Administrative Assistant, Shipbuilding

2 weeks ago


Victoria, Canada BC Ferries Full time

Job Description:
**Administrative Assistant, Shipbuilding & SailSafe**

Victoria

You are an administrative professional with exceptional organizational skills. You provide a broad range of office management and administrative support service to the Executive Director Shipbuilding, Shipbuilding Division, and to the SailSafe Program.

Your responsibilities include overseeing incoming and outgoing communications, developing effective record-keeping and filing systems and tracking logs, and maintaining information on BC Ferries’ Sharepoint and internal sites. You are also responsible for conducting basic research and creating reports on various topics based on the needs of the Executive Director or other members of the Shipbuilding Division and/or SailSafe Program.

You act as the principle liaison between various departments, senior management, service providers, contractors, vendors and regulatory authorities. You also provide project management and budget support by preparing, issuing and processing service contracts and purchase orders; tracking commitments and payments.

**Your qualifications**

You bring a wide breadth of experience as an administrative professional with a certificate, diploma or degree in Commerce, Business Administration or related field. You also have minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience working in an administrative capacity. You are a self-starter with high initiative and excellent judgement. You are highly organized with a strong commitment to customer service and a proficient team player able to work with multiple departments simultaneously. You possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, and an ability to work well under time constraints and prioritize competing tasks appropriately. Prior experience within the marine industry and/or transportation services and/or safety management would be considered an asset.

**Join us**

If this sounds like your next great career move, please submit your resume and cover letter online by **March 24, 2023.**
- "We connect communities and customers to the people and places important in their lives”_
- At BC Ferries, our employees are our most important assets in delivering our commitment to customer safety, service and satisfaction. We offer a unique West Coast working environment with diverse challenges and opportunities. Whether your goal is to work behind the scenes, onboard our ships, or within our land based operations, you are a key contributor to the BC Ferries team._
- With 47 ports of call and around 500 sailings every day, BC Ferries is the largest independently-owned ferry company in the world. Dedicated to safety, excellence, innovation, and people, we are committed to continuously improving the west coast travel experience of our customers._We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted._



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