsoft Office.

Excellent communication skills and ability to interact respectfully and comfortably with all individuals in a diverse multicultural environment.

Ability to safely frequently and independently move and handle items weighing up to 50 pounds.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with biowaste autoclaving.

Experience with eye wash and emergency shower testing.

Experience analyzing and interpreting university policies and procedures.

Experience with large relational databases such as Hokiemart.

Experience with overlooking service contracts and repairs.

Pay Band

3

Overtime Status

Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

$17 - $20

Hours per week

30

Review Date

September 21 2026

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors College.The university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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