Project Manager 3 - 484

Duties Description

The incumbent of this position will be responsible to plan and lead meetings with appropriate project participants, project sponsors and other individuals both internal and external to OHIP. The Project Manager 3 will be responsible for overseein other project managers in developing and maintaining all types of project management plans, including communication plans, risk and issue logs, decision logs, etc., in accordance with standards established by the Project Management Office, for the Medicaid Eligibility and Client Management (MECM) Bureau. The PM 3 will also oversee vendor's project managers in developing a project schedule, including identifying and scheduling project deliverables, milestones and required tasks using scheduling software. The PM 3 will also guide execution activities including status meetings, communications and execution of project plans. The incumbent will be part of a project management team including several vendors who will be part of a multi-year transformation program.

Minimum Qualifications

Department of Health employee with one year of permanent or contingent-permanent competitive service as a Project Manager 3 (G-25); OR a NYS employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent competitive service in a title at Grade 23 or above and eligible for transfer to a Project Manager 3 under Section 70.1 or 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 Management or Business; Minimum five (5) years leading project teams.
Demonstrated experience and training as a project manager in both the Waterfall and Agile project methodologies.
Demonstrated experience developing project management plans detailing how the project will be planned, executed, monitored and controlled, and closed out.
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.

Additional Comments

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

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NYS Department of Health does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.

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.

Pay: $96,336.00 - $121,413.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person