HBITSProject Manager-Expert

Job Description

Job Description:

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is advancing a major initiative to assess rationalize and modernize over 90 legacy applications used across agency programs. To support this effort DEC seeks an experienced Project Manager (PM) to coordinate planning delivery and oversight across multiple teams stakeholders and interagency stakeholders.

The PM will lead the day-to-day execution of the legacy remediation program and various high-priority projects ensuring alignment between technical analysis business process improvements and executive priorities. This role will facilitate planning manage interdependencies track progress escalate risks and ensure transparency across internal and external stakeholders.

Day to Day:

Lead planning and coordination across Systems Analysts Business Analysts IT teams and business stakeholders.
Develop and maintain detailed project schedules milestones and deliverables.
Facilitate working groups sprint planning and review sessions as needed.
Track issues risks and decisions and manage escalation processes.
Monitor interdependencies across divisions regions offices and technical workstreams.
Ensure consistent communication across internal teams and external agency partners.
Prepare status reports executive updates and progress briefings.
Support alignment between project activities and DECs strategic and operational goals.
Manage task assignments facilitate coordination and maintain accountability.
Use project tracking tools such as Planner Excel Teams or equivalent.
Adapt to ad-hoc priorities and provide organizational leadership support as needed.

Mandatory Qualifications:

Project Manager: Plans organizes and integrates cross-functional information technology projects that are significant in scope and impact.

Expert: 84 months: Candidate is able to provide guidance to large teams and/or has extensive industry experience and is considered at the top of his/her field.

Requested Qualifications:

- 84 months of experience managing multi-divisional technology or business modernization projects across multiple teams.
- 84 months of experience developing and maintaining detailed project plans schedules and risk logs.
- 84 months of experience communicating with cross-functional teams executive leadership and partner agencies.
- 48 months coordinating application modernization remediation or system replacement initiatives.
- 48 months managing projects involving both technical and business process components.
- 36 months of experience managing Agile or hybrid teams
- 36 months of experience using project tracking tools such as Microsoft Planner Jira MS Project or similar.
- 36 months Experience producing executive-level updates and supporting fastturnaround requests.
- PMP PMI-ACP or other comparable project management certification.