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IT PROJECT MANAGER
- DEPT OF RECORDS & INFO SERVICE
Posted on
07/28/2026
- Full-time
Location
NYC-ALL BOROS
- Exam may be required
Department
Municipal Archives
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Job Description
The IT Project Manager will include but not limited to the following:
- Determine the project approach, resource requirements, team roles and responsibilities, and schedule.
- Develop and/or review estimates and assumptions for the projects schedule, effort, and cost using established estimating models, best practices, and previous experience.
- Create and manage projects, risk mitigation, and communication plans.
- Create project charters and scope statements, weekly status reports, risk and issues log, and other project deliverables as assigned.
- Manage projects throughout the entire project lifecycle, providing direction for project teams and monitor the progress of deliverables and tasks, i.e., the schedule.
- Plan, track, communicate with, and drive infrastructure solutions, build and support resources if required on related environment builds.
- Work closely with executive level leadership.
- Provide oversight and management of blended teams of independent contractors, consultants, and staff from a functional matrix organization.
- Manage vendor relationships for Systems Integrator, Security, Quality Control, and similar engagements, including participating in the creation of RFPs, review/selection of vendors, etc.
- Ensure that staff and consultants are adhering to the published PMI methodology and templates, and development standards defined for the PMs.
- Engage in PM-related functions including monitoring budget burn and ensuring that established communication plans, risk management, and similar processes are adhered to.
- Define team member roles and expectations.
- Ensure that project resources are used effectively.
- Participate in the review of project artifacts including technical requirements, user experience design, architecture, testing, and implementation documentation.
- Develop future support needs and work with the appropriate management staff to articulate and request these resources.
- Collaboratively establish policy and procedures on the management, security, preservation, and accessibility of digital assets with respective agency divisions.
- Create data driven reports and provide updates to senior management and project stakeholder agencies on project status.
- Work directly with senior management and project stakeholders to understand business goals and ensure that those goals are communicated, managed, and achieved.
- Help translate high-level business goals into functional and technical objectives and requirements.
- Act as the liaison between the technology teams, the city agencies and the business owners on application development and support.
- Follow up with agency legal counsel on policy, governance and technical aspects associated with using Open-Source software.
- Other activities related to project management as assigned.
Work Location: 31 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007.
Hours/Shift: Day/Full-time - Due to the necessary technical duties of this position, the candidate may be required to be on call and/or work various shifts such as weekends and/or evening shifts.
This position is open to applicants who are already permanent in the Computer Systems Manager title or reachable on the current civil service list.
NO E-MAILS, PHONE CALLS, FAXES OR PERSONAL INQUIRIES PERMITTED.
NOTE: ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED.
APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (OMB) APPROVAL.
COMPUTER SYSTEMS MANAGER - 1005D
Minimum 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, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or
4. A satisfactory combination of education and experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and must possess at least three (3) years of experience as described in "1" above, including the eighteen (18) months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.
In the absence of a baccalaureate degree, undergraduate credits may be substituted for a maximum of two (2) years of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 semester credits for six (6) months of the required experience. Graduate credits in computer science may be substituted for a maximum of one (1) year of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits in computer science for one (1) year of the required IT experience. However, undergraduate and/or graduate credits may not be substituted for the eighteen (18) months of experience in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity as described in "1" above.
Preferred Skills
The preferred candidate should possess the following: 4 years of experience managing web based application projects (end-to-end) have experience managing the implementation of Open Source tools strong knowledge of Agile (3 years) 2 years of experience in Vendor management, WBS creation common Agile deliverables and practices project and resource planning proficiency in Visio, MS Planner and Azure DevOps, Agile oriented tracking tools/methods, and other project management software required proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel required strong familiarity with Business Analysis role in creating requirements, use cases, functional specifications preferred Strong demonstration of negotiation and conflict management skills Knowledge of responsive design, user experience design, data modeling, software integration, and/or software as a service (SaaS), is a plus Behavioral competencies that demonstrate leadership, self-awareness, adaptability, ability to be a systems thinker, attention to quality, and relationship and team building are very important Ability to interact effectively with line staff, project managers, and functional managers Strong and articulate verbal and written communication skills Ability to interface with executive level management and give senior level presentations is a must Experience with multitier architecture for web based applications, process of provisioning and building infrastructure, infrastructure as code and DevOps methodology is strongly preferred PMP or Scrum Master certification is preferred. Experience working with City of New York agencies is a plus.
55a Program
This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. 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.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/
Residency Requirement
New York City Residency is not required for this position
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
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Job ID
788043
Posted until
08/08/2026
Title code
1005D
Civil service title
COMPUTER SYSTEMS MANAGER
Title classification
Competitive-1
Business title
IT PROJECT MANAGER
- Experience level: Experienced (non-manager)
Job level
00
Number of positions
1
Work location
31 Chambers St., N.Y.
- Category: Technology, Data & Innovation
IT PROJECT MANAGER
Salary : $97,593