Economic Development Project Manager — Policy to Process

Empire State Development, NYS; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Empire State Development, NYS is seeking a Project Manager, GO-SEMI to support day-to-day execution, tracking, and compliance monitoring for New York's Green CHIPS program. You will translate policy requirements into workflows and manage project data, payments, and stakeholder relationships.

The role reports to the Director of Strategy and Operations and focuses on developing processes, optimizing implementation and compiling regular status reports for leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public policy, business administration, economics, urban planning, communications, or related field.
• 2–3 years of full-time experience in project management, event coordination, economic development, data management, or related fields.
• Experience with NYS economic development processes and procedures.
• Comfortable in fast-paced and dynamic work environments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Dynamics and project management software.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day execution, tracking, compliance monitoring, and overall management of Green CHIPS program.
• Translate policy requirements into structured workflows and manage projects, financial disbursements, stakeholder relationships, and program data.
• Develop program processes, optimize implementation workflows, and compile regular status reports for leadership.

Skills

2-3 years experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in public policy, business administration, economics, urban planning, communications, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics

Project management software

Job description

Empire State Development, NYS is seeking a Project Manager, GO-SEMI to support day-to-day execution, tracking, and compliance monitoring for New York's Green CHIPS program. You will translate policy requirements into workflows and manage project data, payments, and stakeholder relationships.

The role reports to the Director of Strategy and Operations and focuses on developing processes, optimizing implementation and compiling regular status reports for leadership.