Principal Consultant- Technical Project Manager

Description

NYSTEC is a nonprofit technology consulting company, advising agencies, organizations, institutions, and businesses since 1996. We're independent and vendor-neutral, so we have our clients' best interests  NYSTEC, we know that we succeed when individuals and teams flourish personally and professionally, so our benefits and perks support that mindset.

NYSTEC is a nonprofit technology consulting company, advising agencies, organizations, institutions, and businesses since 1996. We're independent and vendor-neutral, so we have our clients' best interests  NYSTEC, we know that we succeed when individuals and teams flourish personally and professionally, so our benefits and perks support that mindset.

As a principal consultant in the Technology Procurement and Implementation Services practice area, you will collaborate with team members to conceptualize, deliver, and support our clients with their technology and system modernization efforts.

Serving as a technical project manager, your day-to-day role as a NYSTEC consultant will include liaising closely with an implementation vendor(s) team and representing the client through the entire life cycle of a system implementation or upgrade. It will include supporting the client in ensuring that the vendor stays within the project scope, timeline, budget, and resources, as well as providing applicable technical expertise in an advisory capacity for the vendor to implement an IT solution successfully for our clients.

The project manager will assess client needs and manage client expectations, while also balancing the project team's goals and objectives.

• Oversee NYSTEC project team and liaise with the client and their vendor(s) during software development and/or system modernization projects, from conception to completion.
• Create and maintain key project documentation for NYSTEC's roles and responsibilities on the project. Support the client and vendor in ensuring that both technical deliverables and project-management-level documentation is of a high quality and level of completeness.
• Determine and define the project and task scope and objectives for NYSTEC team members.
• Develop and manage a detailed project work plan and project schedule.
• Identify gaps and assist with resolving technical needs and issues that arise during the project's life cycle.
• Work closely with the project team and stakeholders (including client business/program stakeholders and implementation vendor teams) to ensure that key project milestones are achieved in a timely manner.
• Develop, maintain, and execute a project communications plan on behalf of the client, if implementation vendor doesn't produce one.
• Develop and deliver presentations on key project milestones, risks, and decisions for project stakeholders.
• Proactively work with project stakeholders to create meeting agendas to help drive the project forward.
• Capture effective meeting minutes to accurately document outcomes, action items, and decisions.
• Effectively facilitate project meetings, as needed.
• Facilitate project updates relating to progress, risks, and any potential issues on a consistent basis to various stakeholders.
• Organize, track, and address (as needed), action items, risks, issues, and key decisions with the client throughout the project.
• Work with project stakeholders to identify and mitigate risks to the project.
• Manage project change requests and scope creep, and ensure that appropriate approvals are obtained.
• Use industry best practices, techniques, and standards in executing the project.
• Ensure that project deliverables meet quality standards and client expectations.
• Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement.

• Familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices.
• Knowledge of all aspects of the software development life cycle (SDLC), including waterfall and agile.
• Understanding of technical concepts and technologies relevant to information technology projects and system implementations.
• Ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, quality, and timeline.
• Ability to manage large scale projects, with multiple teams, including monitoring activities performed by vendors, contractors, and consultants.
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills to coordinate with the project team, client, management, and vendor(s).
• Ability to develop and manage relationships with stakeholders and to understand their needs through active listening and collaborative thinking.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical roadblocks and provide solutions.
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment.
• Effective organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to learn and apply new content and skills and adapt to evolving client needs.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite of applications, as well as project management tools.

• Information Technology Infrastructure Library…