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Project Manager, GO-SEMI

New York State Civil Service

Albany, NY · HybridFull-time$70–75K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$70–75K/yr
Location
Albany, NYHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Empire State Development seeks a Project Manager to support execution and oversight of New York State’s Green CHIPS program. The role manages program workflows, project deliverables, compliance monitoring, financial disbursements, data, and stakeholder relationships. It also supports reporting, executive materials, and external programming. The position requires in-office presence, though hybrid schedules may be possible based on job duties and ESD policy.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Project ManagementEvent CoordinationEconomic DevelopmentData ManagementMicrosoft DynamicsStakeholder ManagementTeam Collaboration

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Public Policy, Business Administration, Economics, Urban Planning, Communications, or Related Field2+ Years Project Management, Event Coordination, Economic Development, Data Management, or Related ExperienceNYS Excelsior Service Fellowship or Related ExperienceNYS Economic Development ProcessesKnowledge of New York Economic Development and Industry Growth

Full job description

NY HELPS No

55-b/c Eligible No

Agency Empire State Development, NYS

Title Project Manager, GO-SEMI

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade NS

Bargaining Unit None listed

Salary Range From $70000 to $75000 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Internship No

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address 625 Broadway

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12245

Duties Description *Applicants MUST submit a cover letter with resume to be considered.*This position will require in-office presence. Hybrid work schedules may be possible based on specific job duties and consistent with ESD policy.*Minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Please contact Human Resources if you require accommodation.BASIC FUNCTION:The Project Manager, GO-SEMI will support the day-to-day execution, tracking, compliance monitoring, and overall management of the New York State Green CHIPS program. Reporting directly to the Director of Strategy and Operations, GO-SEMI, this role will serve as the primary front-end manager of Empire State Development’s business systems designed to help companies receiving Green CHIPS incentives to progress effectively through their engagement with the program including incentive disbursements, program requirements and reporting, community investment and sustainability planning and monitoring, and more as needed. The Project Manager will play a key role in translating ESD and NYS policy requirements into structured daily workflows for companies, ESD, and other stakeholders.The Project Manager will also support a dynamic range of functions across the GO-SEMI portfolio that may include preparation of materials to inform executive decision-making, internal and external stakeholder management, direct engagement with Green CHIPS companies and projects, and other duties as required to successfully implement Green CHIPS projects.WORK PERFORMED:• Develop Green CHIPS program management processes and procedures for statutory and regulatory program requirements, e.g., investment and job creation, community investment, workforce and supplier targets, sustainability, childcare, and others.• Optimize processes throughout implementation to ensure efficient and effective management of the Green CHIPS portfolio.• Assist in the creation of end-user resources including workflow guides, templates, reports, and other documents as needed.• Manage individual Green CHIPS projects within ESD’s programmatic frameworks, including tracking deliverables and milestones, engaging with participating companies on reporting and other requirements, and ensuring fidelity to Green CHIPS requirements.• Process payment vouchers, review invoices, and verify supporting documentation within ESD Loans & Grants workflows, maintaining real-time financial disbursement logs for Green CHIPS incentive packages and grants. • Conduct ongoing quality control oversight of programmatic data and reporting.• Manage data entry and use of internal ESD systems including Microsoft Dynamics, project management software, and other tracking mechanisms.• Compile regular reporting into weekly status updates for GO-SEMI leadership.• Serve as a point of contact for staff at participating companies.• Support ongoing events coordination for GO-SEMI’s external programming.• Manage relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders involved in the implementation of the Green CHIPS program and other GO-SEMI initiatives.• Support the preparation of briefing materials, communications, reports, and more as needed.• Other duties as assigned to support successful implementation of GO-SEMI’s evolving mission and the Green CHIPS program.

Minimum Qualifications Education Level required: Bachelor’s degree in public policy, business administration, economics, urban planning, communications, or a related field.Experience required: 2-3 years of full-time experience in project management, event coordination, economic development, data management, or related fields. Completion of a NYS Excelsior Service Fellowship may fulfill work experience requirements.Preferred qualifications: Experience with NYS economic development processes and procedures; comfortable in fast-paced and dynamic work environments; collaborative and able to thrive as part of a team; general knowledge of economic development and industry growth in New York; passion for public service and interest in contributing to evolving ESD and NYS strategies for semiconductor industry growth.

Additional Comments Salary range as specified.Comprehensive Benefits Package.

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Name Jane Martinez – HR Recruiter

Telephone N/A

Fax N/A

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street 5 Grand Central East

City New York

State NY

Zip Code 10017

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How this job compares

Set against the 15,397 open Project Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$70–75K/yr
  • New York median$102–162K/yr627 salary ranges
  • US median$105–175K/yr9,857 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $73K, is 46% below the New York median midpoint ($133K) — in the lowest quarter of Project Management salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 931 open Project Management jobs in New York and 15,397 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Project Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 12,345 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,462 of the 15,397 open Project Management jobs (42%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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