Part-time Office Administrator

Thurber has an exciting opportunity for an **Office Administrator** to join our team in **Victoria, British Columbia**.

Thurber is a specialized consulting firm with a focus on geotechnical engineering. Our project work includes transportation, large and small infrastructure, natural hazards, development and more. We undertake challenging assignments that can include steep terrain, deep foundations, compressible soils, landslides, contamination, or other complications.

As our Office Administrator, you will work on varied projects and develop your skills with guidance and mentorship from our senior team.

**Responsibilities**
- Ensure the office is well managed on all fronts, including office organization, document management, stocking of supplies, greeting guests, organizing couriers, etc.
- Coordinating general office maintenance including liaising with various suppliers and service companies.
- Plan, organize, and coordinate staff meetings, training programs and other branch-level events and activities
- Assist with invoicing processes and month end data entry
- Prepare and update various tracking sheets.
- Onboarding and offboarding staff.
- Other administrative duties, as required.

**Qualifications and Assets**
- 3+ years of administrative experience in an office environment
- Graduate of an Administrative Assistant program an asset
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Excellent communication skills and customer service
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
- Outstanding organization and problem solving skills
- Self-starter and team player with a positive attitude

This is an intermediate career position and will be comprised of office-based activities, with opportunities for continued career growth within the company. Although this is a part-time position, there is opportunity for it to become full-time.

**What we offer**

Upon joining Thurber Engineering you’ll be welcomed into a casual, inclusive and professional office environment where open communication is valued at all levels. We’re eager to help our team reach their potential which is why many of our team members spend much of their career with us Here are the benefits of working for us in Victoria:

- Our office is in the Vancouver Island Technology Park (VITP) which is centrally located along bus and bike routes. We offer free onsite parking and a secure bicycle lock up facility.
- Both local work and assignments across BC and Canada through cooperation and teaming between all Thurber branches.
- The VITP is located on 35 acres of land with trails and pathways. Employees have access to the free 24/7 onsite fitness center.
- Our culture is respectful, collaborative, inclusive, and fun.
- We offer financial support towards professional development.
- We provide health and dental coverage, a healthcare spending account, RRSP matching, and an Employee and Family assistance program with 24/7 support online or over the phone.

**About Thurber**

Thurber Engineering Ltd. provides environmental, geotechnical, and materials engineering and testing services. A Canadian-owned company since 1957, we are consistently recognized for the quality of our work, the knowledge of our people, and for conducting our business with integrity.

Our team continues to grow as we build our reputation by working closely with our clients to provide timely, high-value solutions and technical support. Thurber is wholly owned by our senior employees and operates from 11 branches within Canada: Victoria, Vancouver, Kamloops, Calgary, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Saskatoon, Toronto, Cambridge, Pickering, and Ottawa.

At Thurber, we know that our success can be attributed to the hard working, innovative group of people who come in every day ready and excited to take on new challenges and solve problems. We seek out team members who work hard, innovate, and operate with integrity. Our regional diversity gives us specialized knowledge of the various and complex geological and environmental conditions across Canada.

**Our Vision**:
Building Canada with great people and great ideas.