Intermediate Project Control Officer

We are seeking an analytical and highly organized Intermediate Project Control Officer to support the execution, governance, and delivery of a high-profile technology stack modernization and cloud-migration initiative. In this role, you will act as a central coordination anchor—partnering directly with Project Managers to maintain rigorous fiscal, scheduling, and risk controls. Operating across multidisciplinary technical and business streams, you will facilitate user communication, manage project documentation, and track testing milestones to ensure the successful delivery of secure, compliant software upgrades.

Location: Remote (Within Ontario)

Duration: 8-month contract.



Advantages
Cloud & Modernization Exposure: Gain experience supporting large-scale technical evergreening and cloud-migration initiatives.

Collaborative Remote Autonomy: Work in a fully remote setup within Ontario while staying deeply connected to project leadership.

Strategic Project Governance: Expand your portfolio by managing complex risk, financial, and UAT coordination processes.

Advanced Toolkit Integration: Leverage modern project management software and innovative AI tools to streamline project artifacts.



Responsibilities
Project Integration & Coordination: Partner alongside Project Managers to plan, communicate, and execute the delivery of core project components, ensuring cross-functional alignment.

Risk, Issue & Action Tracking: Maintain, monitor, and update central risk registries, issue logs, and action items, proactively identifying potential bottlenecks and escalating critical issues to leadership.

Financial & Budgetary Control: Collaborate with diverse business and technical groups to gather regular progress updates and assist in maintaining detailed project budgets, forecasts, and cost trackers.

Status Telemetry & Reporting: Develop comprehensive project status reports, compile executive summaries, and maintain active reporting logs to keep stakeholders informed of milestones and variances.

User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Coordination: Coordinate, track, and report on User Acceptance Testing activities, ensuring testing phases are structured, documented, and completed.

Client Liaison & Business Analysis: Facilitate active communication with end-users and business clients, gathering operational requirements and maintaining detailed project documentation.

Artifact & Repository Governance: Monitor and govern the project document repository, ensuring all deliverables, technical guides, and meeting minutes are systematically reviewed, updated, and archived.

Administrative Support: Schedule cross-functional meetings, coordinate design workshops, and prepare polished presentation materials to support steering committee sessions.



Qualifications
Project Control Seniority: 3+ years of progressive professional experience operating as a Project Control Officer (PCO), Project Coordinator, or Junior Project Manager within complex corporate or IT environments.

Budgeting & Progress Telemetry: Proven experience collaborating with diverse technical groups to gather updates, maintain project budgets, and generate detailed progress reports (Strictly Required).

PCO & Project Manager Synergy: Demonstrated background working alongside Project Managers to manage deliverables, escalate systemic risks, and lead project documentation processes (Strictly Required).

Business Analysis & Client Relations: Practical experience in business analysis, requirements gathering, and maintaining structured communications with clients and end-users (Strictly Required).

UAT Execution Coordination: Verified experience planning, tracking, and coordinating User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities and tester feedback loops (Strictly Required).

Systematic Repository Governance: Strong background managing project document repositories, version control, and status logs.

Project Tool Stack Literacy: Experience utilizing project management tools (such as MS Project or Planview) alongside presentation software (such as PowerPoint) to communicate project goals and schedules.

Preferred Assets:
Prior experience coordinating projects within a large-scale public sector organization or highly regulated industry.

Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall methodologies, and the integration of AI tools for generating project artifacts.



Summary
If you're interested in the "Intermediate Project Control Officer" role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!

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