PMP Certified Project Manager

Maagsoft Inc.; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent technology consulting firm is seeking an experienced Project Manager in Albany, NY, to lead a major initiative for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The role involves coordinating efforts across teams and ensuring alignment with business priorities while managing application modernization projects. Candidates should have over 12 years of experience and be familiar with Agile practices. Certification in project management is required, and proficiency in project tracking tools is essential.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in project management.
• 84 months managing multi-divisional technology projects.
• 36 months experience with Agile or hybrid teams.

Responsibilities

• Guide coordination across Systems Analysts, IT teams, and business stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules and deliverables.
• Track issues, risks, and manage escalation processes.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Agile methodology

Cross-functional team leadership

Education

PMP or PMI-ACP certification

Tools

Microsoft Planner

Jira

MS Project

Job description

Role: Project Manager

Job Id: HBITS-07-14599

Experience: 12+ Years

Location: Albany, NY 12233

Duration: 30 Months

Client: NYState - Department of Environmental Conservation

Position Description

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is advancing a major initiative to assess, rationalize, and modernize over 90 legacy applications used across agency programs. To support this effort, DEC seeks an experienced Project Manager to coordinate planning, delivery, and oversight across multiple teams, stakeholders, and interagency partners. The Project Manager will lead the day-to-day execution of the legacy remediation program and other high-priority initiatives, ensuring alignment between technical analysis, business process improvements, and executive priorities. This role facilitates planning, manages interdependencies, tracks progress, escalates risks, and ensures transparency across internal and external stakeholders.

Day-to-Day Tasks

• Guide planning and coordination across Systems Analysts, Business Analysts, IT teams, and business stakeholders
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, milestones, and deliverables
• Facilitate working groups, sprint planning, and review sessions
• Track issues, risks, and decisions and manage escalation processes
• Monitor interdependencies across divisions, regions, offices, and technical workstreams
• Ensure consistent communication across internal teams and external agency partners
• Prepare status reports, executive updates, and progress briefings
• Support alignment between project activities and DEC strategic and operational goals
• Manage task assignments, facilitate coordination, and maintain accountability
• Use project tracking tools such as Planner, Excel, Teams, or equivalent
• Adapt to ad-hoc priorities and provide organizational leadership support as needed

Position Mandatory Qualification

Plans, organizes and integrates cross-functional information technology projects that are significant in scope and impact.

Requested Qualifications

• 84 months of experience managing multi-divisional technology or business modernization projects across multiple teams.
• 84 months of experience developing and maintaining detailed project plans, schedules, and risk logs.
• 84 months of experience communicating with cross-functional teams, executive leadership, and partner agencies.
• 48 months of experience coordinating application modernization, remediation, or system replacement initiatives.
• 48 months of experience managing projects involving both technical and business process components.
• 36 months of experience managing Agile or hybrid teams.
• 36 months of experience using project tracking tools such as Microsoft Planner, Jira, MS Project, or similar.
• 36 months Experience producing executive-level updates and supporting fast-turnaround requests.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, or other comparable project management certification.

Required Documentation

• Resume
• Copy of Candidate Identification (Driver’s License / Green Card / Visa and Passport if applicable)
• Any documents referenced in the above Requested Qualifications (professional certifications, degrees, etc.)

Contact

Purushotham Reddy
Lead Technical Recruiter
[e-mail]
https://www.linkedin.com/in/purushotham-reddy-usit/
Maagsoft Inc - NYS MBE Certified