Office Manager
Mississauga - Canada
Job Summary
- Act as an enthusiastic ambassador for EBCs culture values and workplace experience.
- Help create a welcoming inclusive positive and professional atmosphere throughout the office.
- Be highly visible and engaged with employees helping build connections across teams departments and divisions.
- Look for opportunities to make the office a place where employees genuinely enjoy coming to work.
- Help welcome and integrate new employees ensuring their first experience with EBC is organized personal and positive.
- Work with leadership and other internal teams to support employee engagement and workplace culture initiatives.
- Proactively identify opportunities to improve the employee experience.
- Encourage interaction and collaboration between the Buildings Civil Industrial Major Projects and corporate teams sharing the workplace.
- Help recognize employee milestones achievements project successes birthdays anniversaries and other important occasions.
- Support initiatives that reinforce EBCs values of respect integrity collaboration excellence and a job well done.
- Be someone employees feel comfortable approaching for assistance guidance or help navigating the workplace.
- Bring energy warmth creativity and a genuine people-first mindset to the office every day.
- Provide a warm professional and memorable welcome to clients partners consultants subcontractors candidates employees and other visitors.
- Ensure reception meeting rooms common areas and other client-facing spaces consistently reflect EBCs professional standards.
- Coordinate visitor arrivals and ensure guests are connected promptly with the appropriate EBC team member.
- Support important client partner executive and project meetings hosted within the office.
- Anticipate hospitality requirements for meetings and special visitors.
- Demonstrate discretion professionalism and sound judgment when interacting with employees executives clients and external partners.
- Represent EBC in a manner consistent with the professionalism and quality associated with our projects and our organization.
- Plan coordinate and execute office events employee celebrations social activities team-building events lunches meetings and other gatherings.
- Develop an annual calendar of workplace events and employee engagement activities in collaboration with leadership.
- Coordinate seasonal celebrations employee appreciation initiatives charitable activities and community involvement events.
- Support town halls leadership meetings project celebrations training sessions and other company-wide activities.
- Coordinate catering venues vendors logistics communications and setup for office events.
- Bring creativity and new ideas to employee engagement rather than simply administering existing programs.
- Seek employee feedback and continuously look for ways to improve office events and workplace initiatives.
- Help create traditions and experiences that strengthen employees sense of belonging to EBC.
- Oversee day-to-day office operations and ensure the workplace functions efficiently.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for office-related questions and requirements.
- Anticipate office needs and resolve issues proactively.
- Coordinate incoming mail couriers deliveries and general office correspondence.
- Coordinate meeting rooms and common spaces to ensure they are appropriately prepared and maintained.
- Maintain office records filing systems contact information and other administrative documentation.
- Prepare correspondence reports presentations and other business documents as required.
- Coordinate with HR Finance IT Operations and other departments on office-related matters.
- Support the implementation and administration of company policies and procedures.
- Coordinate office maintenance repairs service requests and vendor relationships.
- Ensure kitchens meeting rooms reception areas common spaces and employee areas remain clean organized welcoming and appropriately stocked.
- Monitor office cleanliness standards and coordinate with cleaning and maintenance providers.
- Coordinate office equipment maintenance and servicing.
- Maintain organized supply and storage areas.
- Identify maintenance or workplace issues proactively and coordinate timely resolution.
- Help ensure the office environment supports employee comfort productivity collaboration and wellbeing.
- Coordinate with building management landlords contractors and service providers as required.
- Support office moves workstation changes renovations and other workplace initiatives.
- Manage purchasing requirements for office operations.
- Prepare process and track purchase orders.
- Order and maintain appropriate inventory of office supplies kitchen supplies coffee beverages and other workplace essentials.
- Monitor inventory levels and proactively replenish supplies.
- Liaise with vendors and suppliers to ensure competitive pricing quality service and timely delivery.
- Resolve vendor delivery and supply issues.
- Identify opportunities to improve purchasing efficiency and manage office-related costs responsibly.
- Process invoices and provide administrative support for accounts payable for activities relating to office operations.
- Assist with accounts receivable tracking and follow-up where required as it relates to office operations.
- Maintain accurate financial and administrative records relating to office operations.
- Coordinate with the Finance team regarding payments invoices purchase orders and vendor accounts.
- Prepare and submit expenses and supporting documentation to Finance.
- Monitor office-related expenditures and assist with budget tracking.
- Ensure accuracy completeness and appropriate approvals for financial documentation.
- 25 years of experience in office management workplace experience hospitality executive administration or a similar role.
- Experience working in a professional office environment; experience within construction engineering professional services or a related industry would be an asset.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Outlook Teams and other common business applications.
- Experience coordinating office facilities vendors purchasing events and administrative activities.
- Strong organizational planning and time-management skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and respond effectively to changing requirements.
- Experience organizing employee events meetings or engagement activities.
- Bilingualism in French and English would be considered an asset.
- Genuinely enjoys working with people.
- Naturally creates a welcoming and positive environment.
- Has a strong sense of hospitality and understands the importance of first impressions.
- Is approachable warm professional and confident.
- Takes pride in creating an exceptional experience for employees and visitors.
- Notices the small details that make a workplace feel organized professional and cared for.
- Is proactiveyou see something that needs attention and take ownership of it.
- Is highly organized but comfortable operating in a busy and changing environment.
- Enjoys bringing people together and creating opportunities for connection.
- Is creative and willing to bring forward new ideas.
- Understands when discretion and confidentiality are required.
- Builds positive relationships with employees at every level of the organization.
- Is resourceful and solutions-oriented.
- Demonstrates sound judgment and a strong sense of personal accountability.
- Takes pride in representing EBC and contributing to our culture.
- Competitive salary.
- Corporate Clothing Program.
- Four weeks of annual vacation.
- Flexible group insurance program upon entry.
- Group RRSP with employer contribution to a Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan (DPSP).
- 24-hour access to virtual healthcare through telemedicine.
- Training professional development and career growth opportunities.
- Employee assistance program.
- A collaborative and entrepreneurial working environment.
- The opportunity to contribute directly to the employee experience and culture of a growing organization.
- A company built on the values of respect integrity collaboration and a job well done.
- The opportunity to work with a firm recognized as one of Canadas Best Managed Companies.
Required Skills:
We are looking for someone who combines strong organizational ability with exceptional interpersonal skills. The ideal candidate will see this position as much more than managing an office. They will take personal pride in creating a workplace where employees and visitors feel welcomed supported and valued. The successful candidate will ideally have: 25 years of experience in office management workplace experience hospitality executive administration or a similar role. Experience working in a professional office environment; experience within construction engineering professional services or a related industry would be an asset. Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Outlook Teams and other common business applications. Experience coordinating office facilities vendors purchasing events and administrative activities. Strong organizational planning and time-management skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality. The ability to manage multiple priorities and respond effectively to changing requirements. Experience organizing employee events meetings or engagement activities. Bilingualism in French and English would be considered an asset.