**Career Area:** Business Services **Job Description:** **Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.** When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it. **About Caterpillar Oil & Gas and Marine** Caterpillar’s Oil and Gas division (COGMD), provides superior products and service solutions to make our customers more efficient and lower total cost of ownership.  Globally, we deliver engineered oilfield and drilling equipment repair and certification, mechanical and rotating equipment repairs and upgrades, rapid prototyping of spare parts, robust asset management, operation and maintenance and field engineering services. We offer a wide range of career opportunities across a variety of technical and business roles in engineering and service locations worldwide. Join our team and help build engineering solutions that change the industry. When you join the Caterpillar Oil & Gas and Marine Division (COGMD), you’re joining a global team that helps to power the global energy industry as well as provide power and propulsion on the water. **About The Role** We are currently seeking an **Administrative Assistant** in **Houston, Texas** . The Administrative Assistant provides administrative support and coordination of travel, calendar and team functions for the marine leadership team. **What You Will Do:** + Provide clear and professional communication and correspondence internally with team members and externally with partners to support seamless collaboration and information flow. + Maintains work schedule and project management for marine leadership. + Manage office operations, including maintaining shared workspaces and overseeing supply inventory and procurement for timely, cost-effective replenishment. + Facilitating domestic and international travel arrangements; assisting in payments, expense processing, and charge card reconciliation. + Plan, coordinate, and execute marine leadership events including team-building activities, strategic planning sessions, and business partner alignment meetings. **What You Will Have:** **Accuracy and Attention to Detail:** Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision. Level Working Knowledge: + Accurately gauges the impact and cost of errors, omissions, and oversights. + Utilizes specific approaches and tools for checking and cross-checking outputs. + Processes limited amounts of detailed information with good accuracy. + Learns from mistakes and applies lessons learned. + Develops and uses checklists to ensure that information goes out error-free. **Collaborating:** Knowledge of collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner. Level Working Knowledge: + Demonstrates experience participating in productive collaborative processes. + Under guidance, initiates collaborative meetings. + Assists in communicating shared goals with diverse groups and parties. + Helps promote collaboration across generations, functions, regions, and levels. + Helps solve business problems and meet business goals through collaborative processes. **Effective Communications:** Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors. Level Working Knowledge: + Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient. + Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness. + Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work. + Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate. + Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups. **Flexibility and Adaptability:** Knowledge of successful approaches and techniques for dealing with change; ability to adapt to a changing environment and be comfortable with change. Level Working Knowledge: + Adjusts to new or changing assignments, processes, and people. + Demonstrates willingness to listen to other opinions. + Provides examples of shifting from task to task. + Identifies and considers alternative approaches to situations or problems. + Accepts new or radical ideas with an open mind; avoids snap reactions. **Managing Multiple Priorities:** Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation. Level Working Knowledge: + Recognizes changing demands and priorities; validates changes with management. + Obtains information about how current assignments contribute to organizational goals. + Completes current work according to assigned priorities. + Responds to day-to-day operational priorities while still making progress on project work. + Performs at least 2-3 concurrent activities without reducing productivity. **Problem Solving:** Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations. Level Basic Understanding: + Explains the value of a disciplined approach to problem solving. + Describes problem reporting and escalation practices. + Utilizes accepted procedures for problem analysis and resolution. + Identifies key aspects of problem-solving techniques used in own area. **Office Administration:** Knowledge of office administration activities; ability to carry out ongoing office administration tasks effectively and efficiently in support of local and remote teams. Level Working Knowledge: + Arranges meetings, schedules rooms, equipment, refreshments, etc. + Operates and maintains standard office equipment such as copiers, faxes, phones. + Distributes internal and external correspondence to appropriate recipients. + Coordinates travel arrangements and expense reimbursements. + Orders, stocks and distributes office supplies. **Microsoft Office:** Knowledge of Microsoft Office; ability to use the features and functions in Microsoft Office products. Level Working Knowledge: + Uses basic features of two or more Office applications including Microsoft Copilot. (Open AI Platforms are also acceptable) + Differentiates tradeoffs between using Word and PowerPoint for developing a presentation. + Operates basic Microsoft desktop applications to achieve certain requirements. + Converts Word tables to an Excel spreadsheets and vice-versa. + Compares the key differences between current and prior releases of Office. **Additional Info:** + This position is located onsite in Houston, Texas. + Relocation is available for this role. + Sponsorship is not available for this role. **This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O.** **As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at** **www.caterpillar.com/careers** **.** About Caterpillar Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we have been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed. **Summary Pay Range:** $28.15 - $42.25 Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar. **Benefits:** Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits. + Medical, dental, and vision benefits* + Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)* + 401(k) savings plans* + Health Savings Account (HSA)* + Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)* + Health Lifestyle Programs* + Employee Assistance Program* + Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts* + Career Development* + Incentive bonus* + Disability benefits + Life Insurance + Parental leave + Adoption benefits + Tuition Reimbursement * These benefits also apply to part-time employees **Posting Dates:** June 27, 2025 - July 3, 2025 Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen. Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community (http://flows.beamery.com/caterpillarinc/talcom) .