IT Project Manager Bureau of Enterprise Technology Business Solutions

Division/Program Summary Description:

The Division of Information Technologys mission and vision is to promote and protect the health of all New Yorkers through the use of innovative technology and health information that is useful and available. The nations leading local health department seeks a Senior IT Portfolio Manager join its awardwinning innovative technology team in revolutionizing public health IT.

Position Summary:

The role of IT Project Manager supporting the Division of Environmental Health is critical in supporting various projects related to healthy homes food safety and childcare inspections. The Project Manager brings indepth knowledge and experience in managing complex IT projects. The selected candidate must possess the necessary skills to oversee the planning execution and monitoring of technology initiatives specific to the Division of Environmental Health. This expertise ensures the successful implementation of IT solutions and systems to support the divisions operations.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Manage full project lifecycle and ensure successful project completion.
Provide vendor management from start to completion of project.
Ensure all IT systems comply with established cybersecurity protocols.
Work closely with the Office of IT Security to identify and address potential vulnerabilities in IT systems.
Serve as primary contact across all stakeholders for the project.
Manage the projects budget and vendor contract.
Facilitate communication across the projects interdisciplinary IT teams and Subject Matter Experts.
Identify and manage risks and issues develop contingency plans and take corrective actions.
Manage and utilize resources across project.
Manage stakeholder communication.

Preferred Skills:

3 years of experience in a role as IT project manager leading complex enterprisewide technical and/or business initiatives.
3 years of experience with managing SDLC Waterfall and/or Agile methodology projects.
3 years of experience in creating project management artifacts (project charter project plan timelines (MS Project or other project management software) requirements documents project and resource planning deployment plans support plans conversion plans.
3 years in gathering requirements business analysis use cases and creating functional requirements documents.
3 years of experience managing webbased applications especially .net and java webbased solutions using SQL Server 2008 and above.
3 years in vendor management.
Experience working with City of New York agencies is a plus but not mandatory.
Experience with programming in .net and/or java webbased applications is a plus but not mandatory.
PMP certification preferred but not mandatory.
Public health experience is a plus but not mandatory.

Why you should work for us:

Loan Forgiveness: As a prospective employee of the City of New York you may be eligible for federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs that lessen your payments or even fully forgive your full balance. For more information please visit the U.S. Department of Educations website ()
Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:
oa premiumfree health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually per a 2024 assessment.
oadditional health fitness and financial benefits may be available based on the positions associated union/benefit fund.
oa public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
oa taxdeferred savings program and
oa robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.
Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home.
Job Security you could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.

Established in 1805 the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the U.S. dedicated to protecting and improving the health of NYC. Our mission is to safeguard the health of every resident and cultivate a city where everyone regardless of age background or location can achieve their optimal health. We provide a wide array of programs and services focused on food and nutrition antitobacco support chronic disease prevention HIV/AIDS treatment family and child health environmental health mental health and social justice initiatives. As the primary population health strategist and policy authority for NYC with a rich history of public health initiatives and scientific advancements from addressing the 1822 yellow fever outbreak to the COVID19 pandemic we serve as a global leader in public health innovation and expertise.

Come join us and help to continue our efforts in making a difference in the lives of all New Yorkers!

Commitment to Equity:

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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

The NYC Health Department is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation to all individuals. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process contact SyeEun Ahn Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity at or.

Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by twentyfour (24) semester credits in cyber security network security computer science computer programming computer engineering information technology information science information systems management network administration or a pertinent scientific technical or related area; or

2. A fouryear high school diploma or its equivalent approved by a States department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and three years of satisfactory experience in any of the areas described in 1 above; or

3. Education and/or experience equivalent to 1 or 2 above. College education may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience in 2 above on the basis that sixty (60) semester credits from an accredited college is equated to one year of experience. In addition twentyfour (24) credits from an accredited college or graduate school in cyber security network security computer science computer programming computer engineering information technology information science information systems management network administration or a pertinent scientific technical or related area; or a certificate of at least 625 hours in computer programming from an accredited technical school (post high school) may be substituted for one year of experience.

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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime