Project Manager 2 - NYC (NY HELPS)

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Develop detailed scope statements and document project requirements by eliciting business goals, information needs, and priorities from end users and subject experts.
• Create and manage project schedules, including identifying and scheduling deliverables, milestones, and tasks using project scheduling software.
• Manage project budgets using cost estimating tools and design quality metrics to analyze project performance.
• Develop project communication plans and compile detailed project reports to communicate status to stakeholders.
• Coordinate activities of project staff, identify risks and their impacts, and manage contract relationships.
• Make decisions regarding changes in project schedules and perform tasks to advance the programmatic goals of the PMO.
• Analyze project performance within the portfolio, conduct project close-outs, and lead training on advanced project management topics such as quality management and risk analysis.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree and three years of professional experience in project management, including planning and at least three management process groups: origination, initiating, executing, controlling, and closing.
• Experience developing project management deliverables such as scope statements, schedules, budgets, quality plans, risk plans, and communication plans.
• Current certification from the Project Management Institute as a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships across diverse stakeholders.
• Experience with project scheduling software and project management tools.

Nice to Have

• Ability to initiate and maintain relationships across a diverse set of stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include a bachelor's degree and three years of professional project management experience or current certification from PMI (CAPM or PMP).
• For NY HELPS program, experience must include planning and management process groups, development of project management deliverables, or certification.
• Current Department of Labor employees must have at least one year of relevant service or be reachable on the current Project Manager 2 eligible list.
• Promotion or transfer eligibility based on specific service and position criteria.

Benefits & Perks

• 13 paid holidays, 5 personal days, and a minimum of 13 vacation days per year.
• Paid sick leave (13 days for CSEA and PEF employees; 8 days plus disability coverage for M/C employees).
• Choice of several affordable and competitive health insurance plans.
• Dental and vision insurance at no additional cost.
• Membership in the NYS Employee's Retirement System.
• NYS Deferred Compensation Investment Plan.
• Eligibility to apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (full-time employees).
• Eligibility to apply for tuition reimbursement for qualifying employees and courses.
• Paid Parental Leave.