Project Manager - ETD - JVN #1724

Title: Project Manager - ETD - JVN #1724
Salary Range to: $80,000 plus Excellent Comprehensive Benefits Package
Work Location: New York, NY (Downtown)

New York City's fastest growing Department, the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) is a nationally recognized provider of customer serviced based IT solutions and services. DoITT provides an array of services to other City agencies as well as directly to the citizens of New York through the 3-1-1 Citizen Services Center, NYC TV, NYC.gov, and its GIS, Data Center and Telecom Divisions.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
Create, manage and update project plans, communication plans, resource requirements, and all other project related documentation;
Work with internal groups to determine overall project timeline, resource availability, and funding needs;
Manage and work with vendors to ensure successful project completion;
Work closely with other City agencies to understand project requirements and business needs;
Identify project costs, resource needs and technical implications;
Manage multiple cross-functional projects;
Communicate frequently with executive leadership to provide risk analysis, project status, and requirements that may impact strategic direction


PREFERRED SKILLS:
At least 5 years work experience with 2-5 years experience as a project manager of medium to large-scale projects;
Experience in business analysis preferred;
Excellent oral and written communication skills required;
Ability to present and sell solutions both internally and to other agencies is a plus;
A team player who works well with technical and non-technical resources;
Ability to take strategic direction from executive management;
Should take initiative, be a decisive decision-maker and show confidence in decisions made - creative thinkers are desired;
Must be able to see tasks through to completion without significant guidance;
Bachelor's degree required;
Expertise in Microsoft Project, Excel and PowerPoint;
Experience managing web-based projects is necessary

CIVIL SERVICE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
A Master's Degree in computer science from an accredited college and three years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience using mainframe, mini- or micro-computer technology in computer applications programming, systems programming, computer systems development, data telecommunications, data base administration, or planning of data processing, at least 18 months of this experience must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity in the areas of computer applications programming, systems programming, computer systems development, data telecommunications, data base administration, or planning of data processing or in the supervision of staff performing these duties,
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A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college and four years of experience as described above
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A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of experience as described above,
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Education and experience equivalent to the above. However, all candidates must have at least a high school diploma or its equivalent and must possess at least three years experience as described above, including the 18 months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described above.

NOTE: The following types of experience are NOT acceptable; superficial use of preprogrammed software without complex programming, design, implementation or management of the product; use of word processing packages; use of a hand held calculator; primarily the entering or updating of data in a system; the operation of data processing hardware or consoles.

TO APPLY, PLEASE SUBMIT RESUME INDICATING JVN# TO:
Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT)
Recruitment Office, 75 Park Place 9th Floor, New York, NY 10007
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E-mail to recruit@doitt.nyc.gov (indicate office title in subject line)

DoITT and The City of New York are Equal Opportunity Employers Committed to Diversity