NY HELPYes

AgencyHealth, Department of

TitleProject Manager 2 (NY HELPS) - 00485

Occupational CategoryI.T. Engineering, Sciences

Salary Grade23

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $84156 to $106454 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address Office of Health Insurance Programs/Division of Operations and Systems

Division of Operations and Systems (DOS), 11 Corporate Woods

City Menands

StateNY

Zip Code12211

Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a noncompetitive
appointment. This means that you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title.


If you are hired via HELPS, at a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitive
employment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status.

Non-Competitive Minimum Qualifications:
A bachelor's degree and three years of professional experience in project management which must include planning and at least three other of the management process groups: origination (including governance/work intake, portfolio management, capacity/demand planning); initiating; executing; controlling; and, closing. This experience must include the development of project management deliverables, such as scope statements, schedules, budgets, quality plans, risk plans, and communication plans; or current certification from the Project Management Institute as a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM); or current certification from the Project Management Institute as a Project Management Professional (PMP).

a Juris Doctor, master's or higher degree in a related field can substitute for one year of specialized experience.
Competitive Minimum Qualifications:
Department of Health employee with one year of permanent or contingent-permanent competitive service as a Project Manager 2 (G-23); OR a NYS employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent competitive service in a title at Grade 21 or above and eligible for transfer to a Project Manager 2 under Section 52.6 of the Civil Service Law.

Preferred Qualifications: • Project Management Professional (PMP) or Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Public Administration/Policy, or Business
• 5+ years of experience working on projects for state or local government
• 5+ years of experience using Microsoft Office - Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint
• 3+ years of experience using Microsoft Project to build project schedule, including milestones, tasks, dependencies, and resources
• 3+ years of experience working in contract and financial management
• Knowledge of state finance and government contracting, including multiple solicitation types, and contract types
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects simultaneously to successful conclusion
• Demonstrates strong facilitation skills to work with individuals and groups to surface essential information and to help negotiate priorities and resolve conflicts among project team, consultants and contractors
• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills with an ability to express complex information and concepts to project sponsors, managers, technical staff, consultants/contractors and agency users
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities

Duties Description The incumbent of this position will be part of a project management team, including several vendors who will be part of a multi-year Continuing Medicaid Elibiligy Modernization Program which will sunsett a legacy system. Specific duties:
- Plan for and lead meetings with appropriate project participants, project sponsors and other individuals, both internal and external to OHIP.
- Work as part of a project team developing all necessary project management plans, including communication plans, risk and issue logs, decision logs, etc. all in accordance with the standards established by the Project Management Office.
- Develop and maintain a project schedule, including identifying and scheduling project deliverables, milestones and required tasks using scheduling software.
- Track budgets and maintain spending plans on monthly and yearly basis and provide support to leadership with approval of invoices for vendor's deliverables.
- Oversee contracts correspondence, documentation, and regulatory reporting.
- Support onboarding/offboarding of State and contracting staff.
- Establish and document relevant processes, monitor and identify areas of improvement, including maintaining up-to-date library of relevant documents (e.g., process documentation, templates, etc.).
- Support the development and review of RFPs/RFQs to ensure compliance with terms and conditions and provide advice and interpretation of contract requirements.
- Draft project documentation, including PowerPoint presentations, and prepare reports about project activities.

Additional Comments This position is part of the NYS HELPS program. No examination is required.

For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.

The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm

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

Name Human Resources Management Group, EM/00485/PM2

Telephone 518-486-1812

Fax 518-473-3395

Email Address resume@health.ny.gov

Address

Street Room 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12237

Notes on ApplyingPlease submit your resume and cover letter as one (1) document, preferably in PDF format, by email to resume@health.ny.gov, with Reference EM/00485/PM2 included in the subject line or by mail to Human Resources Management Group, EM/00485/PM2, Rm 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0012, or by fax to (518) 473-3395. Failure to include the required information may result in your resume not being considered for this position.