Project Manager-Level III

Position(s) Required:

Project Manager-Level III

Designated Work Location:

40 North Pearl Street, 4th floor, Albany, NY 12207

Anticipated Duration of the Engagement:

7 months (9/4/2026 - 4/3/2027)

Mandatory Qualifications:

1. Level III- More than seven (7) years of experience working on complex projects with 2 or more years in a leadership role as a Project Manager
2. Minimum of one project as a project manager working in an Integrated Eligibility System program within the Child Support domain in a Health and Human Service setting. This experience must include managing a budget greater than $50 million and utilizing agile for at least five (5) years. The project must also have been federally funded, adhering to federal requirements for testing, deployment, and pilot phases prior to implementation.
   
   
   

Desirable Qualifications:

1. Current PMP or PgMP certification through Project Management Institute.
   
   
   
2. Minimum of one (1) year of working experience in Microsoft Project online/server.
   
   
   
3. Minimum of one (1) year prior experience in the creation, execution and tracking of system Functional and User Acceptance Testing activities.
   
   
   

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and oversight to other IES project managers and execute on the overall mission and vision of the IES 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 IES 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 IES 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 Deputy Director and responsible for providing regular project status reports to IES Program Director, as well as, Project Sponsors, Steering Committees, and other governance bodies. Other duties as assigned. Consultants may be eligible to telecommute for more than 50% of their work hours, up to and including 100% remote work. Telecommuting arrangements require direct manager approval and are subject to change based on program needs. Consultants approved for 100% remote work must attend monthly in-person meetings at the Albany office and be available for major milestone meetings as needed.
  
  
  

How many candidates will be interviewed:

• IES will interview at least the top five highest scoring candidates. In this instance should none of the top five candidates be found to provide the best value to the State, IES will request to interview all candidates who are deemed susceptible based on technical and cost evaluations.