Executive Assistant - Construction Operations & Business Development Support
A growing construction services company expanding into electrical, generator, and related field services is seeking a proactive and highly organized Executive Assistant to support leadership with daily operations, business development, sales follow-up, and administrative coordination.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities:
Executive & Operational Support
- Provide daily executive support to company leadership, helping manage priorities, schedules, tasks, and follow-up items.
- Track important deadlines, commitments, and action items to ensure nothing falls through the cracks.
- Organize operational issues, questions, and requests to ensure they are properly addressed and followed through.
- Prepare daily or weekly updates outlining completed tasks, outstanding items, blockers, and next steps.
- Help leadership stay focused by managing administrative details and coordinating priorities.
Construction Operations Support
- Support day-to-day coordination related to construction, electrical, generator, and field service operations.
- Maintain organized records related to projects, customers, vendors, leads, and operational tasks.
- Assist with communication and coordination between leadership, office staff, subcontractors, vendors, and external partners.
- Help maintain project trackers, checklists, documentation, and workflow systems.
- Support the creation and improvement of processes that help projects run more efficiently.
Sales & Business Development Support
- Assist with tracking sales opportunities, leads, and follow-up activities.
- Monitor unclosed leads and ensure timely follow-up actions are completed.
- Support appointment-setting and lead generation efforts by organizing information and coordinating next steps.
- Maintain CRM updates, sales notes, pipeline information, and follow-up records.
- Assist leadership with business development initiatives, partnerships, and growth opportunities.
- Help organize ideas, research, and action plans related to company expansion.
Process Improvement & Systems
- Create, update, and maintain SOPs, checklists, templates, and repeatable workflows.
- Identify opportunities to improve organization, communication, and operational efficiency.
- Help implement systems that improve accountability and follow-through.
- Utilize AI tools, automation platforms, and productivity software to reduce repetitive tasks and improve efficiency.
- Assist with documentation and organization of company knowledge.
Administrative & Communication Support
- Coordinate meetings, follow-ups, reminders, and internal communications.
- Maintain organized files, documents, notes, and business records.
- Assist with research, reporting, and preparation of leadership materials.
- Communicate professionally with customers, vendors, partners, and internal team members.
- Maintain confidentiality when handling company information.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Experience as an Executive Assistant, Operations Assistant, Project Coordinator,
- Construction Administrator, or similar support role.
- Experience working with a construction, trades, home services, electrical, generator, or field-service company preferred.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and keep tasks moving forward.
- Strong follow-up skills and ability to hold processes accountable.
- Ability to work independently, make decisions, and take ownership of responsibilities.
- Comfortable working with sales teams, contractors, vendors, and operational partners.
- Ability to organize information and turn broad ideas into actionable steps.
- Professional, reliable, and trustworthy with strong judgment.
Preferred Experience:
- Previous experience supporting a construction company, contractor, or home service business.
- Familiarity with construction workflows, project coordination, estimating, scheduling, or customer communication.
- Experience with CRM systems, lead tracking, or sales pipelines.
- Experience coordinating with marketing agencies, appointment setters, or lead-generation partners.
- Experience creating SOPs, process documentation, and operational systems.
- Familiarity with AI and automation tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Zapier, or similar platforms.
- Experience supporting companies during periods of growth or expansion.
Benefits
- Work-from-home opportunity.
- Opportunity to contribute to a growing business by enhancing efficiency and client experience.
- Supportive and collaborative work environment.
- Paid training
Schedule:
- 40 hours per week
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift - PH time