The Staff Specialist will provide key organizational, financial and technology support for the Great Lakes Region, Transmission Distribution T(D) PMO, with direct interaction across business lines, project controls, and international teams. This role will drive financial health monitoring, reporting excellence, innovation adoption, and operational consistency within TD projects, supporting initiatives critical to overall business performance.
This individual must be a strong problem solver, technologically adept, highly organized, and capable of managing multiple priorities with minimal oversight. The ability to navigate our complex organization will be a critical trait for success in this role. Working with project managers, organizational leaders and our teams is essential to the core mission of the PMO, to drive positive change and provide support to our project managers.
As a founding member for the TD.GLR PMO, this is a key role in the growth of this important part of our project management organization. We see this role having a strong opportunity for growth. Engineers and non-engineers are encouraged to apply if this aligns with their career passions.
Key Responsibilities:
PMO Maturity
Support the continued growth of the PMO by advocating for the adoption of PMO best practices and requirements to stakeholders, including business line managers, project managers, project controls, and project services.Assist in identifying process gaps, suggesting and implementing process improvements.Work with the PMO manager to continue building out functions and capabilities of the PMO. Including coordination with Engineering, Quality and Innovation leadership in TD.GLR, and the PMO across TD.Operational Excellence
Manage and support internal initiatives from task planning through execution, ensuring timely completion and consistent focus across areas.Provide oversight and direction to international resources and BMI support staff managing tasks such as Ecosys administration.Drive continuous improvements to project financial processes and reporting frameworks.Financial Controls and Project Health
Partner with CDB Project Controls to leverage TD resources to apply controls best practices to TD projects.Interface with Business Line Managers and their teams to communicate and support the application of PMO financial requirements.Monitor, report, and take action on PMO Key Performance Indicators (e.g., deal sheet compliance, Q1 adherence).Support portfolio/project set-up, maintenance, change management, and financial reporting in internal cost management systems (i.e., EcoSys).Technology, Reporting, and Innovation
Develop and maintain financial and project health reports using Excel, PowerBI, and evolving platforms.Stay current with technology trends related to project management, finance, and reporting.Identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation tools to improve PMO workflows and efficiency.Leadership and People Management
Provide mentoring and guidance to junior financial specialists or other team members.Billability
Maintain 100% billability across assigned tasks and initiatives.Other
Process Improvement Leader: Formalize continuous improvement initiatives by documenting lessons learned and implementing best practices.Training Development: Develop onboarding or training materials for new PMO support staff, especially around tools like EcoSys or PowerBI.Portfolio Reporting Enhancements: Help build a centralized dashboard for PMO leadership to view KPIs, project health, and financial forecasts across all active projects.Other duties as assigned.