Project Control Officer (Ontario)

Project Control Officer (Ontario)

23 Aug
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Global Technical Talent, an Inc. 5000
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Ontario

23 Aug

Global Technical Talent, an Inc. 5000

Ontario

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, chance 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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📌 Project Control Officer (Ontario)
🏢 Global Technical Talent, an Inc. 5000
📍 Ontario

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