Project Control Officer

Global Technical Talent, an Inc. 5000 Company; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 117,000 - 137,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Contract role with potential extension

Job summary

Global Technical Talent, an Inc. 5000 Company, is seeking a Project Control Officer in Toronto for a 12‑month contract in a hybrid IT delivery setting within a large financial institution.

The role focuses on RAID/log management, reporting, interdependency tracking, and financial oversight, with ~25% time in meetings and collaboration with stakeholders. Opportunity for long-term engagement and networking in multi-year projects.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Project Monitoring and Control experience (scheduling, reporting, RAID, finances)
• Large project/program delivery experience
• Strong stakeholder management
• Methodology knowledge: PDLC, Agile, Hybrid
• MS Office applications (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Project)
• JIRA, Confluence, Clarity, SharePoint
• Strong communication, time and priority management
• Attention to detail, self-starter, adaptable
• Ability to work with ambiguity and limited direction

Responsibilities

• RAID log management: ingestion and maintenance of RAID log coherency
• Reporting: consolidate and prepare weekly status reports and ESC materials
• Interdependency management across project workstreams and external teams
• Financial management: consolidate monthly cost forecasts and analyze variances
• Project change control: maintain PCR lists and related tasks
• Artifact management: organize and index artifacts; assist with compliance reviews
• Schedule management: track tasks and milestones and highlight slippages

Skills

Schedule Management

RAID Log Management

Reporting

Stakeholder Management

PDLC, Agile, Hybrid

MS Office

Communication

Ambiguity Handling

Education

Post-secondary education

PMP certification (asset)

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Clarity

SharePoint

MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Project)

Job description

Project Control Officer

Location: Toronto, ON

Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid — 4 days in office, 1 day work from home

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 12 months (with potential for extension, based on business needs and performance)
• Pay Rate: C$60.00–C$70.00 / Hour (CAD)
• Shift / Schedule: Monday–Friday, core business hours — 37.5 hours per week, 7.5 hours per day
• Travel Requirements: Not required

Job Summary

This Project Control Officer role supports the Road to Strong (RTS) initiative — a mandatory remediation program — within a large financial institution's IT delivery environment. The successful candidate will be embedded in a team of approximately 10 people, spending roughly 25% of their day in meetings and collaborating with both internal and external stakeholders. The contractor will not have access to customer data. TD offers a strong work culture, opportunity for long-term engagement and networking, and a portfolio of multi-year projects within this space.

Key Responsibilities

• RAID Log Management — Ingestion of Risk/Action/Issue/Decision items; maintain coherency and currency of the RAID log
• Reporting — Consolidation and preparation of reporting materials including weekly status reports, ESC materials, and ad-hoc requests
• Interdependency Management — Consolidation and tracking of interdependencies across project workstreams as well as outside of the project
• Financial Management — Consolidation of monthly cost forecasts, tracking of actual spend, and analysis of variances between forecast and actuals
• Project Change Control — Maintain PCR list and action related tasks and activities
• Artifact Management — Organize, track, and index required artifacts; log exceptions and exemptions; assist during compliance and delivery assurance reviews
• Schedule Management — Track and report on identified tasks, deliverables, and milestones; highlight and elevate slippages for action and attention

Required Skills

• 10+ years of Project Monitoring and Control Activity experience, including Schedule Management, Reporting, RAID Management, and Financial Management (in-depth)
• Large project/program delivery experience
• Strong stakeholder management experience
• Methodology knowledge (PDLC, Agile, Hybrid)
• Knowledge of MS Office applications (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Project)
• JIRA, Confluence, Clarity, and SharePoint experience
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong time management and priority management skills
• Attention to detail; self-starter and adaptable
• Ability to work with ambiguity and limited direction

Preferred Skills

• Banking or financial institution experience
• PMP certification

Required Experience

• Minimum 10 years of overall experience in project monitoring and control activities (flexible with 5+ years for exceptionally strong candidates)

Education Requirements

• Post-secondary education is an asset
• PMP certification is an asset

Important Notes

• Interview process: 1 step, virtual, 30 minutes, panel format
• Performance will be measured on deliverables and timelines
• Conversion to permanent is a possibility based on business needs and performance

About the Client

This client is one of North America's largest financial institutions — the sixth-largest bank on the continent by branches — serving approximately 22 million customers across Canada, the United States, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, the organization operates a full-service financial platform spanning personal and commercial banking, wealth management, insurance, and payment solutions, delivered through a team of over 85,000 employees worldwide. Teams here include retail banking advisors, commercial lenders, wealth management professionals, risk analysts, and technology specialists who collaborate across a globally respected and inclusive organizational culture.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-11924

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