Project Manager 2 - Albany

Minimum Qualifications:

To be considered for this position, a review of your state history is needed. Please provide the last four digits of your social security number in your email response or on your resume. If you are not comfortable providing this information in your response, a representative from our office will contact you via phone.

If Civil Service Eligible list(s) exist, they will be canvassed. You may also apply if you are eligible for appointment by one of the following qualifications:

Reassignment Qualifications:
Current Department of Labor employees only, with at least one year of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55b/c service in a Project Manager 2; if you have less than one year, you must be reachable on the current Project Manager 2 eligible list for this location, if one exists.

52.6 Transfer Qualifications:
One year of permanent or contingent-permanent as a Grade 21 or higher determined to be administrative by Civil Service.

55 B/C Qualifications:
This position is designated 55b/c and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility. Please provide a copy of your 55b/c letter when applying. You must meet the open competitive qualifications from the most recent examination announcement.

You would need to meet one of the following:
Either 1. seven years of project management experience 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 significant project management deliverables such as scope statements, schedules, budgets, quality plans, risks plans, and communications plans;
Or 2. an associate's degree and five years of the required experience as described in option 1 for No. 26-585;
Or 3. a bachelor's degree and three years of the required experience described in option 1 for No. 26-585;
Or 4. a master's degree and two years of the required experience as described in option 1 for No. 26-585;
Or 5. current certification from the Project Management Institute as a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) and five years of the required experience as described in option 1 for exam No. 26-585;
Or 6. current certification from the Project Management Institute as a Project Management Professional (PMP); or Program Management Professional (PgMP); or Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP).

Preferred Qualifications:
Ability to initiate and maintain relationships across a diverse set of stakeholders.

Standard Duties:

This position is located within the Portfolio Management Office (PMO) of the NYS Department of Labor (DOL). The PMO will work with the various groups within DOL on inter and intra-unit projects. In addition to project and portfolio management, this position develops detailed scope statements, and documents project requirements for complex projects by eliciting business goals, information needs, and relative priorities from end users, subject experts and others; balances resource alternatives and potential solutions; develops a project schedule including identifying and scheduling project deliverables, milestones and required tasks using project scheduling software; documents and presents resource needs to agency management and coordinates project activities with those of program areas; may manage project budget using project cost estimating tools; designs and implements quality metrics to analyze project performance; develops project communication plan; compiles detailed project reports and communicates project status to stakeholders; directs or coordinates the activities of project staff; identifies risks and their potential impact on the project; manages contract relationships; makes decisions on changes in project schedule; performs tasks to advance the programmatic goals of the PMO, such as analyzing the performance of projects in a project portfolio or inventory; conducts training on advanced project management topics, such as quality management, and risk analysis; plans and conducts project analysis sessions, such as project close-outs and Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions.

Candidates with no previous state service will begin at the starting rate of the salary range listed.

Telecommuting will be discussed at the interview.

If you are a current NYS employee and have questions regarding salary, please contact the Business Services Center (BSC): 518-457-4272, BSCHR@ogs.ny.gov.