Administrative Assistant

The future you want is within reach.

At PCL, we build the places where life happens and find camaraderie in the process. We're a community of builders committed to building better communities. That's why we're always looking ahead, and not just to the next project or what's next in our industry.

We're also looking at what's next for you and how we can help you build a career you're proud of. Our Administrative Assistant will be supporting on site at one of BC Region's exciting projects located in Burnaby, BC.

Here's how an Administrative Assistant for our BC Region office contributes to our team:

Responsibilities

• Supports day-to-day operations by performing administrative tasks for manager, department, or team.
• Develops and maintains customer-focused relationships with all stakeholders.
• Answers telephone calls and takes messages for manager, department, or team members.
• Ensures appropriate document control and compliance through filing, composing, and editing documents and reports for manager, department, team, or district office.
• Captures, documents, and distributes accurate minutes and agendas.
• Manages email, calendars and meeting schedules on behalf of others.
• Assists with planning meetings and events, including arranging for catering, booking locations, and distributing information.
• Arranges travel, hotel, and car reservations and preparing travel itinerary.
• Organizes, tracks, and logs administrative project data.
• Greets visitors and answers their questions, directing them to meeting rooms, and connecting them with employees.

Qualifications

• High school diploma.
• Associates or bachelor’s degree, diploma or certificate in office administration program considered an asset.
• 1-3 years of experience as an administrative assistant.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and adapt to change.
• Ability to act with discretion when handling confidential information and managing difficult situations.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to create, edit, proofread, and format documents/presentations.
• Ability to quickly learn and master new software and tools to support tasks.
• Intermediate skills in Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Bluebeam, and OneNote.
• Intermediate First Aid considered an asset.

PCL is an innovative, employee-owned company comprised of people who find passion in their profession and take pride in doing great work every day. Our work powers the infrastructure and utilities that are essential to daily life and our projects are the scene of vacations, careers, education, and healing. We are consistently ranked among the best companies to work for because we are committed to supporting and developing our teams.

The PCL Companies celebrate diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating equitable opportunities and an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We make employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or veteran status.

PCL combines numerous pay and benefit strategies to provide a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package. The salary for this role may be $50,000 to $65,000. Your salary, which considers your unique qualifications and experience, is just one component of the robust total rewards you'll enjoy at PCL. This may include an employee share purchase offering, discretionary annual performance bonus, comprehensive benefits and wellness programs, retirement plan plus matching, and career development programs.

Should you require an accommodation during the application process, please contact us at careers@pcl.com with the position and location you are interested in.

Together, we can build success and a better future. Let’s get started!

Employee Status: Regular Full-Time

Company: PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc.

Primary Location: Burnaby, British Columbia

Job: Administrative Assistant

Requisition: 7271