Receptionist

Who Can Apply?:

Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)

Salary Range

$44,357 - $57,663

Employment Status

Continuing

Flexible Work Option

Onsite 5 days/week

Term Length

Security Level:

Reliability

Language Requirement

English Essential

Closing Date

17/11/2026

Country

Canada

Defence Construction Canada (DCC) invites you to consider joining our Halifax team!

The Receptionist provides high-quality, timely, efficient and effective front-office support. The incumbent performs various day-to-day reception duties, including escorting visitors, providing security passes, and answering and directing telephone calls. The Receptionist also maintains a file of employee contact information, and verifies and sorts office deliveries.

KEY AND PERIODIC ACTIVITIES

The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative but not all-inclusive:

Primary

• Greet visitors appropriately and direct them as needed
• Provide security passes and monitor visitor access
• Verify and sign for office deliveries and prepare shipments
• Answer telephone calls, respond to inquiries or redirect them to the appropriate person
• Maintain list of employee contact information
• Manage inventory of office and safety supplies
• Pick-up, collect and sort mail
• Ensure overall order and tidiness of office, including light cleaning duties and maintaining cleaning logs
• Ensure boardroom computers are logged into regularly to receive required updates, and provide support to meetings and events
• Records and information management support
  
  

Other

• Carry out basic filing
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Skills

General and Specific Knowledge

• Administrative best practices
• Database management
  
  

Formal Education And/or Certification(s) And Experience

• Minimum: high school diploma with one year of relevant experience, or the equivalent
  
  

Abilities

• Use applicable computer software and operating systems
• Demonstrate attention to detail and interpersonal skills
  
  

DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP

• Provide occasional functional guidance to employees
  
  

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Typical office environment with occasional physical activity
  
  

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
  
  

DCC's Code of Business Conduct (Code) is a condition of employment. It serves to enhance public confidence in the integrity of DCC Employees and provides clarity to Employees on a number of issues, including real or perceived conflicts of interest. Before applying to this (or any) position at DCC, candidates shall familiarize themselves with the Code, because new employees are required to certify that they have read, understood, and agreed to observe the Code upon commencing work at DCC. Employees are further required to review their obligations under the Code and notify the President's Office of any changes in their circumstances at the earliest possible opportunity, and to complete the Annual Update once a year.

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 careers@dcc-cdc.gc.ca .