Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyLabor, Department of

TitleProject Coordinator (Hourly) - Albany - SIMS

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary GradeNS

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

Salary RangeFrom $45.21 to $45.21 Hourly

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Temporary

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

Location

County Albany

Street Address 1220 Washington Ave

State Office Campus, Building 12

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12240

Job Specifics

Minimum Qualifications A Bachelor’s degree and four years of project management experience on large, multi-million-dollar, multi-year IT projects. Experience with project management software, e.g. Microsoft Project.

OR

An Associate’s degree and six years of Project Management experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to initiate and maintain relationships across a diverse set of stakeholders.
• Four years of experience developing, executing, and monitoring project plans including scope, schedule, budget, resource, risk management, quality management, and communications plans.

Duties Description Standard Duties:

The incumbent of the position will act as a Project Manager in the Strategic Initiatives for Modernizing Services (SIMS) division in support of the Unemployment Insurance System Improvement Modernization (UISIM) project. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Participate in reviewing multiple vendors project plans within the project schedule and maintaining a high-level Master Schedule on a weekly basis.
• Record, report and review schedule progress and variance weekly, conducting route cause analysis. Review existing project plans and schedules and develop missing components.
• Manage the overall project/work plan to ensure work is organized, assigned, and completed on time.
• Communicate closely with vendor project resources, to coordinate use of state (ITS and DOL) resources against each vendor’s schedule and tasks on the project.
• Coordinate project team and SME resource activities according to approved project scope, development approach, and project schedule. Coordinate shared resource needs from the vendors and assists in coordinating project activities with those of operational areas
• Keep project managers and project director informed of project progress, any roadblocks, and provides plans of action to get things back on track, when appropriate
• Performs additional duties, as needed by the project.

Additional Comments If you are a current NYS employee and have questions regarding salary, please contact the Business Services Center (BSC): 518-457-4272, BSCHR@ogs.ny.gov.

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

Contact Information

Name Carina Alfeo

Telephone 518-457-1020

Fax EFax: 5184742871@fax.ny.gov

Email Address labor.sm.personnel.jva@labor.ny.gov

Address

Street NYS Department of Labor

State Office Campus, Building 12, Room 561

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12240

 

Notes on ApplyingAll candidates must submit a written resume and cover letter which clearly demonstrates how they meet the minimum qualifications for the position. These documents must be received by March 2, 2023 and submitted via email to labor.sm.personnel.jva@labor.ny.gov or mailed to the NYS Department of Labor, Personnel Bureau, Building 12, Room 561, State Office Campus, Albany, NY 12240. You must include, Vacancy ID #123329, Project Coordinator – Albany, in the subject line of your email. Failure to do so may result in a delay of processing your application.

Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Department of Labor is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to ensuring equal opportunity for persons with disabilities and workplace diversity.

New York State (NYS) is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. NYS Law prohibits discrimination because of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, domestic violence victim status, carrier status, gender identity or prior conviction records, or prior arrests, youthful offender adjudications or sealed records unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

If you are a person with a disability and wish to request that a reasonable accommodation be provided for you to participate in a job interview, please contact: Department of Labor, Attn: Director, Division of Equal Opportunity and Development (DEOD), Building 12, Albany, NY 12240. Phone (518) 457-1984 and/or fax (518) 485-2575.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.