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AgencyState Comptroller, Office of the

TitleProject Manager 4, SG 27 Item#00349

Occupational CategoryI.T. Engineering, Sciences

Salary Grade27

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

Salary RangeFrom $100761 to $124107 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8:30 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? Yes

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address 110 State Street

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12236

Duties Description • This position is on the Project Management team in the Bureau of Program Management Office within the Chief Information Office.
• Provide staff with development plans and ensure they understand performance expectations and goals.
• Set training goals and aid in ensuring that staff receive the training necessary to further develop their project management knowledge and soft skills.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and guidance around project management and facilitation skills.
• Provide guidance and direction in Project Manager 3’s development and supervision of their employees.
• Ensure team members are aware of and adhere to the organization’s policies and procedures.
• Manage staff head count with interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and separating staff.
• Manage/allocate staff workload and identify priorities and assign work.
• Inform staff of and where they can find organization's policies and procedures.
• Identify opportunities for knowledge and skills development. Encourage, motivate, and guide team in learning and improving processes.
• Provide real-time feedback on staff performance.
• Provide oversight and guidance on Program Management Office (PgMO) projects.
• Act as an escalation path for any issues; assist in resolving project issues and determining remediation.
• Provide direct PM services on large projects and/or programs.
• Review and revise status reports monthly for PgMO management.
• Assist project teams in the successful accomplishment of projects using the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) Project Management principles and methodologies.
• Actively analyze and manage interdependencies between the integration of project plans and processes.
• Develop and implement advanced metrics to evaluate progress towards meeting project and project management objectives.
• Coordinate cross divisional efforts to achieve project management objectives and seed project management skills throughout the enterprise.
• Attend courses, conferences, forums, and webinars to advance knowledge and understanding in project management tools and techniques and learn about best practices, including the agile methodology.
• Keep abreast of developments in the Project Management Institute (PMI) and Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK).
• Create presentations for the intake meetings, including the agenda.
• Facilitate the intake meetings including taking notes and distributing to the group.
• Work with the PgMO Director and Administrative Assistant to capture the status of the intakes and provide updates to customers.
• Interact with and effectively manage relationships with project sponsors, steering committees, IT Governance committees, customers, stakeholders, and vendors.
• Analyze project portfolios and programs in terms of project performance, interrelationships, problem identification, and planning.
• Coordinate the agency’s Project Management Community of Practice.
• Assess the agency’s project management training needs and coordinate project management training classes when demand warrants.
• Enhance the Project Management Training Series and the Everyday PM training classes for the internship program and for agency staff.
• Mature project management throughout the agency.

Minimum Qualifications You must be currently reachable on the appropriate eligible list for this title or eligible to transfer to this title under Section 52.6 of the Civil Service Law.

Transfer:
For 52.6 transfer to a Project Manager 4, salary grade (SG)-27, you must have one year of permanent competitive, or 55-b/55-c service in an approved title for transfer allocated to an SG-25 or above.
To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website: Career Mobility Office » GOT-IT (ny.gov)
Appointments via transfer must not result in a second, consecutive transfer with an advancement of more than two S-grades or one M-grade.

Additional Comments Knowledge, skills, and abilities:
• Demonstrated experience managing projects with the use of a formal methodology.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects in OSC and/or NYS government.
• Demonstrated ability to work with others to analyze and solve problems.
• Knowledge of the NYS Procurement process and policies, SFS, SLMS, and survey development software.
• Strong business skills including coaching, teambuilding, negotiating and facilitating.
• Exceptional organizational skills, and able to set priorities when working on multiple tasks.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication (written and oral) skills.
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible, adapt to change, and work well in a fast-paced, participative, deadline-oriented environment with diverse assignments.
• Attended project management training, preferably certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI), and professional certification through the PMI.
• Demonstrated proficiency in MS Project; familiar with MS Visio.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Office 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint); experience with Microsoft Teams.

Telecommuting: The Office of the New York State Comptroller (OSC) supports telecommuting where it is reasonable to do so based upon the agency’s mission and operational needs. Generally, employees new to OSC will be restricted from telecommuting for at least 8 calendar weeks. After the initial 8 calendar week restriction, if an employee’s primary residence location, duties, and work performance are aligned with telecommuting and operational needs they may be allowed to do so. Generally, OSC employees may telecommute up to 5 days per pay period but may be approved to telecommute less.

Reasonable Accommodation: The NYS Office of the State Comptroller provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Division of Human Resources at (518) 474-1924.

Equal Opportunity Employment: The Office of the NYS Comptroller values a workforce with a broad, diverse range of backgrounds and perspectives. All employees are expected to contribute to a professional environment focused on self-evaluation and improvement, as well as acceptance and support of coworkers.

The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.

OSC offers competitive salaries and benefits, and opportunities for advancement, continuing education, and professional development. We provide a professional environment where employees are encouraged to push themselves while maintaining work-life balance. Our generous benefits package includes:
• A state pension with vesting after five years’ service
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance available to all employees and their dependents
• Flexible spending accounts for dependent and health care
• Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP), allowing eligible employees to exchange previously accrued leave in return for a credit to be applied toward their health insurance
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• NYS Deferred Compensation plan
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds
• Holiday and paid time off
• Shift and geographic pay differentials
• A committed continuous learning environment
• Informational Brown Bag sessions
• Wellness at Work Programs to promote employee health and wellness
• OSC Mentoring Program to network, contribute, and provide an opportunity to strengthen competencies in a variety of areas
• And much more

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

Name Jane Rost

Telephone 5184741924

Fax (518)486-6723

Email Address Jobs@osc.ny.gov

Address

Street Office of the New York State Comptroller, Division of Human Resources

110 State Street, 12th Floor

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12236

Notes on ApplyingSubmit a clear, concise cover letter and resume stating how you meet the above minimum qualifications to https://www.osc.ny.gov/jobs/openings/project-manager-4/042519, Reference Item #00349-JER on your cover letter for proper routing.

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If you have questions about this vacancy, please contact this Division representative:
Division Contact: Jamie Bess
Email Address: CIO_HR@osc.ny.gov