Logo
City of New York

IT Project Manager

City of New York, Buffalo, New York, United States, 14266


ONLY PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE TITLE AND THOSE THAT ARE REACHABLE ON THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS MANAGER CIVIL SERVICE LIST ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.

The Division of Information Technology's mission and vision is to promote and protect the health of all New Yorkers through the use of innovative technology and health information that is useful and available. The nation's leading local health department seeks a Senior IT Portfolio Manager to join its award-winning, innovative technology team in revolutionizing public health IT.

Position Summary:

The project manager will support the Division of Mental Hygiene, specifically focusing on two key initiatives: the Referral Management System and the Case Management System. The selected candidate must possess the necessary skills to oversee the planning, execution, and monitoring of technology initiatives specific to the Division of Mental Hygiene. This expertise ensures the successful implementation of IT solutions and systems to support the division's operations.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Accountable for the IT Portfolio processes including IT planning, portfolio governance, project methodology framework, and resource capacity management.Drive improvements and ensure industry best practices are leveraged.Makes recommendations to management regarding long-term contractors and/or additions to staff.Analyze project proposals to determine time frame, funding limitations and appropriate process for accomplishing projects.Implement project communications including project steering committee meetings and status reports.Manage project risks and issues and implement mitigation plans.Ensure that project goals are accomplished and in line with business objectives.Direct and coordinate activities of project personnel to ensure project delivers on schedule and within budget.

Minimum Qualifications

1. A master's degree in computer science from an accredited college or university and three (3) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience in Information Technology (IT) including applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing, or user services. At least eighteen (18) months of this experience must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity in the areas of applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing or in the supervision of staff performing these duties; or2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four (4) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and six (6) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or4. A satisfactory combination of education and experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and must possess at least three (3) years of experience as described in "1" above, including the eighteen (18) months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.In the absence of a baccalaureate degree, undergraduate credits may be substituted for a maximum of two (2) years of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 semester credits for six (6) months of the required experience. Graduate credits in computer science may be substituted for a maximum of one (1) year of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits in computer science for one (1) year of the required IT experience. However, undergraduate and/or graduate credits may not be substituted for the eighteen (18) months of experience in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity as described in "1" above.

Preferred Skills

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Management Information Systems, Business or related field.A minimum of 5+ years’ experience performing project management role on complex projects.Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.Experience in Business Analysis discipline.Experience with Lean concepts and applying them in a technology environment.Experience managing external partner relationships and contract staff.Excellent leadership, interpersonal skills and organization skills.Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to speak and write about technical issues for both technical and non-technical audiences.Demonstrated ability to set and meet goals, assess resource needs, develop schedules, monitor and communicate status, and develop processes and procedures.5+ yrs Experience with the Microsoft stack, .NET, C#, SQL Server, etc. as developer architect.Experience with SaaS and CRM tools such as SalesForce, Seibel, DoForms, etc.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

#J-18808-Ljbffr