Project Control Officer

Requisition ID: 267028

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The role:

The Project Control Officer supports the effective planning, control, and monitoring of projects and programs within the Enterprise Delivery Office (EDO). This role is focused on project controls disciplines including integrated scheduling, financial tracking, reporting, risk and issue management, change control, and governance support. The PCO partners closely with Delivery Managers, Program Managers, Finance, and stakeholder teams to ensure delivery transparency, predictability, and adherence to enterprise governance standards.

What will you do?

Project Controls & Reporting

• Maintain and continuously update integrated project plans, schedules, milestones, and dependencies across assigned projects or programs
• Track and report on delivery performance including schedule, cost, scope, risks, issues, and dependencies
• Maintain RAID logs, change logs, decision logs, and action items, ensuring accuracy and completeness
• Prepare high-quality, executive-ready status reports, dashboards, and materials for governance forums and leadership consumption
• Support monthly and quarterly reporting cycles, ensuring alignment with enterprise reporting standards

Financial Management & Controls

• Support project financial management including budget tracking, forecasting, accruals, actuals, and variance analysis
• Partner with Delivery Managers and Finance to ensure financial controls, data integrity, and timely reporting
• Support vendor financial tracking, invoice validation, and cost allocation activities
• Identify financial risks, trends, and variances, escalating concerns and insights as appropriate

Planning, Change & Risk Management

• Support integrated planning across multiple workstreams, teams, and delivery partners
• Assist in identifying, tracking, and escalating delivery risks and issues, including clear articulation of impacts and mitigation options
• Support scope, schedule, budget, and priority change assessments, including impact analysis and documentation
• Enable effective dependency management across internal and external teams

Governance & Assurance

• Support delivery governance forums at the Director and VP levels, including preparation of materials and tracking of actions and decisions
• Ensure adherence to Enterprise Delivery Frameworks, controls, and audit requirements
• Support delivery assurance activities, including internal reviews, audits, and regulatory requests
• Maintain accurate and audit-ready documentation aligned to enterprise standards

Stakeholder & Team Collaboration

• Partner closely with Delivery Managers, Program Managers, Technology teams, Business stakeholders, Risk, and Finance
• Coordinate inputs from multiple teams to ensure consistent, accurate, and timely reporting
• Build strong working relationships through clear communication, responsiveness, and attention to detail
• Contribute to a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing delivery culture consistent with Scotiabank’s Values and Code of Conduct

Role Dimensions:

• Enterprise delivery environment supporting cross-functional stakeholders
• Support of multiple concurrent projects and workstreams
• Projects typically under $5MM when acting as a delivery lead
• Emphasis on delivery transparency, controls, and governance
• Strong interaction with Technology, Business, Finance, and Risk partners

What do you need to succeed?

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Technology, or a related discipline
• 3–5 years of experience in project controls, PMO, project coordination, or delivery support roles
• Experience supporting business or technology initiatives within a structured delivery environment
• Strong analytical, organizational, and reporting skills
• Exposure to enterprise delivery frameworks and governance processes
• CAPM, PMP (an asset), or equivalent certification preferred
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities

What's in it for you?

• We have an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity and curiosity and celebrates success
• We provide you with the tools and technology needed to create meaningful customer experiences
• You'll get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders, who have hailed from top technology companies around the world
• We hire you for your talent — not just a job — so you can grow with us. We’ll equip you for success not only in your role, but also in your career as a whole
• Dress codes don't apply here: being comfortable does
• Access to thousands of online and in-person courses so you can hone your current skills, or learn new ones
• A competitive rewards package that includes a base salary, a performance bonus, company matching programs on pension and profit sharing, paid vacation, personal & sick days, medical, vision, and dental and much more

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.