Project Manager - Level 3

Company: NTT DATA
Location: Albany
Posted on: January 12, 2021

Job Description:

This position is a senior level position who will act in a program manager capacity and will report directly to the IES Deputy Director of Project Management. This position will have oversight for multiple projects within the program including Data Management, Eligibility, Enrollment and Case Management, Financial Management and Social Services Correspondence System.Daily Tasks include:Provide leadership and oversight to other IES project managers and execute on the overall mission and vision of the IES program from a project management perspective.-Defining and managing project scope, schedule and budget, managing project schedule and budget variances, and providing implementation alternatives to mitigate project risk related to scope, schedule and budget.-Proactively identify, assess and mitigate project risks across the project stakeholder community.-Follow the IES established change control process;-Managing project teams following the systems development life cycle including the business requirements definition, technical design, code development, system testing including unit, system, performance, etc., deployment and rollout including training and pilot implementations.-Managing all aspects of the project including risk, issues, communication plan, decisions, actions, and project interdependencies.-Managing resources in a matrix management organization and collaborate with senior management on resource allocations based on project priorities.-Lead project groups within the IES Program and across stakeholder groups.-Facilitate meetings clarifying business and technical requirements and decision making.-Collaborate with project stakeholders including project team members, state agencies, and Social Service Districts ensuring project objectives are understood and roles and responsibilities are well defined.Mandatory QualificationsThe number of years' experience required for each position will be based on the Job Title and Skill Level requested for the position as per-established in the Contract/RFP. Your required years of experience for a given Mandatory Qualifications requirement should be reflective of that pre-established criteria. (If for example, a level I position which requires more than one (1) but less than four (4) years' experience, then a specific Mandatory Qualification (e.g., COBOL programming experience) cannot require the candidate to have more than 4 years or less than 1 year of COBOL programming experience.Minimum of two years experience as a senior project manager in NYS human services (State, City, Local) (domains of Medicaid, Public Assistance, SNAP, HEAP, or Child Care).Managing a program or portfolio budget within NYS Government (State, City, Local) of a minimum of $100 millionRequested Qualifications:Minimum of two (2) projects as a project manager which is federally funded requiring project management activities to conform to federal requirements prior to project implementation, e.g., testing, deployment and pilot requirements and federal program specific requirements.Minimum of three years of experience working with NYS (State, City, Local) Executives (Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, Director, Executive Chamber, etc.) in a management capacityMinimum of five years of experience in active management of resource loaded Project Schedules and resource assignments using Microsoft Project.Minimum of ten years of experience implementing projects utilizing industry standard system development life cycle methodologiesBachelor's DegreeMinimum of 5 years prior experience in solicitation, documentation, and validation of business requirements, and participation in the translation of those requirements into system design features.Minimum of 2 years of experience creating and leading a Center of ExcellenceMinimum of 5 years of experience creating and leading standards development, process development and process improvements in project management or business analysis disciplines#INDIST

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