Project Manager (Project Assistant)

Description

Duties
As a member of the Innovation and Transformation Team, this position will work on an array of duties including but not limited to:
Develop and maintain project plans and artifacts including scope, budget, schedule, resource, and communication plans using various PM methodologies (waterfall, agile, hybrid) and tools.
Articulate project goals and scope, translate business needs into technical terms, and prepare detailed work breakdown structures, develop schedule in coordination with external and internal parties involved.
Develop and present project status reports, coordinate work, ensure continuous communication with multiple teams from various internal and external parties including Agency representatives, ITS teams, Vendor, consultant staff throughout the project’s lifecycle.
Lead remote and on-site project meetings, prepare meeting agendas, meeting notes, conduct regular project progress and status meetings with project team, management, and other stakeholders.
Develop project communication plan; monitor communication between project team and HESC staff.
Participates in technical presentations for vendors, key stakeholders, etc.
Ensure delivery of acceptable products to stakeholders and the project sponsor that are within budget, scope, time, and quality standards.
Design and implement quality metrics to analyze project performance.
Monitor project progress across all phases including intake, analysis, planning, execution, implementation, and closeout.
Ensure compliance with established standards and procedures.
Identify and monitor project risks and issues, develop mitigation plans and make adjustments as necessary for quality content and timely delivery of project deliverables.
Actively participate in Project Change Management activities impacting project scope, schedule and costs of the Projects assigned.
Actively participate in Organizational Change Management and Operational Readiness activities within the Agency.
Report on-going progress to leadership and escalate/resolve problems and identified risks as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• FIVE years of Project Management experience in complex information technology projects involving cross-functional project teams and multi-million-dollar budgets; managing requirements analysis, design, development, testing, and implementation activities which must include Project Initiating, Planning, Execution, Monitoring, Closing.
• This experience must include the development of significant project management deliverables such as scope statements, schedules, budgets, quality plans, risk plans, and communication plans.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Project Management, Public Administration, Education, Economics, Communications, or a related field.
• A Master’s degree may substitute as an additional year of experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• A current certification from the Project Management Institute as a Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent and four years of post-certification required experience as described above.

Additional Comments

NOTE: HESC’s business hours require working between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. NYS is an equal opportunity employer. HESC will not offer permanent employment to any candidate unless the candidate provides documentation that they are authorized to accept work in the United States on a permanent basis. It is the procedure of HESC not to hire F1 or H1 visa holders for employment or to sponsor non-immigrant aliens for temporary work authorization visas or for permanent residence.

Benefits of Working for NYS

• Generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:
• Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Up to Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave annually
• Up to Five (5) days of paid personal leave annually
• Up to Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave annually for CSEA or PEF; up to eight (8) days of paid sick leave annually for M/C
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
• Additional Benefits
• New York State Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Membership
• NYS Deferred Compensation
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, as well as U.S. Savings Bonds
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• And many more.