Under the direction of the Director, Project Management provides administrative support to the Surface Vessel Production & Planning Staff.
Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 825 Admirals Road, Victoria.
What you’ll do
Issue work instructions for all projects including Surface Fleet, Commercial, Babcock, Coast Guard and the Submarine
Prepare Project spreadsheets/reports
Co-ordinates yard services for all vessels in the yard
Deals with commercially sensitive information as well as handling correspondence in confidence
Performs administrative support when required for the Senior Production and ProjectManagers.
Enters purchasing orders into P2P for Project Managers as required.
Assist Program, Project, or Productions Managers in control of Surface Fleet project documents (including 1379’s, project documents – filing incoming/outgoing emails, scanning, making copies, faxing, taking dictation, operating computer, and assisting visitors to office)
Liaison for Security/Subcontractor/Site access
Perform various clerical duties including filing, ordering & maintaining inventory of office supplies and updating the index
Lays out and types from rough draft or verbal instructions a variety of material including correspondence, various reports, minutes of meetings, forms and assists in the control of project documents such as specifications and drawings
Supports Program Office administrative requirements as per request
Tracks office vacation schedule as needed.
Assisting other departments when capable as needed.
Other duties as required.
What you’ll bring
Grade 12 or equivalent 5 years of office experience in a Project Environment
Advanced knowledge and experience in the MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, and OnGuard)
Requires independent working and a high level of problem solving
Strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to cooperate and communicate in an efficient manner with both internal and external stakeholders
Familiarity with digital data manipulation
Strong attention to detail
Strong problem solving and analytical skills
Ability to work under pressure and independently
Detail oriented
Demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritize
Work with minimum direction
Ability to uphold company policies and maintain confidentiality of shipyard projects and other varied information
Knowledge of Shipyard practices is preferred
Why you’ll love working here
This is a full-time, permanent position. With multiple operations and long-term projects, Seaspan employees enjoy job stability as we look ahead to build ships for decades to come .
In addition to an annual bonus and pension plan matching, this role provides you a very competitive salary in line with the successful candidate’s experience.
We also provide the best-in-class health and wellness benefits package for this position, including things such as extended health care (i.e. paramedical services for massage therapy, speech therapy, mental health coverage, physiotherapy, and more), dental care, vision care, life insurance, medical leave coverage, parental leave coverage, childcare benefit partnership, $500 personal spending account, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP).
Pay: Starts at $29.79/hr (rate increases to $33.11/hr after the probation period)
This is a unionized position and pay rate for this position are set out in the applicable collective bargaining agreement. The rate stated above is the starting rate for this position. It increases after the probationary period and continues to progress over the course of 12 months as per the collective agreement.