Who Can Apply?:

Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)

Salary Range

$51,566 - $67,035

Employment Status Continuing

Flexible Work Option Hybrid (3 days/week)

Term Length Security Level: Reliability

Language Requirement Bilingual Preferred

Closing Date 03/09/2026

Country Canada

The Administrative Assistant, based at the Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Military base, coordinates and carries out administrative activities for employees at all levels of the business unit. The incumbent provides high-quality, timely, productive and effective services, including entering and reporting data, and carrying out document and records management. The incumbent also coordinates the preparation of human resources documentation.

KEY AND PERIODIC ACTIVITIES
The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative but not all-inclusive:

Primary
Provide daily administrative and operational support to employees at all levels of the business unit
Coordinate and provide administrative support and guidance to new administrative assistants to ensure consistency of business unit or service line requirements
Carry out quality control of data entry (e.g. monthly expenses, timesheet reporting, accounts payable, service billing)
Enter data related to service line transactions and activities in enterprise resource planning system (e.g. budget tracking, time entry, procurement, contract administration)
Track budgets for service level agreements and training and development
Process account payables and vendor payments, ensure proper financial coding, obtain delegated signatures and enter data in enterprise resource planning system
Prepare year-end financials, set up files and databases for new fiscal year, archive files

Other
Take and prepare minutes of monthly meetings
Prepare purchase orders (e.g. for office supplies, furniture, service contracts)
Perform receptionist duties and act as backup for other administrative employees, as required
Other duties as assigned

Skills
Administrative best practices
Accounting principles
Intermediate MS Office expertise
Records management

General and Specific Knowledge
Administrative best practices
Accounting principles
Intermediate MS Office expertise
Records management

Formal Education And/or Certification(s) And Experience
Minimum: college diploma in business or office administration or related field with three years’ relevant experience,



or the equivalent
Preferred: minimum requirements and general accounting courses and/or basic accounting experience

Abilities
Use applicable computer software and operating systems
Manage multiple deadlines and priorities
Demonstrate attention to detail

DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Provide functional advice and guidance to employees
Occasionally coordinate work of other administrative staff in business unit

WORKING CONDITIONS
Typical office environment with occasional travel

Check Out Your Benefits
Working with us offers excellent opportunities for growth and advancement—and entitles you to one of the job market’s best benefits packages valued at between 25 and 30% of your salary.

Your Package Includes
Health and Wellness
100% employer-paid annual sick leave, and health and dental premiums
$400 wellness allowance to help cover expenses such as a gym membership
$2,500 for mental health services on top of regular $2,500 paramedical coverage
Telus Virtual Health Care and $750 Health Care Spending Account for some expenses not covered under provincial plans

Home and Family
Life, accidental-death, and short-term disability insurance
Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program
Maternity and parental leave top-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for up to 37 weeks
Flexible workplace options, including $400 allowance every two years, to support working from home

Leave and Retirement
Public-service pension
Comprehensive vacation and other paid-leave plans, along with enhanced travel benefits coverage

To begin a career with Defence Construction Canada (DCC), you must be a Canadian Citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. As a condition of employment with DCC, a minimum reliability security status clearance is required and some roles may require secret security status clearance.

DCC is responsible for the Personnel Security Clearance process . Typically to be eligible for a "Reliability" clearance,



you must have five years of verifiable background information and to be eligible for a "Secret" clearance, you must have 10 years of verifiable background information. The process usually involves reference inquiries, verification of qualifications, criminal records checks, and credit checks (as required) and may require fingerprints. For more information about obtaining a security clearance, please review the Standard on Security Screening .

Required
The appropriate security clearance is a condition of employment and it is the candidate’s or employee’s responsibility to ensure, they are able to obtain and maintain their required security level clearance to begin or continue their employment with DCC. Failure to obtain or maintain, the appropriate level of security clearance means either the candidate or employee will not receive a job offer, the conditional offer will be rendered null and void or their employment will be terminated with cause. A thorough security clearance process will be applied to all candidates or employees considered for an appointment; this process includes inquiries, verifications and assessments regarding matters such as, but not limited to: criminal record checks, reference checks, previous employment, open source checks, credit/financial status

Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace!
Roles at DCC will require security at various levels including Reliability, Secret, Top Secret and for Canadian Eyes Only (proof of Citizenship required). While we welcome applications to our roles who are not Canadian citizens who are eligible to work in Canada and have at least 5 years of verifiable background information, selection will depend on the specific role’s requirements.

At DCC, we are committed to ensuring everyone has a voice and can be their authentic selves in our workplace. We actively encourage applications from all, including but not limited to, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and members of the LGBTQ2+ community.

DCC’s goal is to provide barrier-free access to employment opportunities and workspaces for employees and candidates. If you require an accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs. Should you require accommodation, please email [email protected] .

#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Administrative Assistant (Quebec City)
🏢 Defence Construction Canada
📍 Quebec City