{"id":4089032,"url":"https://alion.io/job/randstad-canada-project-analyst-d365-project-operations","title":"Project Analyst - D365 Project Operations","company":{"id":19351,"name":"Randstad Canada","domain":"randstad.ca","url":"https://alion.io/company/randstad","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"staffing","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":null,"truth_index":null},"role":"Enterprise Apps","role_family":"Enterprise Apps","seniority":null,"employment_type":"contractor","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Mississauga, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Copilot","optional":false},{"name":"Power Automate","optional":false},{"name":"Power BI","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-11T15:07:40Z","employer_posted_date":null,"last_verified_at":"2026-11-11T15:07:40Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Shape the Future of Project Operations!\nPosition: Project Analyst (Project Operations & Resource Management)\n\nLocation: Mississauga– Hybrid (3 days/week for first 3 months, then 2 days/week)\n\nContract Length: 6-Month Contract (With potential to convert to permanent for the right person)\n\nThe Opportunity\nAre you a D365 Project Operations wizard? We are looking for a dynamic Project Analyst to join a critical, high-impact enterprise initiative for a 6-month contract. Whether you are a rising talent looking to solidify your enterprise experience or a seasoned Project Operations SME who can automate workflows and build powerful dashboards, we have a place for you.\n\nThis isn't just a data-entry gig. You will be a core player in coordinating initiatives, managing resource allocation, and directly interfacing with end-clients, vendors, and internal leadership.\n\nWhat You’ll Do\nYour day-to-day will blend technical system management with high-profile collaboration:\n\nMaster the System: Support D365 Project Operations setup, system coordination, and reporting across multiple major initiatives.\n\nOptimize Resources: Keep the wheels turning by tracking resource allocations, supporting capacity planning, and ensuring data accuracy.\n\nConnect the Dots: Act as a key bridge, providing clear, structured updates to project teams and leadership while managing timelines and dependencies across stakeholders.\n\nVisualize Success: Maintain and elevate project trackers, documentation, and dashboards to keep everyone aligned.\n\nWhat We’re Looking For\nWe are open to two distinct profiles for this role, but hands-on experience with D365 Project Operations is a hard requirement.\n\nOption A: The Rising Star \nExperience: 1–3 years in a PMO, project coordination, or analyst role.\nTech Skills: Comfortable navigating D365 Project Operations, entering data, maintaining systems, and building basic Power BI reports.\nMindset: Proactive, organized, dependable, and a fast learner.\n\nOption B: The Project Operations SME \nExperience: Advanced background in enterprise PMO environments.\nTech Skills: Deep mastery of D365 Project Operations, plus the ability to create advanced Power BI dashboards and leverage Power Automate to eliminate manual handoffs and streamline workflows.\n\nThe Non-Negotiables (For Both Profiles):\nExcellent Communication: You must have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. You are confident, proactive, and capable of engaging professionally with end-clients, vendors, and senior executives.\n\nReal-World Proof: You don't just have buzzwords on your resume—you can back up your experience with real stories and concrete examples of your work.\n\nInterview Process\nWe are moving fast! Interviews start next week and consist of a streamlined, 2-step interview process.\n\nReady to make your mark? Apply today with your updated resume, and be ready to tell us how you've utilized D365 Project Operations to keep projects moving forward!\n\nAdvantages\nWhy Join ?\nCareer Growth: Strong potential to transition into a permanent role.\n\nThe Best of Both Worlds: A hybrid schedule that offers team collaboration in the Mississauga office and the flexibility of working from home.\n\nFast-Paced Innovation: Work in a dynamic, enterprise environment where your contributions directly impact project delivery.\n\nResponsibilities\nWhat You’ll Do\nYour day-to-day will blend technical system management with high-profile collaboration:\n\nMaster the System: Support D365 Project Operations setup, system coordination, and reporting across multiple major initiatives.\n\nOptimize Resources: Keep the wheels turning by tracking resource allocations, supporting capacity planning, and ensuring data accuracy.\n\nConnect the Dots: Act as a key bridge, providing clear, structured updates to project teams and leadership while managing timelines and dependencies across stakeholders.\n\nVisualize Success: Maintain and elevate project trackers, documentation, and dashboards to keep everyone aligned.\n\nKEY REQUIREMENTS:\n\nStrong resource management experience\n\nUnderstand resource allocation and capacity planning.\n\nIdentify over- and under-utilization.\n\nUnderstand what resource managers need to do with the information.\n\nProvide meaningful insights into resource availability and workforce planning.\n\nStrong analytical capabilities\n\nExtract, interpret, and validate data.\n\nIdentify inconsistencies, gaps, and missing information.\n\nDraw conclusions and make recommendations.\n\nTranslate raw data into actionable information for stakeholders.\n\nStrong system knowledge\n\nMust already understand the tool and its workflows.\n\nShould be comfortable navigating and exploring the system independently.\n\nMust not require extensive training or hands-on support from the client.\n\nInitiative and independence\n\nAsk questions and clarify expectations before proceeding.\n\nDemonstrate curiosity and an inquisitive mindset.\n\nTake ownership of assignments and proactively identify issues.\n\nValidate completed work before submitting it.\n\nAI and Copilot experience\n\nComfortable using Copilot and Excel to support data analysis.\n\nUnderstand that AI-generated results must be reviewed, validated, and fact-checked.\n\nQualifications\nOption A: The Rising Star \nExperience: 1–3 years in a PMO, project coordination, or analyst role.\nTech Skills: Comfortable navigating D365 Project Operations, entering data, maintaining systems, and building basic Power BI reports.\nMindset: Proactive, organized, dependable, and a fast learner.\n\nOption B: The Project Operations SME \nExperience: Advanced background in enterprise PMO environments.\nTech Skills: Deep mastery of D365 Project Operations, plus the ability to create advanced Power BI dashboards and leverage Power Automate to eliminate manual handoffs and streamline workflows.\n\nThe Non-Negotiables (For Both Profiles):\nExcellent Communication: You must have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. You are confident, proactive, and capable of engaging professionally with end-clients, vendors, and senior executives.\n\nReal-World Proof: You don't just have buzzwords on your resume—you can back up your experience with real stories and concrete examples of your work.\n\nSummary\n\nReady to make your mark? Apply today with your updated resume, and be ready to tell us how you've utilized D365 Project Operations to keep projects moving forward!\n\nRandstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.\n\nRandstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. 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