Project Manager

Sligo Software Solutions; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

OMH is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale IT initiatives, focusing on EHR implementation and system updates across clinics and facilities. You will plan, track, and report progress, coordinate with business owners, analysts, and vendors, and ensure alignment with NYS directives.

The role requires extensive PM experience and the ability to manage complex, cross-agency projects from initiation to closeout, including API integrations and infrastructure changes.

Qualifications

• 14+ years of experience in IT project management.
• Experience as a liaison between requesting entities and vendors.
• Proven ability to manage projects from initiation through closeout.
• Experience with architecture/infrastructure requiring integration work.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple IT projects related to OMH business efforts.
• Prepare and maintain project plans, meetings, and status reports.
• Coordinate testing plans and testing activities with technical leads.
• Elicit and document business requirements from stakeholders.
• Ensure requirements are communicated and tracked in future plans.
• Adhere to NYS PM directives and processes.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Testing coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Project Management Professional Certification

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Project

Visio

Job description

Description

The agency operates a network of clinics, hospitals, and outpatient facilities. The candidate will be responsible for managing projects involving the update and/or implementation of new systems, software, hardware, and data management. A key focus will be leading the Electronic Health Record (EHR) project, a high-priority initiative for OMH that demands strong project management leadership.

Duties

• Daily Tasks include but not limited to the following:
• Use project management tools, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Project and Visio to delegate staff assignments, track project status and determine time estimates.
• Use project management methodology and documentation to manage the project, maintain project plans, and facilitate all required project and technical meetings including demonstrations of application development progress.
• Provide regular status reports detailing project metrics, progress, and mitigation strategies underway to address concerns. These reports are to be provided to the Department of Budget, OMH, and other inter-office agencies as requested.
• Partner with Business Analyst to ensure the business requirements are elicited from Business owners and key stakeholders.
• Ensure requirements are communicated, documented, addressed and if approved, included in future project plans.
• Coordinate the development of test plans and testing with the Project Technical Lead.
• Act as facilitator and primary project manager for multiple projects related to the OMH Business efforts; including projects related to implementation of applications or infrastructure changes. Report status of current tasks and outstanding issues to supervisor.
• Adhere to all NYS Project Management directives and processes.

Mandatory Requirements

• Experience (14+ Years)
• Plans, organizes and integrates cross-functional information technology projects that are significant in scope and impact.

Requirements

• This is an 100% Onsite
• 84 Months Experience managing projects from initiation through closeout maintaining project budgets, schedules, scope requirements, status reports, communication plans, and quality standards.
• 84 Months Experience as a project manager working as a liaison between Requesting Entity (i.e. Government Agency or Private Company) and Vendors from requirements gathering through implementation.
• 60 Months Experience working on projects that require working with architecture and infrastructure team to comprehend technical requirements for integration of central server and facility systems and related networking.
• 48 Months Project Management experience leading projects with direct stakeholder involvement at state government director level and above.
• 36 Months Experience managing AI-related projects including engaging with vendors such as Amazon and Google.
• 36 Months Experience managing projects with Application Programming Interfaces (API), and other interfaces that send and receive data between systems.
• 24 Months Experience facilitating requirement sessions, to ensure requirements are understood, conveyed and met.
• Bachelor's Degree
• Project Management Professional Certification.
• R sum
• Copy of Candidate Identification (i.e., driver's license and/or passport and Visa if applicable)
• Any documents referenced in the above Requested Qualifications (i.e., professional certifications, degrees, etc.)