Project Manager

DOH, Project Manager Senior30 month contractIn person interviewSelected candidates are expected to work in Albany, NY office 2-3 days a weekDaily tasks will include but not limited to the following:Manage Medicaid Eligibility and Client Management (MECM) project activities to ensure timely execution of tasks and deliverables.Draft, update, and maintain Project Delivery Methodology and Procedures (SOPs) ensuring process accuracy and accessibility.Draft project plans and schedules ensuring that DOH staff understand needed level of effort and coordinate completion of their tasks.Track project deliverables, timelines, and milestones ensuring compliance with schedules and stakeholder expectations.Manage SharePoint sites for documentation and reporting.Monitor project activities, including risks and issues and development of mitigations strategies in collaboration with DOH stakeholders and vendors.Review vendor activities and deliverables and escalate to leadership when needed.Serve as the key coordinator of various tracks and teams engaged on the project - technical, business analysts, security team, testers, etc.Facilitate and minutize regular status meetings.Plans, organizes and integrates cross-functional information technology projects that are significant in scope and impact.Senior60 - 84 months: Candidate is able to work independently, without assistance and provides guidance to others. May have an advanced education.60 months experience managing operational tasks for a large-scale, complex office or government project involving cross-agency stakeholders. Large-scale means projects costing at least two million dollars engaging more than 50 stakeholders.60 months experience working with Medicaid programs, health information systems, eligibility systems, or other healthcare-related IT or operational projects.60 months experience providing administrative or project management support in a public sector or enterprise IT environment.60 months experience tracking financials, including purchase orders (POs), expense monitoring, funding requests, and preparing or maintaining financial reports or dashboards.60 months experience drafting, maintaining, or updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), workflows, or guidance documents for an IT or business operations team.60 months experience reviewing operational or business transmittals, memos, or deliverables for completeness, accuracy and alignment with precedural or business requirements.60 Months experience with Microsoft Office and SharePoint.Bachelors Degree or higher