Associate Project Officer

Hydro One Networks Inc•Markham, ON

10d•CA$3,610 - CA$5,157•Onsite

About The Position

Hydro One is seeking an Associate Project Officer to perform project management activities throughout project life cycles. This role involves contributing to project strategies and plans, assisting in the preparation of integrated project plans, master schedules, forecasts, and risk assessments. The position also requires assisting in determining alternative plans for work and providing support in project analysis, monitoring, and control. A key aspect of this role is assisting team members in interpreting financial data and performing financial data and trending analysis using advanced Excel skills. The validation and monitoring of financials are detailed and require a high accuracy rate to meet financial performance goals.

Requirements

Requires a knowledge of business administration and project management to provide information services to customers.
Requires a knowledge of computer technology to assist in the development of information systems.
Requires a good knowledge of English to communicate effectively with others and prepare technical reports.
Requires experience with all phases of systems project life cycles.
Requires experience in information management systems and business processes.
Requires experience to be familiar with the practices and procedures of the department, the organization structure, operation, and service requirements of client groups.
Requires experience in a supervisory capacity.
A period of over 2 years and up to and including 4 years of supervisory experience is considered necessary.

Nice To Haves

Expert Excel skills for financial data interpretation and trending analysis.

Responsibilities

Assist and provide support to the project manager through the life cycle, assisting with issues of performance, scheduling, and control.
Perform tasks and produce deliverables critical to the success of the project, within defined objectives.
Support the project team in its needs for internal resources, material resources, and management support.
Assist and support the definition of risk, including identification, quantification, response development, and response control throughout the course of a project by establishing a project management process for identifying, analyzing, prioritizing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documentation.
Communicate risk response through acceptance, avoidance, or mitigation.
Provide support on project analysis/tracking/financial data for project management activities through all phases of systems project life cycles, including needs assessment, business case development, approval, implementation, and transition to operational status.
Assist in the development of project strategies, plans, consultation requirements, and support development of project management specific strategies pertaining to assets, technology, and systems.
Provide effective recommendations and analysis for project-specific cost savings.
Assist in studies and planning sessions relative to alternative plans for performing work.
Discuss studies with other project personnel and assist in producing recommendations for appropriate alternative work sequences and methods, considering workable project solutions.
Produce planning and control documentation, using appropriate documentation and analytical tools such as PC-based, integrated cost and schedule, and project management software.
Assist in monitoring the progress of the project and maintain the MS Project Plan, update status and metrics.
Work with project leads of assigned projects.
Assist with administering internal cross-project team communications, training, and logistical support on behalf of the project.
Supervise and delegate work to assigned staff.
Organize, monitor, and control daily work activities to ensure objectives are achieved in an organized and efficient manner and in compliance with Collective Agreements, Company policies, procedures, and standards.
Perform other duties as required.