Project Control Officer

Global Technical Talent, an Inc. 5000 Company; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Technical Talent is seeking a Project Control Officer for a 12-month contract in Toronto. The role sits within a large financial IT delivery program, embedded in a team of about 10.

Hybrid work arrangement and a focus on risk, schedule, and cost management will be essential. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in project monitoring and control, with strong experience in schedule, reporting, RAID management, and financial stewardship.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Project Monitoring and Control experience (Schedule, Reporting, RAID, Financial) in large programs.
• Experience delivering large projects or programs with strong stakeholder management.
• Knowledge of PDLC, Agile, and Hybrid methodologies.

Responsibilities

• RAID Log management: ingest and maintain items coherently.
• Prepare and consolidate weekly status reports and ad-hoc materials.
• Manage interdependencies across multiple workstreams and external partners.
• Consolidate monthly cost forecasts and analyze variances.
• Maintain PCR list and related change control activities.
• Organize artifacts and support reviews for compliance and delivery assurance.
• Track tasks, deliverables, and milestones; highlight slippages for action.

Skills

Schedule Management

Reporting

RAID Management

Financial Management

Stakeholder management

Methodology knowledge

JIRA

Confluence

Clarity

SharePoint

MS Office

Communication skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Ambiguity handling

Education

Post-secondary education

PMP certification

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Clarity

SharePoint

MS Office (PowerPoint/Excel/Word/Project)

Job description

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

Project Control Officer

Location: Toronto, ON

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

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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