Senior IT Project Specialist

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 6 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

DCASs mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York Citys most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies what we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission. Our reach touches every facet of city government and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York.

Our commitment to equity effectiveness and sustainability guides our work providing City agencies with the critical resources and support needed to succeed including:

- Recruiting hiring and training City employees.
- Managing 55 public buildings.
- Acquiring selling and leasing City property.
- Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.
- Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.
- Leading the Citys efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.

When you work at DCAS youre not just working for one agency but in service of them all. Its an opportunity to provide impactful support quality customer service and help protect the future of New York City for generations to come. Visit our website at to learn more about the work we do.

The Department of Citywide Administrative Services Information Technology Line of Service (IT) provides technological guidance within the agency by establishing and directing the strategic and tactical goals policies and procedures. IT collaborates and consults with all Lines of Services to exchange information present new approaches and discuss system changes and enhancements. Candidate will assist with the Provision and Support of Enterprise & Cloud Infrastructure Projects.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

- Lead end-to-end IT projects from initiation and planning through execution monitoring and closure.
- Develop and manage detailed project plans schedules budgets and resource allocations.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams including developers system administrators vendors and business users.
- Identify assess and mitigate project risks and issues; escalate when necessary.
- Ensure alignment of IT projects with business goals and strategic objectives.
- Facilitate project meetings status updates and stakeholder communications.
- Track project performance using appropriate tools and methodologies (e.g. Agile Waterfall hybrid).
- Manage change requests and ensure proper documentation and approvals.
- Ensure compliance with organizational IT policies security standards and regulatory requirements.
- Support post-project reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.

Flexible Work Update:
This position may be eligible for remote work up to two days per week pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program agreed to between the City and DC37.

To Apply:

Please go to and search for Job ID #: 763247

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IT PROJECT SPECIALIST - 95710

Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science engineering human computer interaction interactive media digital and graphics design data visualization communication or a related field and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology process methodology and/or domain; or

2. An associate degree from an accredited college in computer science engineering human computer interaction interactive media digital and graphics design data visualization communication or a related field and six years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology process methodology and/or domain; or

3. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and eight years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology process methodology and/or domain; or

4. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 2 or 3 above.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time