Project Control Officer

Cpus Engineering Staffing Solutions Inc.; Oshawa; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering staffing firm in Canada seeks a Project Control Officer for a 24-month hybrid position in Oshawa. The ideal candidate will coordinate project planning and scheduling, manage risks, facilitate reporting, and maintain project control systems. Applicants should possess a relevant four-year degree and strong communication skills. This position offers a dynamic and inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of engineering/science relevant to project planning, scheduling, and control.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Completion of a four-year university education or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Front-End Planning processes as a project team member.
• Maintain project schedules and budgets throughout the project life cycle.
• Facilitate project metrics reporting and variance analysis.
• Ensure that approved change control processes are properly followed.
• Maintain project control information systems.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Risk management

Communication skills

Education

Four-year university education in Business, Finance, or Engineering

Job description

We are currently requesting resumes for the following position: Project Control Officer

Resume Due Date: Thursday, April 03, 2025 (5:00PM EST)

Job ID: 25-045

Number of Vacancies: 1

Level: MP3

Duration: 24 Months

Hours of work: 35 Hours per week

Location: 1908 Colonel Sam Drive, Oshawa

Work Mode: Hybrid – 2 days remote

Overview

Job Overview

• Front End Planning (FEP) – Project team member responsible for coordinating, facilitating and driving the Front-End Planning processes
• Project Monitoring & Control – Develop and maintain updated and accurate conceptual phase schedule. Load approved project plan into applicable project control systems; Set up applicable source systems as required and ensure alignment with project control systems.
• Maintain alignment between source systems and project control systems throughout project life cycle.
• Reporting – Facilitate project metrics reporting and variance analysis.
• Identify actual and potential deviations from the approved annual, release or life cycle budgets or schedules to the Project Manager. Recommend corrective actions. With support of project team members, monitor project risks against Risk Management Plan, maintain Risk Register and update as required.
• Change Management – Ensure approved change control processes are followed. Prepare and obtain approval of applicable change control documentation. Timely update of project cost and schedule once change approval or direction has been approved. Maintain accurate historical project performance throughout change control process.
• Cost & Schedule Quality – Maintain the project schedule such that it accurately reflects the current project plan, including field execution. Ensure accurate project cost forecasting. Ensure accurate schedule updating/statusing. Monitor/verify standard project reports for accuracy.
• Interface with Cross Functional Groups – Interface with all stakeholders to ensure project plans are accurately updated and maintained. Interface with Finance to ensure financial systems reflect project plan. Obtaining cost and schedule status and forecasts from resource providers.
• Closeout Phase – Facilitate and support project financial close out process. Final reconciliation and finalize/close out project controls and source systems.
• Miscellaneous – Assist with continuous improvement of PMO processes and procedures. Assist in the development and continuous improvement of the project controls information system

Qualifications

• Requires knowledge of engineering/science encompassing subject area relevant to the project planning, scheduling, risk management, and control service needs of the division.
• Requires strong interpersonal and communication skills, including relevant business and computer applications knowledge, to develop and maintain computerized project information, costs and forecasts.
• This knowledge is considered to be normally acquired through the successful completion of a four-year university education in an appropriate field such as Business, Finance or Engineering, or by having the equivalent level of education

Our client is dedicated to promoting employment equity and encourages applications from equity-seeking communities including but not limited to: Indigenous Peoples, racialized individuals, persons with disabilities, and women. Our client aims to build a diverse team that reflects the communities it serves, enhancing its ability to meet their needs. We are committed to an inclusive and accessible work environment and invites all qualified individuals to apply, offering accommodations during the application, interview and onboarding process as needed. This effort supports our client’s long-term strategy for equity, diversity, and inclusion.