Join a diverse and dynamic team that makes and delivers the most valuable services in the world: electricity and natural gas. At Consumers Energy, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. Our employees work around the clock to provide service to our customers in honor of our history and to fulfill our promise to Michigan - Count on Us! Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy and headquartered in Jackson, Michigan, provides natural gas and electricity to nearly 6.8 million of Michigan's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.
The legal administrative function is supporting the Company's Regulatory Practice Area manages a large volume of work supporting multiple projects simultaneously.
Responsibilities:
•Tasks include coordinating document collections from various sources, document creation, proof reading and formatting, file conversion, document management, court filings and notices of hearings, as well as other case-related activities.
•Accuracy and quality of work is paramount, as is the ability to manage multiple projects with strict deadlines.
•You may also monitor and maintain performance metrics, manage staff schedules and task calendars.
• Proficient in the use of all Microsoft Office and Adobe Suite applications and is able to effectively communicate across all levels of managment.
•This position reports to the Legal Department Administration and Technical Support Director.
Requirements:
•High School diploma or equivalent
•2+ years of experience
Overview
The Administrative Support Job Family is utilized throughout the Company. Typically, employees in this job family are required to operate personal computers, utilize various computer software programs, and demonstrate basic or proficient typing. Employees, depending on the assigned department, may also be required to have completed some college level coursework or to possess local, state or federal licenses and/or certification in order to carry out the assigned job duties.
Nature of Work
The essence of the work that is performed by the Administrative Support Job Family is office support and clerical in nature regardless of the level of difficulty. At the lower level, the work performed will tend to be of a routine nature involving standard clerical, secretarial, office or data entry tasks. As such, the responsibilities can be proficiently performed after a relatively short training period. At this level, the employee(s) could easily move to different functional areas of the Company and successfully perform their routine clerical, secretarial, office or data entry tasks with minimal training. At the higher levels in this job family, the work performed will be of a complex nature involving various functional/specialized disciplines (ie, accounting, land and right of way, finance, human resources, materials management, customer billing, etc) wherein the work responsibilities can only be proficiently performed after a relatively long training/ experience-related time period that may also require successful completion of various college level courses in the functional area and/or specialty. At this level(s), the employee(s) could not easily move to different functional areas of the Company as their specialized knowledge/skills/experience etc, would not normally be applicable.
Essential Functions
Performs administrative support functions and more complex tasks including establishing relative priorities of current and anticipated workload and organizing and conducting assignments according to deadlines. Sets up office systems including file maintenance, correspondence deadlines, and project management for own work. Provides backup phone and customer support. Prepares and composes letters, reports, and correspondence and performs other clerical administrative support duties as directed from time to time. Maintains confidentiality. Performs or establishes procedures for all clerical functions and actions including phones, filing, and general word processing, tracking of information, maintaining logs/spreadsheets, and other similar administrative support. Under general direction, prepares special or one-time reports, summaries, or replies to inquiries, selecting relevant information from a variety of sources such as reports, documents, correspondence, other areas of the Company, etc. Ensures that requests for action or information are relayed to appropriate staff members; ensures that information is furnished in a timely manner; decides whether a higher authority should be notified of important or emergency matters. Periodically evaluates process and program effectiveness and takes... For full info follow application link.
All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, , orientation, gender identity or national origin.
