Administrative Assistant

About the Position

Overview

Are you someone with strong leadership and administrative skills? Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a trusted partner and a problem solver? As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment. 

Your opportunity

We are currently seeking motivated candidates for the position of Administrative Assistant in our Sydney, Nova Scotia office. This is an office-based position and will require working from the Dillon Sydney office. 

In this role you will be a welcome addition to our dynamic administrative team. You will showcase your organizational and communication skills in a fast-paced professional office environment. Your drive for excellence will present opportunities to chart your own path to success with a rewarding career in our firm.

Responsibilities

What your day will look like 

Administrative Assistance (97%)

• Manage the reception area, including the switchboard, client interaction, mail and courier arrangements, along with other reception related activities
• Maintain common areas and manage boardroom bookings and meeting arrangements, including preparation and clean-up for a variety of functions
• Assist with the flow and approval of accounts payable invoices throughout the office and liaise with the Finance department to ensure timely processing
• Maintain the office filing system, archiving and libraries
• Format a variety of small and large, complex documents using Microsoft Word
• Edit and proofread for spelling, grammar and consistency
• Complete document production, including photocopying, scanning, binding and compiling PDF files
• Overall quality checks and reviews of documents, ensuring adherence to the Quality Management System
• Arrange travel and accommodations for staff
• Order and maintain office supplies
• Assist with other administrative duties as required or assigned and contribute as part of the administrative team to fulfill the variety of tasks necessary to run the office effectively.

Learning and Development (3%)

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development.

Qualifications

• Advanced skills in the use of Microsoft Word
• Experience with document formatting using Microsoft Word is considered an asset
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel
• Experience using PDF software to edit and compile large and complex documents is considered an asset
• Professional verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail, a high regard for accuracy, and the ability to provide high quality outputs
• Strong interpersonal skills and a positive, can-do attitude
• Time management skills and the ability to prioritize work effectively to meet tight deadlines and adapt to changing workload demands
• Experience in a Professional Services consulting firm (engineering/environmental/planning) is considered an asset

Why choose Dillon

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop. 

We live our core values:

• Reliability: words that result in actions build trust;
• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
• Creativity: discover new possibilities;
• Courage: do the things that matter, especially when difficult;
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences

In addition, we offer:

• Employee share purchase plan
  • Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all full-time regular employees
• A competitive compensation package
  • Comprehensive health benefits
• Generous retirement savings plan
  • Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions
• Flexible work hours and remote working options
  • Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs.  We are taking a trust-based approach to a variety of flexible and remote work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.
• Learning and Development opportunities
  • As a knowledge-based business, the organic growth of our knowledge and skills occur through our work performance and roles. The creation and sharing of knowledge allows us to take local knowledge to scale, capture lessons learned through experience, and continuously improve service delivery. The development of self and others is an evident and measured core behaviour within our organization
  • We use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how, mentoring to share lessons, advising to round out perspectives, and co-creation of knowledge through internal learning opportunities
• Focus on Innovation
  • The ability to anticipate, examine, and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance. In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking for solutions to problems and opportunities
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
  • A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees
• Wellness Subsidy
  • Our employees can take advantage of wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and/or wellness related activities such as gym membership, purchase of home fitness equipment, yoga classes  and dance classes

About Dillon

Dillon is a proudly Canadian, employee-owned, professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science and management. We partner with clients to provide committed, collaborative, and inventive solutions to complex, multi-faceted projects. With over 20 offices and more than 1000 employees across Canada, Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities. 

About the Company

Dillon Consulting Limited
1155 North Service Road West, Unit 14
Job location Sydney, NS - Head Office Oakville, Ontario L6M3E3

Company Contact

Colin Meaden
cmeaden@dillon.ca
Preferred Contact: Email

Documents to be Forwarded

• Resume
• Cover letter