Office Administrator

Carollo Engineers; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Paid time off & holidays

Extended health care coverage

Disability & life insurance

Job summary

Carollo Engineers in Burnaby, BC is seeking an experienced Office Administrator to manage day-to-day operations and support engineers and staff. You'll coordinate with Accounting, HR, Legal, and Facilities, supervise office activities, and handle document processing and scheduling.

The role requires a high school diploma (or equivalent) with 5+ years of office admin experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency in Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; some college business courses.
• Minimum 5 years professional experience in office administration.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to type 65 wpm.
• Ability to work without direct supervision; high level of critical thinking.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat.

Responsibilities

• Supervises all day-to-day office operations.
• Conducts New Hire Orientations for engineers and office staff.
• Coordinates with accounting, HR, legal, facilities and IT departments.
• Coordinates final termination of employees to protect intellectual property.
• Reconciles quarterly office budget and annual facilities budget projection.
• Conducts office safety inspections.
• Evaluates ergonomics of employee workstations and coordinates with facilities/HR.
• Work with building management to resolve facilities issues.
• Maintain conference room setup/cleanup for meetings.
• Orders office supplies.
• Coordinates petty cash and accounting issues with accounting group.
• Coordinates with engineers and proposal managers in central office as needed.
• Elicits project management information for workload scheduling.
• Attends project management meetings.
• Performs document processing and proposal preparation services.
• Coordinates work distribution with other offices to meet deadlines.
• Ensures adequate staffing, hardware, and software to complete work accurately and timely.
• Examines completed work for quality control and compliance with company standards.
• Troubleshoots and resolves computer/software issues with cross-team support.
• Recruits and trains office support staff.
• Assists with performance appraisals for office staff.
• Leads brown bag seminars for engineers on document process training.
• Provides system training for new engineers and staff.
• Assists engineers with routine office, project, travel scheduling tasks.
• Assist the Office Manager with office tasks.
• Reproduction/document assembly and coordination with vendors.
• Physical and electronic document and file management.
• Office events/party planning.
• Other required office administration duties as assigned by the Office Manager

Skills

Typing 65 wpm

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Word proficiency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s Degree (preferred)

Tools

Excel

Adobe Acrobat

OCR software

InDesign

Photoshop

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Overview

Carollo Engineers is a leading engineering firm dedicated exclusively to water. For over 90 years, we've specialized in the planning, design, and construction of water, wastewater, stormwater, and reuse facilities, bringing innovative and sustainable solutions to the water sector's most complex challenges.

We work with water agencies, municipalities, utilities, research organizations, and private companies across various industries, including technology, manufacturing, and beyond. These clients choose Carollo because we employ some of the most knowledgeable and experienced professionals in the world. When you join our team, you'll work alongside industry leaders who are advancing the science of water, protecting public health, and building resilient communities.

Carollo's vision is to be the best water consulting firm and the best place for you to build your career. If you're passionate about making a difference in this critical field, we invite you to explore a career with Carollo.

Responsibilities

• Supervises all day-to-day office operations

• Conducts New Hire Orientations for engineers and office staff

• Interfaces with all corporate departments to facilitate proper handling of paperwork, (Accounting, Human Resources, Legal, Facilities and Information Technology departments)

• Coordinates final termination of employees to ensure protection of intellectual properties

• Reconciles quarterly office budget and annual facilities budget projection

• Conducts office safety inspections

• Evaluates ergonomics of employee workstations and coordination with facilities/HR as needed to resolve issues

• Work with building management to resolve facilities issues

• Maintain conference room setup/cleanup for meetings

• Orders office supplies

• Coordinates petty cash and accounting issues with accounting group

• Coordinates with engineers and proposal managers in central office as needed

• Proactively elicits project management information for workload scheduling

• Attends project management meetings

• Performs document processing and proposal preparation services

• Coordinates work distribution with other offices to meet deadlines

• Ensures adequate staffing, hardware, and software to complete work in an accurate and timely manner

• Examines completed work for quality control and compliance with company standards.

• Troubleshoots and resolves computer/software related issues using support from all areas of the company

• Recruits and trains office support staff

• Assists with performance appraisals for office support staff

• Leads brown bag seminars for engineers on document process training

• Provides system training for new engineers and office staff

• Assists engineers with routine office, project, and travel scheduling related tasks

• Assist the Office Manager with office related tasks

• Reproduction/document assembly and coordination with vendors

• Physical and electronic document and file management

• Office events/party planning

• Other required office administration duties as assigned by the Office Manager

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent, some college business courses or business vocational instruction

• Minimum of 5 years professional experience in office administration

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent organizational and administrative skills

• Ability to type 65 wpm

• Ability to work without direct supervision

• High level of critical thinking

• Professional experience handling confidential/sensitive issues

• Ability to exercise good judgment

• Prioritize as business/workload dictates and deadline changes

• Initiative, proactive attitude

• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and exercise judgment on order of completion of tasks

• Intermediate proficiency with Word (styles, graphics, tables, outlines, table of contents, templates, macros)

• Proficiency with Excel (basic to intermediate level: formatting, header/footer, file path name, etc.)

• Intermediate proficiency with Adobe Acrobat (converting files into PDF format; adding bookmarks and thumbnails, appending pages)

• Previous experience using scanning & OCR software (varies from office to office)

• Experience in Windows environment (explorer, control panel, printer setup, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Experience with InDesign, Photoshop and PowerPoint

• Previous experience with engineering professionals

Compensation Range

$33.00 CAD to $38.00 CAD per hour. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Other Compensation and Benefits

Carollo is committed to providing employees with a competitive, comprehensive benefits program that provides support for employees and their families to lead healthy, productive lives. Carollo’s benefits package includes paid time off and holidays, extended health care coverage, disability insurance and life insurance options for you and your dependents as well as a travel assistance program. Other compensation that may be available includes: RRSP company contribution matching, tuition reimbursement, discretionary bonuses, career advancement bonuses, professional registration bonuses, employee referral bonuses, and compensatory time for exempt employees. Flexible work arrangements may also be available.

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Job Locations

CA-BC-Burnaby

ID

2026-4601

Category

Administrative/Clerical

Type

Full-time, Regular