Project Assistant
ALSTOM Grid
Administration
Haifa, Israel
Posted on Sep 9, 2025
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
- provide a confidential, effective and professional service to the Manager and his/her team
- assist the Manager to guarantee time efficiency, communication and organization
- provide support on any specific subjects linked to the activities of the department.
POSITION IN THE ORGANISATION
Reports directly to:
- Project Manager
Network & Links :
Internal
- Project team
- Management
External
- customer
- providers (Carlson Wagonlit,hotels, ..)
ACCOUNTABILITIES & AUTHORITIES
Key accountabilities:
- Managing and recording annual leave of Project team
- Liaising with project team on a regular basis to obtain various information for the PM
- Compiling reports for Project reviews
- Arranging meetings – including room bookings, equipment, refreshments, etc
- Customer liaison – build up relationships with the customers at all levels and become a reliable
- point of contact for them
- Manage the office – reception of visitors, room allocation, post, invoices, lunches etc
- Travel arrangements – flights/hotel bookings -visa
- Manage expenses sheets in the e-tools
- Diary management
- Email management: where appropriate responding on Operations Director’s behalf / fielding
telephone calls
- Prepare agendas for the meetings, write minutes
- Provide support in making PowerPoint presentations
- Manage DA and follow payment of invoices
- Provide the necessary support to new comers in the team
EXPERIENCE PREREQUISITES & REQUIRED COMPETENCES
Educational Requirements
- IT skills – competent user of Word, Excel packages, Lotus Notes Email, Internet. Good command of software (word, excel, PowerPoint, Outlook…) and computer
- Company’s intranet travel bookings (Carlson Wagonlit)
Desirable:
- shorthand and typing
- Senior Secretary course
Experience
Mandatory:
- Good knowledge of Alstom & other functional areas within the organization
- Flexible and the ability to multi task
- Calendar and meeting coordination – Including scheduling across multiple stakeholders, preparing meeting materials, and documenting decisions.
- Document management – Creating, editing, filing, backing up, and distributing business documents.
- Basic financial understanding – Handling invoices, collections, budget tracking, and preparing materials for accountants.
Competencies & Skills
- Trustworthy / Confidential / Discretion
- Sense of urgency
- Autonomy, good sense of initiative and ability to anticipate and solve issues
- Quality rather than quantity service
- Reactivity
- Team-spirit and customer focused
- Multitasking – Prioritizing, meeting deadlines, and maintaining order and structure.
- Attention to detail – Accuracy in documents, meeting coordination, and adherence to procedures.
- Problem-solving skills – Quick response to unexpected challenges, resourcefulness, and initiative.
- Professional communication – Both written and verbal, including drafting business correspondence.
- Customer service orientation – Responding to clients, suppliers, and employees politely and professionally.
- Confidentiality and discretion – Handling sensitive information and maintaining privacy.
The position is located in northern Israel.