Senior Consultant - Project Manager

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 at heart. At NYSTEC, we know that we succeed when individuals and teams flourish personally and professionally, so our benefits and perks support that mindset.

As a project manager in the Modernization and Data Solutions practice, you will be supporting public safety communication initiatives for our clients, partners, and stakeholders, primarily through applying oversight, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. This role will involve working with your team to provide management, oversight, and applicable technical expertise to successfully implement public safety communication and information technology solutions for our clients.

Serving as a project manager, your day-to-day role as a NYSTEC consultant will include tracking and managing client projects, meeting with stakeholders to communicate updates on status, risks, issues etc., reviewing and providing feedback on technical project documentation, and working collaboratively with the project team to accomplish key project objectives.

• Creating and maintaining key project documentation, both technical deliverables and project-management-level documentation.
• Planning, scheduling, and conducting project meetings with clients and stakeholders to accomplish key project goals.
• Preparing communications and presentations on project status, risks, issues, dependencies, and technical deliverables.
• Developing and analyzing project technical needs and gaps.
• Organizing and escalating action items, decisions, risks, and issues.
• Assisting with project quality management and ensuring that deliverables meet NYSTEC's and the client's quality standards.
• Developing detailed project timelines.
• Working closely with the project team and external stakeholders to ensure that key project milestones are achieved in a timely manner.
• Ensuring that all parties and stakeholders are informed of the progress and status of all relevant project activities.

• Excellent writing, documentation, communication, and analytical skills to meet project goals.
• Experience with managing a project team, financials, and forecasting resources.
• Experience as a project manager of technical implementation projects.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite of products.
• Strong familiarity with project management software tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Smartsheets), methodologies, and best practices.
• Professional organization and planning skills.
• Ability to develop relationships with stakeholders and to understand their needs through excellent listening and effective written and verbal communication.
• Aility to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline.
• Ability to travel throughout New York State, interacting with clients and employees at client and corporate offices.

• Project management professional (PMP) certification.
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) certification.
• Experience with RFP projects.
• Experience implementing and managing voice and data communications systems.
• Experience in Internet Protocol (IP)-based and wireless technologies in the public safety environment.
• Experience working with public safety/critical infrastructure stakeholders.
• Familiarity with public safety organization operations.

• A bachelor's degree and three years of related experience.
• An equivalent combination of advanced education, training, and experience will be considered.

The pay range for this position is $79,793.00 to $109,716.00 per year.

It is NYSTEC's policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all individuals, regardless of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, military service and veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law and ordinances. NYSTEC is strongly committed to this policy and believes in the concept and spirit of the law.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please contact recruitment@nystec.com if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for or to perform this job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Learn more about NYSTEC by visiting www.nystec.com.