HBITS-08-14893-Project Manager-Expert

About the role

The agency operates a network of clinics, hospitals and outpatient facilities. The candidate will be responsible for managing projects involving the update and/or implementation of new systems, software, hardware, and data management. A key focus will be guiding the Electronic Health Record (EHR) project, a high-priority initiative for OMH that demands strong project management guidance.

Day-to-day tasks

• Use project management tools, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Project and Visio to delegate staff assignments, track project status and determine time estimates.
• Use project management methodology and documentation to manage the project, maintain project plans, and facilitate all required project and technical meetings including demonstrations of application development progress.
• Provide regular status reports detailing project metrics, progress, and mitigation strategies underway to address concerns. These reports are to be provided to the Department of Budget, OMH, and other inter-office agencies as requested.
• Partner with Business Analyst to ensure the business requirements are elicited from Business owners and key stakeholders.
• Ensure requirements are communicated, documented, addressed and if approved, included in future project plans.
• Coordinate the development of test plans and testing with the Project Technical Lead.
• Act as facilitator and primary project manager for multiple projects related to the OMH Business efforts; including projects related to implementation of applications or infrastructure changes.
• Report status of current tasks and outstanding issues to supervisor.
• Adhere to all NYS Project Management directives and processes.

Mandatory qualifications

Project Manager – Plans, organizes and integrates cross-functional information technology projects that are significant in scope and impact.

Expert 84+ months: Candidate is able to provide guidance to large teams and/or has extensive industry experience and is considered at the top of his/her field.

Requested qualifications

• 84 Months experience managing projects from initiation through closeout maintaining project budgets, schedules, scope requirements, status reports, communication plans, and quality standards
• 84 Months experience as a project manager working as a liaison between Requesting Entity (i.e. Government Agency or Private Company) and Vendors from requirements gathering through implementation.
• 60 Months experience working on projects that require working with architecture and infrastructure team to comprehend technical requirements for integration of central server and facility systems and related networking.
• 48 Months Project Management experience leading projects with direct stakeholder involvement at state government director level and above.
• 36 Months experience managing AI-related projects including engaging with vendors such as Amazon and Google.
• 36 Months experience managing projects with Application Programming Interfaces (API), and other interfaces that send and receive data between systems.
• 24 Months experience facilitating requirement sessions.
• Bachelor's Degree
• Project Management Professional Certification.