Project Manager 2 (NY HELPS)

Duties Description

Under the general supervision of Regional Director, Project Manager 2 will provide guidance on regional matters and programmatic issues and coordinate capital program activities for the Region among regional groups.

Duties of Project Manager 2 include but are not limited to the following:

• Develop expertise in various regional capital projects throughout the five boroughs, identifying local issues and working with the main office and regional teams to come up with common sense local solutions.
• Collaborate with the Regional Director and Region 11 Group Directors to ensure capital program projects deadlines are met.
• Coordinate input from regional functional units like Design, Planning, Structures, Construction, and Office of Right-of-Way.
• Monitor milestones, scopes, and deliverables across various project phases.
• Track project risks, analyze potential delays, and suggest mitigation plans.
• Oversee office documentation, agreements, and required formal orders for regional sign-off.
• Manage resources and assist in evaluating program performance metrics.
• Apply project management tools and techniques to regional capital program.
• Review and edit external correspondence.
• Review and finalize external and Friday Weekly Travel Advisory.
• Review project specific Construction Notices.
• Attend Construction Lookahead bi-weekly meeting with Community Liaisons.
• Attend Community Board Meetings.
• Provide Emergency Management and ICS support, including situational awareness, via monitoring of emails and phone calls during activations and providing responses as needed.
  
  

While working in this position, the incumbent will be exposed to every aspect of regional operations and will have the opportunity to work with the group directors and various committees and teams daily. The incumbent will also have regular contact with the Main Office and the offices of local municipalities.

The preferred candidate will possess excellent writing and proofreading skills, have the ability to manage multiple competing priorities and proactively approach and recommend resolutions to issues. It is also important to possess an awareness of the need to exercise discretion and confidentiality with sensitive information.

Details will be discussed during the interview.

Minimum Qualifications

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). *

To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, candidates must meet the open-competitive minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are A bachelor's degree and three years of professional experience in project management which must include planning and at least three other of the management process groups: origination (including governance/work intake, portfolio management, capacity/demand planning); initiating; executing; controlling; and, closing. This experience must include the development of project management deliverables, such as scope statements, schedules, budgets, quality plans, risk plans, and communication plans; or current certification from the Project Management Institute as a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM); or current certification from the Project Management Institute as a Project

Management Professional (PMP).a Juris Doctor, master's or higher degree in a related field can substitute for one year of specialized experience.

Candidates may also be qualified for permanent competitive appointment if reachable from the appropriate Civil Service eligible list or eligible for reassignment or transfer in accordance with Civil Service Law.

Additional Comments

Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department’s response to regional and statewide emergency situations.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

• For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.
  
  

At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Your required educational credentials must have been awarded by an educational institution accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the United States (U.S.) Department of Education/Secretary of Education. If awarded by an institution outside of the U.S. and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of companies that provide these services (fees must be paid to the company you choose) can be found at: http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfmt

The salary range listed reflects the full range for this graded position. For new State employees appointed into graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiatedunion contracts. For more salary information please visit https://oer.ny.gov/salary-schedules

DOT is an equal opportunity employer. Disabled persons are encouraged to apply.

In compliance with Public Law 99-603, candidates selected for appointment must provide an original document to prove their citizenship and/or legal right to work in the United States. Candidates for employment must have proper authorization to work in the United States at the time an offer of employment is made. The Department will not sponsor a nonimmigrant for a temporary employment visa (H-1B or similar), OPT STEM, or for permanent residence. Offers of permanent employment may not be made to nonimmigrants whose employment authorization is limited to a period of practical training (F-1 or similar).