Information Technology (IT) Project Manager

Job Description

All applicants must be current City of New York employees serving in a permanent Civil Service title of Computer Systems Manager; or be reachable on the current civil service list for Computer Systems Manager title. To be considered for this position, PLEASE CLEARLY INDICATE YOUR CURRENT PERMANENT CIVIL SERVICE TITLE and/or your score/list number on the current active civil service list for Computer Systems Manager title on your resume and cover letter.

Qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program are also eligible to apply. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

The New York City Comptroller’s Office works to promote the financial health, integrity, and effectiveness of New York City government, in order to strengthen trust, secure a thriving future for all New Yorkers, and build a more just, equitable, and resilient city. Led by an independently elected citywide official, the comptroller’s office provides checks and balances needed to hold City government accountable for budgeting wisely, investing responsibly, operating efficiently, acting fairly, living up to its obligations and promises, and paying attention to the long-term challenges we face together.

The Office of the Comptroller’s Bureau of Information Systems provides a full range of technology support services for key business functions and Charter mandated responsibilities of the Comptroller’s Office. These services include technology strategic planning, web site development, graphic design, disaster recovery, systems development, network administration, audio/visual services, business process re-engineering, change management, program management, security administration, service desk, computer operations, telecommunications, and document management.

The IT Project Manager is responsible for managing multiple portfolios of IT initiatives and overseeing all aspects of implementation, including requirements gathering, development, vendor and customer management, and managing the project financials. The Project Manager will be required to report on these initiatives following Office and industry-wide standards while ensuring the Bureau leadership is up to date of the latest status, risks and accomplishment. Tasks include, but are not limited to, the following:

- Serve as the primary source of intake for all requests by stakeholders and manage the relationships and communication between stakeholders, the Bureau of Information Systems and Technology and any vendor.

- Manage and coordinate multiple projects to ensure projects are completed in a timely manner and stays within the budgetary range as well as meeting quality standards.

- Develop detailed project plans to organize and plan project tasks and schedules; create long-and-short term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering the to the required deadlines.

- Coordinate deliverables with business analyst, developers and quality assurance testers.

Qualifications/Requirements:

All applicants must be current City of New York employees serving in a permanent Civil Service title of Computer Systems Manager; or be reachable on the current civil service list for Computer Systems Manager title. To be considered for this position, PLEASE CLEARLY INDICATE YOUR CURRENT PERMANENT CIVIL SERVICE TITLE and/or your score/list number on the current active civil service list for Computer Systems Manager title on your resume and cover letter.

Qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program are also eligible to apply. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

COMPUTER SYSTEMS MANAGER - 10050

Qualifications

1. A master's degree in computer science from an accredited college or university and three (3) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience in Information Technology (IT) including applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing, or user services. At least eighteen (18) months of this experience must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity in the areas of applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing or in the supervision of staff performing these duties; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four (4) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or

3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and six (6) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, sa