Administrative Assistant

Job Description:

Administrative Assistant

Description

Administrative Assistant
at The City of Fort Worth
Transportation Public Works

Pay Range: $22.90/hr. - $28.62/hr.

Job Posting Closing on: Sunday, August 24, 2025

Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday 7am - 4pm; Some evening/weekend work required.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

An Administrative Assistant job is available with the City of Fort Worth Transportation and Public Works Department within the Construction Office Business Support team. This position provides administrative and fiscal support to the Construction Business Support and Inspection teams.

The Administrative Assistant position requires strategic thinking and the ability to logically resolve complex reconciliations. The ideal candidate will have experience with government purchasing such as purchase orders, contract purchases, and reconciliation. The candidate must have the ability to work in a fast paced work environment, strong organizational skills, detail-oriented and adaptable to changing situations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate's degree from an accredited college with major course work in Business Management, Public Administration, Business Administration or a related field.
• Four (4) years of clerical and administrative experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with construction accounting and construction payment application forms.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Office, most notably Excel.
• Strong problem solving, strategic, and analytic skills.
• Experience with PeopleSoft (ERP) or similar financial management system.
• Previous municipal experience.

The Administrative Assistant job responsibilities include:

• Perform administrative functions for purchase orders which may include but not be limited to: creating specifications and answering vendor questions, developing and processing contract agreements, and creating requisitions
• Prepare and process construction project completion documents, ensuring accuracy and timely routing for approvals
• Process and review technical documents and duties relative to the purchasing and construction office contract processes
• Evaluate current processes for improvement and efficiency recommendation(s).
• Participate in special projects as assigned
• Serve as backup for various staff positions in their absence

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.

Sedentary Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

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Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.

Closing Date/Time: Sunday, August 24, 2025

Salary:

$22.90/hr. - $28.62/hr.