Administrative Support Specialist
Required skills
- DOE L clearance
- DoD Secret clearance
- Microsoft Office
- senior staff support
- highly regulated environment
- communication skills
- document management skills
- onsite
- Washington, DC
Nice to have
- DOE
- NNSA
- DoD
- federal agencies
- calendar management
- travel coordination
Role summary
Harkcon seeks an Administrative Support Specialist for an onsite role in Washington, DC, supporting a federal program office within a secure environment. The position requires a Bachelor's degree, 3+ years of administrative experience, and an active DOE L or DoD Secret clearance. Responsibilities include high-level administrative and operational support, managing calendars, correspondence, records, visitor access, and office operations. The role also involves processing domestic and foreign travel, handling classified materials, and providing secure-area escort support. Strong Microsoft Office, organizational, communication, and document management skills are essential, with preference for experience supporting federal agencies.
Location: Washington, DC (onsite at a federal building)
Clearance: Active DOE L clearance required; active DoD Secret accepted
Education/Experience: BA/BS and 3+ years of relevant experience
Harkcon is seeking an Administrative Support Specialist to support a federal program office in Washington, DC. This onsite role provides high-level administrative and operational support in a secure environment, including calendar and meeting coordination, correspondence management, records support, visitor access, and office operations. The role also supports domestic and foreign travel processing, including authorizations, vouchers, passports, visas, country clearances, and travel tracking. Duties include handling classified and unclassified materials, maintaining document control and records systems, supporting mail and correspondence workflows, and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders across government offices. Additional duties include performing periodic secure-area escort support for uncleared personnel and service providers, requiring routine mobility throughout the facility, including stairs, as part of a rotating team coverage schedule.
Our workers are "part of the team" and expected to function as such within the client's environment.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- 3+ years of administrative support experience
- Active DOE L clearance or active DoD Secret clearance
- Strong Microsoft Office skills
- Experience supporting senior staff in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment
- Strong organizational, communication, and document management skills
- Ability to work onsite in Washington, DC
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting DOE, NNSA, DoD, or other federal agencies
- Experience with calendar management, travel coordination, records management, correspondence control, or classified document handling
Harkcon, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age
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