Peoples, an Essential Utilities company, has been proudly serving Western Pennsylvania for over 130 years, offering talented individuals the opportunity to serve more than 700,000 customers in the region. Peoples is more than your average natural gas utility. We have a vision to:

• Provide valuable services to our customers
• Encourage economic growth for businesses in our region
• Improve the quality of life for our communities
• Ensure that we are protecting our environment
• Support our employees and partners

Join our team and make a difference!

About Essential Utilities

Essential Utilities, Inc. delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities.

Operating as the Aqua (water and wastewater services) and the Peoples and Delta (natural gas) brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 10 states. We are committed to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status - including a competitive and comprehensive benefits package as well as a commitment to career growth opportunities.

We are advocates for the communities we serve and are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting more than 7,600 acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint.

Our company is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the U.S.

POSITION CAN BE LOCATED AT OUR GREENSBURG, WILKINSBURG OR NORTH SHORE OFFICE

Duties of this position include:

• Perform administrative duties for the management team to include general daily duties such as answering the telephone, typing, ordering office supplies, maintaining department files, making appointments and scheduling meetings.
• Initiate and compose correspondence.
• Collect, compile and organize invoices and budget tracking information.
• Communicate cross functionally regarding Process Operations issues and needs as well as externally to customers, vendors and contractors.
• Process invoices, reconcile purchase card statements, handle confidential records and information and make travel arrangements.
• Generate documents, spreadsheets and presentations using multiple software programs.
• Maintain department information databases.

Successful candidates will possess the following knowledge and skills:

• Knowledge of company policies, practices, and procedures. Excellent computer software skills (Microsoft Office ). Proficient in SAP.
• High level of initiative and judgment.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to collect and compile data efficiently.

Minimum qualifications:

• Minimum of five years of administrative assistant experience.
• Associate's degree in business or related field preferred. Demonstrated related experience may be substituted for preferred education.
• Successful results of PNG testing related to this position.

Peoples, an Essential Utilities company, is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental disability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law.
Peoples is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a condition that may prevent you from applying for a job online or need to request an accommodation during the interview process, please call (1-877-271-9012).

To maintain the integrity of the recruitment process and to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest due to employment and/or assignment of family members and personal referrals, specific guidelines apply to the hiring and assignment of these individuals including, but not limited to:

• Family members cannot result in a supervisor/subordinate reporting relationship
• Family members cannot work in the same department.