City Of New York

Technical Project Manager

City Of New York$90K — $120K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience.
  • Associate degree plus two years of experience in relevant roles.
  • Four-year high school diploma with four years of relevant experience.
  • Strong background in project management and technology initiatives required.
  • Experience in communicating technical information to diverse stakeholders needed.

Responsibilities

  • Translate business needs into project requirements and technical workstreams.
  • Develop and maintain project plans and schedules.
  • Manage technology projects from intake to closeout.
  • Facilitate communication between technical staff and stakeholders throughout projects.
  • Coordinate user training and adoption efforts.

Benefits

  • Involvement in agency-wide technology initiatives.
  • Close collaboration with leadership and technology staff.
  • Opportunity to work with external vendors and city partners.
  • Contributions to key operational processes and project management.
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE: The Technical Project Manager will provide project management, operational coordination, and implementation support to MOCJ's Chief Technology Officer. The position will help plan, organize, and advance agencywide technology initiatives involving infrastructure, enterprise applications, cybersecurity, cloud services, telecommunications, data systems, technology procurement, and end-user services. The Technical Project Manager will work closely with the Chief Technology Officer, technology staff, agency leadership, program and administrative divisions, vendors, consultants, and City technology partners to ensure that projects are properly scoped, documented, scheduled, and completed. The position will manage project timelines, dependencies, risks, deliverables, meetings, and follow-up activities. The Technical Project Manager will also prepare executive-level project materials and help translate technical requirements, risks, and recommendations into clear information for technical and nontechnical stakeholders. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: -Translate business needs into organized project requirements and actionable technical workstreams. -Develop and maintain project plans, work schedules, milestones, deliverables, RACI and implementation timelines. -Manage technology projects from initial intake and requirements gathering through planning, implementation, testing, deployment, operational transition, and closeout -Facilitate communication between technical staff and business owners/stakeholders throughout project planning and implementation. -Coordinate training activities, and user-adoption efforts. -Support the redesign and standardization of business processes that rely on technology systems. -Track technology procurements, contract actions, project milestones, licenses, subscriptions, renewals, vendor deliverables, and support agreements. -Review vendor project plans, implementation schedules, status reports, and deliverables for consistency with agency requirements. -Monitor vendor performance, timelines, risks, dependencies, commitments, and unresolved issues. Escalate vendor performance concerns to the CTO. -Maintain records supporting invoice review, contract oversight, vendor accountability, internal controls, and audit readiness. -Assist with tracking technology assets, software licenses, warranties, service agreements, support contracts, and recurring technology costs. -Track remediation plans resulting from security assessments, technology incidents, audits, or operational reviews. -Promote effective controls relating to technology security, documentation, project approvals, data protection, and operational accountability. -Stay current on project management practices, emerging technologies, cloud services, cybersecurity, automation, and public-sector technology operations. **PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR RESUME AND COVER LETTER SPECIFIC TO THIS POSITION RESEARCH PROJECTS COOR(MA)-MGR - 0527A Qualifications 1. Do you have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university? 2. Do you have an associate degree from an accredited college or university along with two (2) years of experience with administrative, analytic, coordinative, supervisory or liaison responsibilities? 3. Do you have a four-year high school diploma, or its educational equivalent approved by a state's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization along with four (4) years of experience as described in question "2" above? 4. Do you have a satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to that described in questions "1," "2," and/or "3" above? Additional Information

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