Project Leader, IT

City of New Haven
Within Local 3144 Range 9: $68,539 - $79,637 annualized
remote work
United States, Connecticut, New Haven
165 Church Street (Show on map)
Apr 01, 2025
Introduction Are you a seasoned IT professional determined to drive impactful change? We're seeking a dynamic Project Leader to lead critical initiatives in either the City's Office of Information Technology (OIT) or the Board of Education Data Center (BOE). Your role will directly contribute to the seamless operation of all city functions, supporting essential public services. Depending on the position's assignment, you'll be instrumental in either hardware, network, and operating system development and maintenance, or driving major application system implementations. If you're eager to make a substantial public service impact through technology, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for. Join us in revolutionizing how technology empowers our community. Limited hybrid remote work options may be available once work routine are established. PRIMARY FUNCTIONS This position currently exists in the City's Office of Information Technology (OIT) and in the Board of Education Data Center (BOE). Depending on the location of the position, the nature of work, actual responsibilities and requirements may differ. Generally, this position entails responsibility for a major area of Information Technology, either in the development, upgrade and maintenance of hardware, network of operating systems, or the development, implementation and support of a major application system. Work may involve the planning, organizing and management of a professional team to produce working systems such as determining functional requirements, system specifications, plans, time, and cost estimates, system design and programming, implementation and follow-up efforts. Work is performed under the general supervision of the department or division manager and is evaluated by meetings/conferences on results obtained. TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES This position may include monitoring, maintenance and supervision of data center services through server administration of Windows 20XX, AS400, Microsoft Products, Xerox Docushare, Mobile Devices, VM Ware Desktop and Server Virtualization, and Linux servers. Responsible for the planning and providing work plans, administration, and control of all activities required to produce a working system as it relates to specific project. Serves as key contact with the user, department's management or end-user and Information Technology and EDP upper management for the project. Coordinates and generally is responsible for bringing appropriate resources to bear as needed. Responsible within a specific project for the organization of staff, preparing time and cost estimates, conducting technical reviews of application analysis and design of both software and hardware. Assures that installation standards and polices are performed properly. Under general managerial direction, employee's attention is generally focused upon a major project and assembling whatever talent is needed to carry it out. Responsible for evaluating the performance of personnel and designs requirements of highly skilled professional staff consistent with the needs of a project. Employee is responsible for the quality and results obtained in functions which include systems analysis and design, economic evaluations, programming, data conversion and implementation. May, in the course of developing a system, be responsible for the selection of outside contractors and administering contracts. Responsible for coordination and implementation of end-user application training. Specific to the position of Project Leader in the BOE: Responsible for student information system administration and support. Performs related work required. EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE Graduation from an accredited college or university with major course work in computer science or related area. Requires 3 to 5 years experience in the appropriate area of systems technology, server management and/or LAN/WAN system and AS/400 system support; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the following knowledge, abilities, and skills: KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & ABILITIES Considerable knowledge of principles and practices of data system technology and management. Considerable knowledge of management of personal computers, servers and network hardware. Experience in the supervision of data center employees and related projects. Considerable ability to prepare manuals and reports. Considerable ability to communicate in written and oral form. Willingness to engage in regular technical training. SALARY, BARGAINING UNIT & TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT This is a General Fund, "Tested" position. This position is included in a collective bargaining agreement with Local 3144, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. Bargaining agreements available to review HERE. General Funded hires into this class are not covered by Social Security and will not pay Social Security taxes. They instead participate in the City Pension; the employee contribution rate is 10% of pay. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of: (1) a pre-employment background check, (2) a pre-employment physical examination, including pre-employment drug screening accordance with the City's Drug Free Workplace Policy, and (3) a 90-day probationary period. Instructions and information on this pre-employment process are included in Conditional Offer of Employment. Pursuant to the Federal Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988, The City of New Haven has a adopted a Drug Free Workplace Policy. The City of New Haven requires a pre-employment drug test, which includes screening for marijuana. Selection Plan Applications will be reviewed by the Department of Human Resources. Applicants must demonstrate within their submission that they meet the minimum requirements as listed within the job description; failure to do so may result in disqualification. Applicants meeting minimum requirements may be invited to participate in a Civil Service exam process at a later date. It is critical that you complete the application thoroughly, as the information you provide will be used to ascertain if you are eligible to move forward in the selection process.* Your application and resume should indicate that you meet the minimum requirements as listed. This information may be used to determine the eligibility list. As such, this job announcement should be considered the exam announcement, and submissions may be evaluated prior to the posted closing date. Information regarding the employment and selection process can be found HERE. Please note that the only method of communication with applicants for this position will be by email. You must provide a valid, working email address and you will need to monitor your email, including spam/junk folders, for correspondence from the New Haven Human Resources Department. We reserve the right to extend an application deadline or close a job posting early to ensure we can attract and identify the best candidate(s) for a position. Conclusion To apply for this opportunity: Complete your User Registration. You are encouraged to save your Applicant Profile for future use. You MUST click on the job posting you are interested in, and click Apply or Apply Online from within that posting. MAKE SURE the job you are applying for is named at the top of the page as you review your application! 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