Project Manager 2 (NY HELPS) - 00485 - New York State Civil Service

NY HELP Yes






Agency Health, Department of






Title Project Manager 2 (NY HELPS) - 00485






Occupational Category I.T. Engineering, Sciences






Salary Grade 23






Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)






Salary Range From $84156 to $106454 Annually






Employment Type Full-Time






Appointment Type Permanent






Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class






Travel Percentage 0%













Workweek Mon-Fri



Hours Per Week 37.5




Workday




From 9 AM






To 5 PM






Flextime allowed? No






Mandatory overtime? No






Compressed workweek allowed? No






Telecommuting allowed? Yes













County Albany






Street Address Office of Health Insurance Programs/Division of Operations and Systems



Division of Operations and Systems (DOS), 11 Corporate Woods






City Menands






State NY






Zip Code 12211













Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a noncompetitiveappointment. This means that you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title.If you are hired via HELPS, at a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitiveemployment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status.Non-Competitive Minimum Qualifications:Six years of experience developing public or private health related policy; analyzing AND interpreting public or private health related policy to assist consumers; determining or reviewing financial eligibility for healthcare or consumer-assisted programs to ensure individuals meet eligibility criteria specified in State and/or federal laws, rules, and regulations; establishing mechanisms for the reimbursement and financing of health care services, including rate-setting, development of capitation reimbursement methodologies, and development of fee schedules; performing utilization review of requests for medical treatment including prior approval or authorization activities, adjudication of claims for payment and/or provider credentialing; AND/OR conducting independent examinations of health care facilities or program integrity reviews of health care programs to ensure compliance with laws, rules, and regulations.Competitive Minimum Qualifications:Department of Health employee with one year of permanent or contingent-permanent competitive service as a Project Manager 2 (G-23); OR a NYS employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent competitive service in a title at Grade 21 or above and eligible for transfer to a Project Manager 2 under Section 52.6 of the Civil Service Law.Preferred Qualifications: • Project Management Professional (PMP) or Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Public Administration/Policy, or Business• 5+ years of experience working on projects for state or local government• 5+ years of experience using Microsoft Office - Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint• 3+ years of experience using Microsoft Project to build project schedule, including milestones, tasks, dependencies, and resources• 3+ years of experience working in contract and financial management• Knowledge of state finance and government contracting, including multiple solicitation types, and contract types• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects simultaneously to successful conclusion• Demonstrates strong facilitation skills to work with individuals and groups to surface essential information and to help negotiate priorities and resolve conflicts among project team, consultants and contractors• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills with an ability to express complex information and concepts to project sponsors, managers, technical staff, consultants/contractors and agency users • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities






Duties Description The incumbent of this position will be part of a project management team, including several vendors who will be part of a multi-year Continuing Medicaid Elibiligy Modernization Program which will sunsett a legacy system. Specific duties:- Plan for and lead meetings with appropriate project participants, project sponsors and other individuals, both internal and external to OHIP. - Work as part of a project team developing all necessary project management plans, including communication plans, risk and issue logs, decision logs, etc. all in accordance with the standards established by the Project Management Office. - Develop and maintain a project schedule, including identifying and scheduling project deliverables, milestones and required tasks using scheduling software. - Track budgets and maintain spending plans on monthly and yearly basis and provide support to leadership with approval of invoices for vendor's deliverables. - Oversee contracts correspondence, documentation, and regulatory reporting.- Support onboarding/offboarding of State and contracting staff.- Establish and document relevant processes, monitor and identify areas of improvement, including maintaining up-to-date library of relevant documents (e.g., process documentation, templates, etc.).- Support the development and review of RFPs/RFQs to ensure compliance with terms and conditions and provide advice and interpretation of contract requirements.- Draft project documentation, including PowerPoint presentations, and prepare reports about project activities.






Additional Comments This position is part of the NYS HELPS program. No examination is required. We offer a work-life balance and a generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:• Holiday & Paid Time Off• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)• Pension from New York State Employees’ Retirement System • Shift & Geographic pay differentials • Affordable Health Care options• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost • NYS Deferred Compensation plan• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds• And many more...For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts. The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm






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Name Human Resources Management Group, EM/00485/PM2






Telephone 518-486-1812






Fax 518-473-3395






Email Address resume@health.ny.gov




Address




Street Room 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza










City Albany






State NY






Zip Code 12237













Notes on Applying Please submit your resume and cover letter as one (1) document, preferably in PDF format, by email to resume@health.ny.gov, with Reference EM/00485/PM2 included in the subject line or by mail to Human Resources Management Group, EM/00485/PM2, Rm 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0012, or by fax to (518) 473-3395. Failure to include the required information may result in your resume not being considered for this position.