Project control officer

Cofomo
Montreal
$86 an hour (estimated)
Full-time

Cofomo : A Place You Can Call Home.

Working with Cofomo is your opportunity to collaborate on tomorrow’s technology projects today.

Apply your skills, knowledge, and ability to problem-solve in a rewarding, motivating environment.

We invest in our talent, encourage upskilling, and provide support in all facets of your career with us, all as part of an inclusive culture that upholds values of commitment, integrity, diversity, passion, and creativity.

Be a part of the future from green technology, to the latest in AI and cybersecurity on large-scale projects for top-tier clients.

Cofomo is where you can grow, learn, creates, contribute, and be recognized for those contributions. It’s a place you’ll want to call home .

There is no typical day at Cofomo, each one brings with it new challenges and rewards. As part of a dynamic, engaging team you’ll contribute, and be recognized for your contributions on business technology projects for top-tier clients while working in a stimulating, people-centric environment.

Here’s a quick rundown of those tasks and responsibilities you’ll own as a project control officer :

  • Translate the completed project plan into the project planning tool and support its use.
  • Assist the project manager in project review (scope changes, schedule changes, assignments etc.), including tasks, dependencies, timelines, resources and links to other projects.
  • Track timesheets, update project data (actuals, work in progress, forecasts, metrics).
  • Carry out thorough monitoring of project costs and schedules and identify discrepancies so the project manager can carry out sound project management.
  • Analyse performance indicators, anticipate issues and trends, make recommendations to the project manager and ensure their implementation when needed.
  • Produce resource usage reports and alternative scenarios to support the project manager in overseeing project resources.
  • Prepare presentations, statistics, reports, dashboards, and any documentation required by the various stakeholders for the project manager.
  • Analyse performance indicators, anticipate issues and trends, makes recommendations to the project manager, and ensures their implementation, as appropriate.
  • Ensure that the project management records (deliverables, change requests, follow-up points, decisions, risks, issues, etc.

are up to date and in compliance with the management method.

  • Apply and ensure compliance with all appropriate project monitoring and control standards and contribute to the improvement of project control practice.
  • Participate in any project where his / her expertise is required.

But, as mentioned, no two days are alike at Cofomo, so if you like routine, then you may not like it here.

Cofomo is a vibrant, engaging, and people-centric community of over 3,000 talented professionals dedicated to working with our clients and ensuring they make the most of the new era of business technology.

Cofomo offers professionals a challenging, stimulating work environment leading a dynamic IT solutions delivery team.

What’s more, we invest in our talent because we understand that when they grow, advance, and succeed we all do.

You’ll join a multidisciplinary team and work mainly with project managers and assist a team of IT experts daily.

The role of a project control officer

Technologies and methods

Approach : Sound material, financial, and human resources management combined with proven technologies and methods ensure quality project management and a timely delivery.

Our project managers use current methods that include Agile, Prince2, or PMBOK (Project Management Body Of Knowledge 2014-2017) from PMI (Project Management Institute).

A growing number of Cofomo’s project managers are PMP certified, issued by PMI, PSM and Prince 2 ( PR ojects IN C ontrolled E nvironments 2009).

We also use reference frameworks, such as CMMI, OPM3, ITIL, COBIT, ISO 27002, as needed.

In addition, our consultants are masters at innovative (Agile / Scrum / SAFe / Kanban) or traditional (waterfall) project delivery, project planning, and the use of tracking tools (e.

g., Microsoft Project) in individual or enterprise versions.

General approach

Whether for a business or an IT project, our approach works within the context and is designed to ensure that the project reaches objectives with sufficient stakeholder involvement.

Depending on project scope, we will propose a governance structure that includes the participation of the appropriate

coordination, management, and decision-making committees (directors / executives), and the necessary checkpoints (gating).

Our experts

Before undertaking a mandate, Cofomo's agile project managers ensure that the client's standards and methods are used. If the client hasn’t established any yet, current project management methods, such as Agile, Macroscope or PMBok, are used by our consultants.

They’re familiar with innovative (Agile / Scrum) or classic (waterfall) project delivery approaches as well as MS Project tools in individual and enterprise versions (EPM).

Sounds exciting? If so, that’s because any challenge filled with potential reward is exciting. We hope you’ve found what you’re looking for in the project director opening, and that the next step is letting us know you’re interested.

Values That Matter To You

Values have meaning at Cofomo. Our culture fuels motivation and seeks to bring out the very best in our people. And we never forget that our people come first.

Beyond mere words, Cofomo’s values guide our actions, and inform our policies. Without them we’re just another company, and we’re anything but.

Values That Unite Us :

Commitment : Knowing how to mobilize as a team to achieve common goals.

Integrity : Having the courage to speak out and act with respect and fairness.

Diversity : Believing in the unique richness of each person.

Creativity : Innovating and being agile in realizing projects.

Passion : Loving what we do is the best way to guarantee success.

Here’s The You We’re Looking For :

We’d love to get to know you, but until we do, this is the project director profile we hope you share with us :

Qualifications : Your Track Record

  • Ability to communicate technically with project managers and other resources including stakeholders
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Mastery of all phases and processes of project management
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Team player
  • Experience in technology-intensive projects (infrastructure, telecom, information security, software development, etc.)
  • 5 years of relevant PCO experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in administration with a major in information systems or the equivalent
  • Very good knowledge of PMBOK principles and other recognized methods
  • Mastery of project management processes, plans and tools
  • Very good knowledge of written and spoken French

See yourself in these qualifications? If so, let’s compare notes and see what’s possible.

Cofomo is a lot more than technology expertise, it’s a place that takes the well-being of its talent to heart. We want to see you grow, we know you work better when you’re content, appreciated, and feel supported at work and beyond.

Here are just a few of the advantages of a career at Cofomo :

  • Working with the latest tech and best practices on a wide variety of stimulating projects
  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Emphasis on growth, development, and upskilling
  • Welcoming, people-oriented work environment
  • Personalized, and structured career plan development
  • Personal counseling
  • Wellness program
  • 24 / 7 telemedicine
  • Legal, accounting, and mental health support
  • Hybrid work environment
  • Active social club with a year-long schedule of events

Cofomo : More Than Work. Better Than Ever.

Cofomo is many things, and we work diligently to ensure our talent feel valued, motivated, and a part of a dynamic, growing company with as much an eye to the future of its people as the future of technology.

Our people drive our technology, and we put them first.

We support diversity and inclusion so the Cofomo workplace is ideal for sharing new ideas, differing experiences, unique visions, and people you might not ordinarily work with.

Explore the values that unite us and discover the vibrant, welcoming, and decidedly people-oriented environment you can look forward to.

Cofomo’s culture is ever evolving, improving, and learning from its most important asset, its people.

At Cofomo :

  • You’re recognized and appreciated for your skills, know-how, and as essentially, for your potential. That’s how value is measured here.
  • We choose our people based on talent. Period.
  • Everyone matters, everyone has a say, everyone is considered.

Cofomo celebrates the differences that let each of us make important, unique contributions to our shared success and culture.

A diverse, inclusive culture motivates and contributes to a spirit of unity, and an innate sense of fairness and equity.

That’s how tomorrow is created today. Cutting-edge technology driven by leading-edge talent.

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