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Administrative Assistant – Kitchener Office
We are seeking an enthusiastic Administrative Assistant with a friendly and pleasant personality to help with coordination and setup and ongoing administrative support to a large project team, as well as assist the administrative team with their daily duties. The successful candidate will provide support to the Transportation team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support and coordinate a team of engineers and design professionals
- Track deadlines and follow up with staff on mandatory training, events, QAP audits, and fee projections
- Manage email inboxes for senior staff, flagging project-related emails with tasks and deadlines
- File project correspondence in Newforma and maintain organized records
- Prepare and format correspondence and documentation, including emails, reports, specifications, tenders, forms, meeting minutes, and project deliverables
- Assist with proposal preparation (typically for projects valued at $1–3M) and quality assurance procedures
- Organize and maintain administrative files and materials
- Compile accounting reports, meeting materials, and updates for senior staff
- Assist in preparing the Transportation / Transportation Bridges Business Development (BD) Plan and Budget
- Manage the team’s PD/Promo budget and support updates to the PPR dashboard
- Coordinate and take minutes for BD and team meetings
- Register team members for conferences and handle travel arrangements (airfare, hotel, registration)
- Assist with professional registrations (e.g., NAPEG, PEO, AGEBC, PMI)
- Update A/R and WIP notes monthly and maintain related dashboards
- Support resume updates in Flowcase and annual updates to RVA’s RAQ’s Tax Compliance Status
- Coordinate annual mailer updates for Transportation Associates
- Review and prepare sub-consultant agreements and invoices, ensuring compliance with formatting, insurance, and WSIB requirements
- Maintain a log of sub-consultant invoices and coordinate with PMs in the Toronto Transportation Group
- Schedule and track team Safety Talks and file attendance records
- Organize team events and social activities (e.g., dinners, celebrations, lunches)
- Coordinate participation in RVA charity events and assist with organizing the annual Golf Tournament
- Coordinate staff vacation schedules and update calendars
- Answer and respond to phone calls professionally and assist with follow-up
- Provide switchboard/reception relief as needed
- Perform other administrative tasks as required
- Minimum College Diploma in Office Administration or a related field
- 4–6 years of experience in a similar administrative role
- Experience in a professional services environment; engineering, construction, or architectural firm experience preferred
- Advanced proficiency in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams); experience with Word Styles required
- Familiarity with MS Project and Newforma is an asset
- Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal, with strong proofreading and editing abilities
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Professional, dependable, personable, and flexible
- Strong organizational and time-management skills with attention to detail
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
We don’t settle for less, and neither should you. As it happens, offering great benefits to our people is entirely possible: the numbers work out. Happy teams mean happy clients. It’s just that simple. From recruitment to flexibility, learning to leadership, wellness to inclusion, we give our people the tools they need to outperform in their careers and build lasting connections with our clients, our culture, and each other.
- Competitive compensation packages and performance-based bonuses
- Health, paramedical, vision, and dental coverage
- A flexible vacation policy that lets you determine your time off based on your other responsibilities and needs
- Top-up plans for new and expecting parents
- Firm-paid holidays, summer and winter breaks, and other leaves of absence that cover everything from extra family time, jury duty, or even completing a degree
- RVA Group Pension Plan with match
- Global Travel Assist Program that provides emergency out-of-country medical protection for you and your eligible family members on personal and business trips
- Access to a variety of free services (e.g., employee and family assistance programs, nutrition advice, caregiver support) and employee discounts (e.g., sports and entertainment tickets, major brands, insurance plans)
- Flexible and alternative work arrangements around core hours, including telecommuting and work-from-home options
At RVA, we are committed to fostering a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. RVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer that considers applicants without regard to age, race, colour, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, marital status, disability, or any other protected status. If you require any special accommodations, please advise Human Resources. Any information received relating to accommodations will be treated as confidential.
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