Project Manager-11331 at OST, Inc. in Schenectady, New York

The fundamental distinction of the OST team is its business knowledge in both the public and private sectors. We serve the aerospace & transportation, association & nonprofit, defense, education, energy, financial, healthcare, and technology & telecommunications industries. OST is successful because we listen to our clients, we learn from our clients, and we know our clients.

Engagement Length in Months:

30 Months

What are the daily work hours?

08:00am -04:30pm

Where is the physical work office located?

328 State Street, Schenectady, NY, 12305

Description of specific Duties in a typical workday for this position:

This position will be assigned to manage multiple Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) Information Technology projects based on WCB priorities and resource availability. Under the supervision of a PMO staff, the Project Manager will work with ITS and WCB project teams in the development and implementation of multi-faceted, high visibility projects.

Activities will include but not be limited to:

* Facilitating successful completion of IT projects by working across project team boundaries in a matrix environment to secure resources, resolve issues, and set project timeline and milestones.

* Prepare and manage Project Management Plan including but not limited to: scope statement, schedule, budget, quality plan, risks, issues and communication plan, etc)

* Prepare and deliver executive-level reports and documents including presentations, proposals and training materials;

* Track Project performance to ensure goals are being met;

* Identify and facilitate communications with stakeholder groups;

* Utilize formal project change process and communicate all changes with all stakeholders;

* Communication of project status and updates at all levels of organization, with internal stakeholders, project team and executive staff;

* Coordinate with Agency Executives, project team members, ITS portfolio staff, ITS Enterprise staff and other stakeholders;

* Identify and mitigate project risks; escalate and resolve issues impacting project success;

* Provide weekly, bi-weekly and/or monthly status updates using established standards, tools and procedures;

* Coordinate with ITS Chief Technology Office and Chief Portfolio Office as needed;

* Develop transition plan(s) and execute those plans to ensure orderly transition to ITS Enterprise Operations including proper mentoring and training as needed to ensure successful transition.

Position Requirements:

* 2 years of project management experience leading enterprise wide business initiative in a state or federal regulatory environment

* Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent PM credential/education/relevant experience.

* 4 years of experience in managing more than one interdependent Information Technology (IT) projects for the public sector/government from initiation through closeout.

* 7 years of experience managing complex, cross-functional, multi-year IT projects including oral and written communications with all stakeholders; with a focus on application development, vendor software implementation and/or technology infrastructure projects.

* 7 years of experience developing and maintaining project artifacts including scope, charter, budget, schedule, resource, and communication plans using standard PM methodologies and tools.

* 7 years of experience managing and implementing projects utilizing industry standard software development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies including Waterfall, Agile and Hybrid.

OST is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to race, religion, gender, native origin, age, disability, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.