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Project Manager

  1. ADMIN FOR CHILDREN'S SVCS
Posted on: 01/04/2025
  1. Full-time

Location

MANHATTAN

  1. Exam may be required

Department

Mis Admin,Network Sysms Dvlpmt

$66,067.00 – $195,261.00

Job Description

This vacancy has now expired.

THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $105,000.00 - $115,000.00.

THIS POSITION IS ONLY OPEN TO CANDIDATES WHO ARE PERMANENT (NOT PROVISIONAL) IN THE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS MANAGER.

The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and well-being of children and families through child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports. ACS manages community-based supports and foster care services, and provides subsidized childcare vouchers. ACS child protection staff respond to allegations of child maltreatment. In juvenile justice, ACS oversees detention, placement and programs for youth in the community.

ACS' Office of Information Technology (OIT) is responsible for providing high-quality, reliable, and sustainable technology services as well as IT support to meet the needs of the families and children we serve through ACS, its vendor partners, and other City agencies. Within OIT, the Project Management Office (PMO) unit provides an enterprise-wide approach to identify, prioritize, and successfully execute technology portfolios of initiatives and projects that are aligned with the Agency’s strategic goals, and enable OIT to deliver projects faster, cheaper, with higher quality, and within estimates and expectations. The PMO maintains standards for project management, provides guidance, and introduces economies of repetitions in the execution of projects. With regards to project governance, the PMO implements policies, regulations, functions, process, and procedures and responsibilities that define the establishment, management and control of projects, programs, or portfolios.

OIT is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to deliver large-scale, complex, enterprise-wide projects. Reporting to the PMO Director within the Center for Technology Ideation and Management, the IT Project manager will collaborate with third party systems integrators, IT staff, other business divisions within ACS and Executives in the orchestration and organization of activities. This position requires leadership, confidence, independent action, initiative, a sense of urgency, openness to feedback, ability to make decisions/take responsibility and manage target outcomes.

The duties and responsibilities of the Project Manager will include, but will not be limited to:

- Manage software development projects throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and plan, track, and drive infrastructure solution builds.
- Manage Systems Integrators and Quality Control vendor relationships and engagements, including participating in the creation of RFPs, scoring of responses, selection of vendors, etc.
- Determine the resource requirements, team roles and responsibilities, project risks, and schedule for assigned projects.
- Create project charter and scope statements, weekly status reports, risk and issues log and other project deliverables as assigned.
- Develop and execute a communication plan to ensure stakeholders at all levels are engaged and expectations are understood and aligned throughout the project lifecycle.
- Throughout the project execution, ensure tasks and milestones are completed in a timely manner and variances are appropriately escalated.
- Provide periodic reports of relevant, compelling, and succinct project information and metrics for presentation to Executive management.
- Ensure that staff and consultants are adhering to published PMO methodologies, templates and development standards throughout the project lifecycle.
- Participate in the review of project artifacts including technical requirements, user experience design, architecture, testing and implementation documentation.
- Identify future support needs and work with appropriate units to ensure effective operationalization of solutions.
- Transition project artifacts and knowledge to staff prior to disengaging from a project.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Section 424-A of the New York Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a candidate for employment with child-caring responsibilities has been the subject of a child abuse and maltreatment report.

TO APPLY:

- Please go to www.cityjobs.nyc.gov or www.nyc.gov/ess for current NYC employees and search for Job ID#686688
- NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES OR PERSONAL INQUIRIES PERMITTED.
- NOTE: ONLY CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED.


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; or

2. 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; or

3. 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; or

4. 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

The preferred candidate should possess the following: - 10+ years managing IT projects through all phases of the SDLC including initiation, requirements, planning, design, build, test, and deploy. - 5 years’ experience at an enterprise level in overseeing large-scale, complex IT projects. - Experience managing communication to stakeholders and performing stakeholder analysis, conducting and leading program/project meetings. - Clear communicator and presenter able to present to Executive levels. - Certified as a project manager by PMI or other similar organization. - Familiarity with ITIL standards. - Experience with Agile methodology and managing Agile projects in Azure DevOps. - Fluency in Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint. - Prior experience in City government.
55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.
Residency Requirement

New York City Residency is not required for this position
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.

Job ID

686688

Title code

1005D

Civil service title

COMPUTER SYSTEMS MANAGER

Title classification

Competitive-1

Business title

Project Manager

Posted until

2025-02-02

  1. Experienced (non-manager)

Job level

00

Number of positions

1

Work location

150 William Street, New York N

  1. Technology, Data & Innovation

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