Administrative Assistant

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.

Here's how a(n) Administrative Assistant for our Ottawa Dalcon office contributes to our team:
**Responsibilities**
- Develops and maintains a well-organized filing system that permits easy reference and rapid retrieval of information.
- Answers telephone calls and takes messages for manager, department, or team members. Elicits necessary information to allow timely and accurate responses and responds when appropriate.
- Assists with organizing meetings and/or special events including arranging for catering, locations and distribution of information.
- Prepare and provide department/team/manager with necessary documents and supporting information.
- Arranges travel, hotel, and car reservations and prepares itinerary.
- Able to mentor and coach other, more junior, administrative support staff.
- Orders office supplies for district or assigned area as required.
- Provides accurate Word, Excel and PowerPoint support by composing and/or editing a variety of documents.
- Develops and maintains strong, customer-focused relationships with key stakeholders and decision makers.

**Qualifications**
- High school diploma.
- Post-secondary degree or diploma or certificate in office administration program considered an asset.
- 3+ years of progressive experience as an administrative assistant.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Advanced/Intermediate skills of Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe, and OneNote
- General construction knowledge is considered an asset. Understands terminology and processes when drafting correspondence.
- Professional and service
- oriented approach internally and externally.
- Self-management skills to plan, organize, and prioritize tasks with conflicting deadlines.
- Ability to act with discretion when handling confidential and privileged information.

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. Any salary range displayed by a job board is an estimate. 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.

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

**Job Type**: Permanent

Pay: $17.00-$24.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- Secondary School (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Administrative experience: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person