Project Control Officer V- TDJP00058377

Our client, is seeking a highly seasoned, detail-oriented Project Control Officer V (PCO) to join their core PMO and Technology Delivery division.

In this senior consulting role, you will play a critical part in governing the execution health, financial integrity, and risk exposure of large-scale, complex technology programs. Operating as a principal Project Control Officer, you will manage end-to-end Project Management Office (PMO) governance frameworks—maintaining real-time tracking of project schedules, financial forecasts, dependencies, and project change requests (PCRs). Working across multi-disciplinary delivery pods, you will aggregate high-fidelity status reporting, interface with senior stakeholders, and ensure full compliance during delivery assurance and audit reviews. This position is ideal for an authoritative PCO who pairs a deep mastery of PMO disciplines with hands-on tool fluency (Clarity, Jira, Confluence) and the confidence to operate in fast-paced, ambiguous project environments.

Duration: 3-Month Contract (with potential for extension)

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (4 days per week on-site at the corporate hub, 1 day work from home)



Advantages
High-Visibility Executive Governance: Drive core PMO metrics and reporting materials directly delivered to executive steering committees and senior delivery leads.

Large-Scale Enterprise Program Scope: Manage complex PMO governance across high-budget, multi-workstream transformation initiatives.

Modern Enterprise PMO Toolset: Leverage top-tier enterprise project management software, including Clarity, Jira, Confluence, and SharePoint.

Collaborative Hybrid Environment: Enjoy a structured, team-focused schedule featuring collaborative on-site working days paired with work-from-home flexibility.



Responsibilities
Financial, Schedule & Change Governance
Financial Management & Variance Analysis: Consolidate monthly cost forecasts, track actual spend, and perform detailed root-cause variance analysis between forecasted baselines and actual expenditures.

Schedule & Milestone Tracking: Maintain detailed schedule health, tracking identified tasks, deliverables, and critical path milestones while proactively escalating schedule slippages for corrective action.

Project Change Control: Govern the formal Project Change Request (PCR) list, tracking scope adjustments, budget impacts, and related approval workflows.

RAID, Reporting & Artifact Stewardship
RAID Log Management: Ingest, structure, and continuously update Risk, Action, Issue, and Decision (RAID) items, ensuring coherency, currency, and active mitigation tracking.

Executive Status Reporting: Consolidate data to prepare high-quality governance artifacts, including weekly status reports, Executive Steering Committee (ESC) presentations, and ad-hoc executive briefs.

Interdependency Mapping: Track, map, and consolidate critical cross-functional dependencies across internal project workstreams and external enterprise initiatives.

Artifact Management & Compliance: Organize, index, and audit required project artifacts, log formal compliance exemptions, and assist leadership during internal delivery assurance and audit reviews.



Qualifications
Experience: Minimum 10+ years of dedicated professional experience leading Project Monitoring and Control activities within large-scale enterprise project or program delivery environments.

Core PMO Discipline Mastery (10+ Years): Expert-level command of RAID management, detailed schedule tracking, executive status reporting, and in-depth financial forecast/variance analysis.

Software & PMO Tooling Fluency: Hands-on, practical expertise utilizing enterprise tools: Clarity, Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, and the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, MS Project).

Delivery Methodology Literacy: Solid working knowledge of formal Project Delivery Lifecycles (PDLC), Agile execution frameworks, and Hybrid delivery models.

Soft Skills: Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; exceptional time and priority management; strong attention to detail with the ability to work independently, manage stakeholder relationships, and navigate ambiguity with minimal direction.

Preferred Assets & Nice-to-Haves
Prior experience operating as a PCO or PMO Lead within a Tier-1 Banking or Financial Institution.

Active Project Management Professional (PMP) or relevant PMO/Agile governance certification.



Summary
If you are a tech-savvy Senior Project Control Officer who pairs an absolute command of enterprise PMO disciplines (financial forecasting, RAID logs, schedule tracking) with the Clarity, Jira, and executive reporting skills required to govern large-scale programs, this 3-month hybrid contract is an outstanding opportunity. Bring your analytical precision, financial governance discipline, and collaborative leadership style to our client's technology delivery group today!

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