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Putnam County

Personnel Department

PROJECT MANAGER

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: Work involves coordination activities involved with coordination and implementation of capital and other projects with respect to the needs of a County department or departments, such as Highways & Facilities projects, Purchasing & Central Services projects, etc. Incumbent serves as the liaison between the department(s) and County personnel, various municipal agencies, contractors, vendors, consultants, etc., and coordinates planning, ordering, installation, and follow-up service cycle. Coordination of project information internally among County departments and divisions involved in each project is also a responsibility of this position. Work is performed under general direction of a commissioner, director, or other high level County official. Performs related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES (Illustrative only)

  • Coordinates project planning, scheduling and implementation of capital and other projects, both for facilities and road projects;
  • Acts as a liaison between the Commissioner/Director and all County personnel, municipal agencies and internal and external project managers;
  • Develops project proposals, cost estimates and budgets, timelines and schedules;
  • Coordinates project planning, scheduling and implementation;
  • Maintains budgetary records of all ongoing projects in cooperation with department fiscal managers;
  • Attends all project-related meetings;
  • Keeps complete records on each ongoing project organized for easy reference by the Commissioner/Director and other department personnel;
  • Provides detailed status reports for, and attends meetings with, appropriate personnel to discuss progress of projects, and/or strategic and tactical concerns in the implementation of projects;
  • Uses computer applications such as spreadsheets, word-processing, calendar, e-mail and database software in performing work assignments;
  • Performs a variety of related activities as required.

Typical Work Activities are intended only as illustrations of possible types of work that might be appropriately assigned to an incumbent of this title. Work activities that do not appear above are not excluded as appropriate work assignments, as long as they can be reasonably understood to be within the logical limits of the job.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:  Good knowledge of County facilities and department functions and responsibilities; good knowledge of fiscal record keeping and accounts related to capital and related projects; good knowledge of record keeping procedures for capital and related projects from conception to completion; working knowledge of municipal boundaries and municipal agencies at the local level; ability to understand oral and written instructions; ability to establish and maintain effective professional relationships with County personnel, municipal agency leaders, project managers and the general public; initiative; tact and courtesy; a high degree of accuracy.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS         Either

  1. Bachelor’s degree or higher and two (2) years of experience involving either fiscal, functional or administrative coordination/oversight of construction projects, government program administration dealing with planning, zoning and/or project funding, or planning, scheduling and/or coordinating the activities of multiple work units; or
  2. Associate’s degree and four (4) years of experience involving either fiscal, functional or administrative coordination/oversight of construction projects, government program administration dealing with planning, zoning and/or project funding, or planning, scheduling and/or coordinating the activities of multiple work units; or
  3. Graduation from high school or possession of a comparable diploma and six (6) years of experience involving either fiscal, functional or administrative coordination/oversight of construction projects, government program administration dealing with planning, zoning and/or project funding, or planning, scheduling and/or coordinating the activities of multiple work units; or
  4. A combination of training and experience as described in a) and b) above.

PLEASE NOTE: Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education.

 

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Mission Statement

Our mission is to administer, in a fair and equitable manner, the provisions of New York State Civil Service Law and Putnam County Civil Service Rules with respect to the offices and employments in the classified service of Putnam County and the civil divisions therein, which include the towns, villages, school districts, libraries and special districts.

It is Putnam County Personnel Department’s responsibility to ensure Putnam County taxpayers of a public workforce qualified for their jobs pursuant to the principles of selection according to merit and fitness as set forth in Article 5, §6 of the New York State Constitution.

  • Paul Eldridge

    Personnel Officer

Putnam County Office Building

40 Gleneida Avenue
Carmel, New York 10512

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