Project Control Specialist

Dentons is designed to be different. Our Firm leads the way in a rapidly changing legal marketplace. We challenge the status quo and deliver consistent results as well as uncompromising quality and value to our clients. Our global presence is renowned as a firm with over 21,000 individuals in more than 200 offices serving clients across 80+ countries. 

Dentons Canada is committed to its people and communities. We are consistently recognized as an employer of choice having received numerous awards including being selected as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers (2026); Canada’s Top Employers for Young People (2026), and Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2026).

This role is an opportunity for you to join Canada's Global Law Firm, a firm that offers opportunities to build your career while growing your skills and deepening your expertise.

ROLE

Dentons Canada LLP is currently recruiting for a Project Control Specialist who will serve as the central project controls resource, providing governance, visibility, and delivery support across the Canada region. The Project Control Specialist manages assigned small and medium-sized Business Technology projects from initiation through transition and closure, with accountability for planning, coordination, execution, monitoring, control, stakeholder communication, and delivery outcomes. In parallel, the role supports project managers and portfolio leads across larger or more complex initiatives by providing reliable project information, consistent controls, and timely visibility into schedule, cost, scope, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, actions, resources, and delivery readiness.

Working across multiple initiatives, the Project Control Specialist maintains core project records and reporting routines, validates the quality and completeness of project data, and helps ensure that agreed governance standards, stage expectations, and documentation requirements are applied consistently.

The role partners closely with project managers, portfolio leads, technology teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and other enabling functions. The successful candidate brings practical project leadership, strong analytical discipline, sound judgment, and a service-oriented approach, while escalating emerging concerns early and presenting information in a clear, decision-ready format.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Manages assigned small and medium-sized projects from initiation through transition and closure, developing the project charter, delivery plan, schedule, governance, stakeholder approach, and required project artifacts.
• Leads day-to-day coordination and execution for assigned projects, aligning team members and vendors, tracking deliverables, facilitating decisions, resolving obstacles, and escalating matters that may affect agreed outcomes.
• Supports project managers and portfolio leads on larger or more complex initiatives by establishing and maintaining controls appropriate to project size, complexity, risk, and delivery approach.
• Develops, maintains, and quality-checks integrated schedules, milestones, dependencies, constraints, critical activities, baseline dates, and recovery plans, and communicates forecast impacts.
• Produces accurate project and portfolio reporting, dashboards, status summaries, governance packs, and decision-support materials, presenting risks, variances, trends, and required actions clearly.
• Maintains RAID logs, action and decision registers, change logs, resource forecasts, reporting calendars, and project repositories, ensuring information is current, complete, traceable, and appropriately controlled.
• Monitors risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, decisions, and actions; confirms ownership and target dates; drives follow-up; and escalates overdue or material items with clear context and recommendations.
• Coordinates governance activities, including status cycles, working-group reviews, leadership checkpoints, steering committee inputs, change control, and stage or gate readiness.
• Supports resource and capacity planning, testing, cutover, operational readiness, transition, and closeout, while identifying cross-project trends, control gaps, and opportunities to improve PMO practices.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & CERTIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated ability to manage small and medium-sized projects, coordinating cross-functional teams and delivering outcomes within scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Strong knowledge of project planning, scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, risk and issue management, change control, governance, status reporting, transition, and project closure.
• Highly organized and analytical, with strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to interpret project data, identify trends, and recommend corrective actions.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with project managers, technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and leadership, while facilitating meetings, driving accountability, and escalating concerns as needed.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex project information clearly to technical, business, and executive audiences.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft 365 tools; experience with Planner, Smartsheet, Power BI, Power Platform, or similar solutions is an asset. Comfortable working within predictive, agile, and hybrid delivery environments.
• Bachelor's degree or diploma in a related field (or equivalent experience), with a minimum of three years' experience in project coordination, project management, PMO/project controls, scheduling, financial analysis, or portfolio reporting. Experience supporting technology projects and project management certifications (CAPM, PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-SP, or equivalent) are considered assets.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 

This role is a new position. 

The target salary range for this position is $75,000 to $82,000, commensurate with the successful candidate’s skills, experience, and qualifications. Dentons is committed to equitable and competitive compensation. This target range falls within our internal salary ranges, which are based on comparable roles in the external market.  We strive to hire, promote, and transfer individuals at the entry point of the range, with consideration given to prior experience, relevant skills, and market conditions. 

We recognize that rewarding exceptional talent goes beyond salary. Our comprehensive total rewards package includes inclusive and flexible benefits that support the wellbeing and development of our people. This includes extended health and mental health benefits, paid time off, retirement savings plans, a fitness subsidy, parental leave top-up, and more. 

In addition, our learning and development programs—such as mentorship opportunities, employee networks, and leadership development initiatives—are designed to support personal and professional growth.

At Dentons, all candidate screening, assessment, and hiring decisions are made by people. From time to time, we use AI-enabled tools to assist in enhancing our recruitment process and materials; however, these tools do not screen candidates or make hiring decisions. 

Note: Availability of benefits and programs may vary depending on your location and employment type and may be subject to eligibility criteria. Dentons reserves the right to modify or discontinue offerings, in whole or in part, at its discretion and without prior notice.

Equal Opportunity Statement

At Dentons Canada, inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility (IDEA) are not just ancillary values, they are foundational to our business. We believe that IDEA is essential to the shared success of our team and our clients. Our forward-thinking and inclusive culture supports the professional development of all our people, enhances the leading services we offer to our clients, and informs our commitment to make a positive impact in the communities where we live and work. As a testament to our commitment to IDEA, we have been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employer’s for 16 consecutive years (2011-2026), as well as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People (2026) for the ninth time.

Dentons Canada is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome your application. All employment decisions, including hiring, will be made without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, colour, creed, disability, ethnic origin, family status, gender identity, marital status, place of origin, race, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable human rights legislation.

We are committed to providing you with an inclusive, barrier-free, and accessible workplace to support your success. Should you require accommodation during the recruitment process, for example as a result of a disability, please contact us at careers.canada@dentons.com.