• Eight (8) years of experience in Project Management, Business Systems Analysis, IT, or related field.
• An Associates Degree will substitute for two (2) years, a Bachelor's degree will substitute for four (4) years of experience, a Master's Degree will substitute for an additional year of service; a Ph.D. will substitute for an additional year.

Duties Description Under the direction of a senior Project Manager, the Project Implementation Lead will be assigned to the Project Management Office (PMO) within the Chief Portfolio Office (CPO) and will work to complete project deliverables on various assigned projects within a Project Portfolio or Program Area. The incumbent will liaise with various organizational verticals across ITS and Client Agencies to ensure project scope and business needs, schedule and budgets are developed and executed. Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Direct teams managing business-critical smaller programs or high-profile IT projects within a portfolio, program or across portfolios.
• Own all aspects of the successful management of end-to-end project lifecycles
• Ensure that consistent project management methodologies (based on NYS Project Management (PM) Guidebook and PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) or Agile methodologies) are followed on assigned projects
• Oversee enterprise multi-agency multi-year projects that have multiple delivery dates and expectations and ensure successful phased solution implementations
• Partner with executive management and project teams regarding project-level budget strategy, budget planning, tracking, and managing all aspects of cost management for priority projects
• Maintain budget documentation and works on quarterly reports regarding assigned projects and other critical PM artifacts for the Division of Budget
• Mentor Project Managers (PM 1 & 2 level) and assist them with understanding cost, scope, schedule, and quality, along with risks, issues, communication, resource management, and procurement management for their projects
• Plan work for the team and update work plans on a regular basis in alignment with PMO's needs
• Collaborate with PMO leadership on continuous improvement efforts such as standards, process, and training
• Participates in governance as needed by PMO lead or program manager
• Provides project reporting, project change management, project planning, execution, monitoring and controlling activities for assigned projects within the ITSM tool
• Leads issue resolution activities related to projects and various teams and demonstrate professionalism and thorough understanding of methodologies to help resolve issues and conflicts
• Works with PMO lead to review quality in project management and program management deliveries and roll out PMO deliverable improvement activities based on internal metrics management
• Develop working relationships and represent PMO and ITS Executive Team positively in a variety of venues and champions effective communication and collaboration.
• Perform a full range of supervisory duties

Additional Comments Salary: To be determined, commensurate with experience.

Candidates may need to provide a Social Security Number to determine eligibility.

This position may be filled in NYC.

We offer a comprehensive benefits plan, which includes:

• Choice of several low and competitive health insurance plans
• Dental & vision insurance at no additional cost
• Membership in the NYS Retirement System
• Deferred Compensation Investment Plan
• Minimum of 13 vacation days per year
• 13 sick days per year
• 5 days of personal leave per year
• 12 paid holidays per year
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training & development opportunities

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Jeff Memole

Telephone 518-473-0398

Fax 518-402-4924

Email Address postingresponses@its.ny.gov

Address

Street Swan Street Core 4, Floor 1

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12242

Notes on Applying Please submit a resume and cover letter, and indicate that you are applying for Project Implementation Lead Ref #5598R and include the vacancy ID # in your subject line. Please specify in your cover letter how you meet the minimum qualifications. Candidates may need to provide a Social Security Number to determine eligibility.