Administrative Assistant (Intermediate)

Associated Engineering

The Role

Overview

Provide admin support for engineering documents, meetings, travel, and team coordination.

Key Responsibilities

  • task prioritization
  • document assembly
  • records management
  • engineering delivery
  • calendar management
  • meeting coordination

Tasks

-Prioritizing urgent tasks over less pressing tasks to manage last minute requests and deadlines. -Assist with planning team building and other social gathering. -Assembling and transmitting documents and correspondence internally and externally to staff and clients in various formats. -Provide guidance and mentorship to other administrative staff in the operation. -Management of records and maintaining confidentiality in accordance with departmental and corporate requirements. -Timely and proper delivery of various engineering documents, including correspondence, records of meetings, technical memoranda, discussion papers, contract documents and technical specifications, reports, and proposals. -Updating resumes and team calendars. -Coordinating meetings, travel, lunch and learns and social gatherings as required.

Requirements

  • ms office
  • sharepoint
  • adobe acrobat
  • indesign
  • 5+ years
  • office administration

What You Bring

-Proficient in MS Office, including word processing (Word), spreadsheets (Excel), presentations (Power Point), collaboration (Teams). -Superior organizational and time management skills; strong attention to detail. -Website maintenance (SharePoint) and database management skills are an asset. -Knowledge of PDF-Xchange or Adobe Acrobat is an asset. -5+ years experience providing administrative support, preferably in an engineering or architectural or other professional services environment. -Experience in InDesign is an asset. -Able to work in a fast-paced office environment and remain calm in stressful situations. -Available to work overtime as required or requested, occasionally at short notice. -Strong oral and written communication skills and technical writing skills. -Superior interpersonal skills and a strong team player. -Diploma or undergraduate degree in Office Administration an asset.

Benefits

-Ongoing support for your growth and development, including a formal professional development program, mentoring programs, training opportunities, and professional designation support. -Competitive salary and benefits, including a fitness allowance, and company-matching pension program. -A hybrid work environment that allows for a combination of working from home and in the office.

The Company

About Associated Engineering

-Founded in Edmonton in 1946, the firm grew from a local practice into a national consultancy spanning multiple offices. -Driven by technical excellence, it has earned awards like Canada’s Schreyer Award multiple times and platinum Best Managed status. -Projects range from bridge rehabilitation and water treatment plants to airport tunnels and marine habitat restoration. -Its services weave together urban planning, civil and environmental engineering, landscape architecture, and asset management. -Specialisms include sustainability-focused work in buildings, energy systems, water infrastructure, transportation networks, and environmental science.

Sector Specialisms

Asset Management

Climate Change

Community Resilience

Energy

Sustainability

Environmental Management

Planning

Studies

Assessments

Design

Construction

Training

Operational Assistance

Advisory Services

Project Management