**Description** **Who We Are** Northstar Fire Protection of Texas is a Texas based company. Northstar has been on the forefront of the fire protection industry since 1980. With offices in Austin, Lewisville, Houston, San Antonio, and Atlanta, GA we have grown to be a nationally recognized company. Northstar engineers, fabricates, and installs fire sprinkler systems for structures including commercial, government, healthcare, high-rise condominiums, and mixed-use projects. We joined Shambaugh & Son, L.P., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc. and together we perform more than $1B of construction projects per year with over 2,900 employees throughout 50 states from our home office in Fort Wayne, Indiana. We recognize people as our most important resource and it is our mission to produce the industry’s highest level of quality services and productivity on every project to develop repeat customers, maximize return on investment, and provide professional growth opportunities for people in the organization. **Job Summary** Northstar Fire & Protection is looking for an Administrative Assistant in our Houston, Texas office. In this position you will be responsible for a wide range of customer service and administrative duties. **Essential Duties and Responsibilities** • Answer telephone, screen and direct calls • Provide information to callers or take and relay messages, as needed • Greet persons entering organization and direct to correct destination • Deal with queries from the public and customers • Provide general administrative and clerical support • Receive and sort mail and deliveries • Maintain appointment schedule as requested to know who is coming and when • Other duties assigned **Qualifications** • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Professional phone etiquette • Possess an upbeat, positive, and enthusiastic attitude with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment • Ability to multi-task • Be a confident self-starter who works well independently and team player as well **Shambaugh is deeply committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all its job applicants and employees. We seek to employ qualified persons in all job classifications and to administer all personnel actions affecting our employees without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, ancestry, or genetic information. Individuals with a disability, disabled and other protected veterans and any other characteristic protected by applicable law will be given the fullest consideration for employment in positions for which they are qualified. We also are committed to making reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with a disability as well as abiding by any and all state and local laws, which in addition to the above prohibit discrimination in any form.** \#northstar \#LI-AC1 \#LI-onsite