Project Control Officer

 Reference Number : 589 

Status : Permanent - Full-time  

Annual Salary / Hourly Rate : $67 859 - $83 826

Number of positions to be filled : 1 

Application Deadline : 01/06/2025

Did you know that VIA Rail is carrying out ambitious projects to modernize its services and infrastructure? From our new ultramodern train fleet to ongoing improvement of our infrastructure, we’re building the future of transportation in Canada. Working for VIA Rail is being a part of a collective effort in sustainable mobility. 

VIA Rail is looking for a Project Controller (PCO) to join the Program Management Office and help us successfully complete all of these projects. As Project Controller, you will have a front-line role in managing Real Estate projects and advising project managers.

If you have experience in construction and architectural projects, thrive on project management and want to help modernize Canada’s rail industry, this is the job for you.

What are the responsibilities of the position?
As a seasoned Project Controller with the PMO (Program Management Office), your primary role will be to oversee management of activities to monitor and control project delivery. You will also play an advisory role with project managers regarding the use of management standards and methods, templates and tools.

More specifically, you will:
• Monitor and control project finances (accruals, forecasts, budgets, invoicing)
• Ensure that the monthly financial project management cycle’s timelines are respected
• Manage project delivery monitoring and control: overseeing progress reports and updating project logs
• Contribute to project start up activities: drafting business plans, financial justifications and project plans, timelines and budgets
• Analyze and assess project progress and support project and portfolio managers in implementing mitigation measures, as well as assisting them with reporting
• Advise project (and program) managers and their team members on the use of management standards and methods as well as templates and other tools
• Work closely with Procurement and Accounts Payable on change requests and invoicing
• Contribute to project completion activities: addressing outstanding issues, managing lessons learned and closing out the project administratively.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in administration, management, engineering or another relevant field, with 3 to 7 years of experience as a project controller
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project and the Microsoft Project Online environment
• Proficiency with advanced functions of Microsoft Excel and the Microsoft Office suite
• Familiarity with document management best practices and SharePoint
• Organization, planning and prioritization skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Communications skills
• Bilingualism (English and French)

Assets:
• Knowledge of PMBOK and other project management methodologies
• Familiarity with Oracle’s project costing module

At VIA Rail, we are proud to be an employment-equity employer and we strive to form teams that reflect the diversity of Canadian society. We aim to remove barriers to employment accessibility and aspire to provide an inclusive and equitable work environment where everyone is valued, regardless of their identity or differences, to enable them to reach their full potential.

If you need assistance in making the recruitment process or the position you are applying for more accessible, please let us know. Alternate arrangements may be offered to individuals who request them at any stage of the recruitment process. All information received in relation to arrangements will be kept confidential.

Note that we will only contact those who are selected for an interview.

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