Project Manager Level 3 Contract

Contract Role Length: 18 month contract (Currently until February 2027) Location: Albany, NY Hybrid Role Required: This position will have to meet the current Client’s Telecommute Policy of 50% onsite with a minimum of 2 days per week. Key Responsibilities: ?The client is looking for technical PM with domain knowledge of the large systems. This position will report into the Client’s Project Management Office, being led by the Project Management LEAD. Daily activities will include, but are not limited to: Provide leadership and oversight to other project managers and execute on the overall mission and vision of the program from a project management perspective. Defining and managing project scope, schedule and budget, managing project schedule and budget variances, and providing implementation alternatives to mitigate project risk related to scope, schedule and budget. Proactively identify, assess and mitigate project risks across the project stakeholder community. Follow the Client’s established change control process; Managing project teams following the systems development life cycle including the business requirements definition, technical design, code development, system testing including unit, system, performance, etc., deployment and rollout including training and pilot implementations. Managing all aspects of the project including risk, issues, communication plan, decisions, actions, and project interdependencies. Managing resources in a matrix management organization and collaborate with senior management on resource allocations based on project priorities. Lead project groups within the Program and across stakeholder groups. Facilitate meetings clarifying business and technical requirements and decision making. Collaborate with project stakeholders including project team members, state agencies, and Social Service Districts ensuring project objectives are understood and roles and responsibilities are well defined Oversee and coordinate Systems Integration vendor implementations including scope and methodology adherence, resource management, deliverable review and approvals, and progress reporting. Reporting to Project Management Lead and responsible for providing regular project status reports to Program Director, as well as, Project Sponsors, Steering Committees, and other governance bodies. Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS: 7+ years of experience working on complex projects with 2 or more years in a leadership role as a Project Manager 12+

years’ experience as a PMO Project Manager and experience working in a PMO supporting Health and Human Services, Eligibility system supporting at least one of the following domains: Medicaid, Public Assistance, SNAP, HEAP, or Child Care with proven experience in data conversion and data modeling, Including working with Legacy systems, ETL teams, and validating data quality.

Preferred Qualifications: Minimum experience of managing a program Budget of a minimum of $100 million. At least seven years of experience in active management of resource loaded Project Schedules and resource assignments using Microsoft Project and Microsoft Project Online. Including use of VBA scripting Understanding of data governance, Privacy, compliance standards and 5 years' Experience with Agile development and technical project Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field Experience working with technical teams, data analyst and integration partners. Comfortable leading technical discussions Current PMP or project management certification through Project Management Institute