Overview

Allied Consultants, Inc. is an Austin-based firm which has for 32 years been a premier provider of technical and business professionals to clients in Texas. We are currently seeking an experienced Project Manager to be a key resource on a technical services team.

Allied Consultants offers its family of consultants excellent rates, a local support staff, and an attractive benefits package which includes medical insurance (Allied shares a percentage of the cost), life insurance, a matching 401(k) plan and a cafeteria plan.

Candidates selected for interview will be required to undergo criminal background checks and may be required to complete a drug screen in accordance with Federal and State Law. Offers of Employment are contingent on a successful background check

Allied Consultants is an equal opportunities employer.

Responsibilities

Level Description

8 or more years of experience, relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, independently performs a variety of complicated tasks, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Certification in Project Management by a recognized project management organization or Scrum Master a plus.

Job Description

Project managers are the people in charge of a specific project or projects within a company. As the project manager, your job is to plan, budget, oversee and document all aspects of the specific project you are working on. Project managers might work by themselves or be in charge of a team to get the job done.

Additional job details and special considerations

This is a Project Manager role for Administrative Applications. Implements standard project management industry practices for Agile Teams. Understands the PMI framework as well as how to establish a project organization and methodology within Agile (Scrum) organizations. Understands business and technical objectives of a project and works closely with multiple key project stakeholders. Communicates to clients and IT teams. Creates project charters, work plans, and other related project artifacts, as necessary. Provides technical support both during work hours and on-call, as necessary. Be able to comprehend and communicate complex technical designs and implementations as well as complex business processes. Develops and makes presentations as required to leadership and oversight entities. Serves in an analyst capacity as required. Sometimes on-call support may be required depending on the project phase.

The Worker will need to perform the following tasks and assignments:

• Overseeing design and development work.
• Managing the project with feature-driven Agile methodology, overseeing, and tracking development progress, and ensuring project assignments and progress align with project timelines.
• Developing and managing project plans.
• Documenting risks, issues, and contingency plans; ensuring resolution of issues and removal of project barriers.
• Providing weekly status updates (written and verbal) and conducting regular project team status meetings.
• Overseeing the development of SDLC artifacts, ensuring business requirements are translated into technical specifications, guiding, and facilitating the SDLC process.
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with project sponsors and stakeholders.
• Possessing effective communication and presentation skills.
• Possessing strong teamwork skills.
• Transferring working knowledge to current staff.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.

Years

Required/Preferred

Experience

8

Required

Project Management Experience for large-scale Enterprise Implementations

8

Required

State of Texas or Similar Federal/State Project Management Experience

8

Required

Development Experience

5

Preferred

PMP Certification

5

Preferred

State of Texas Project Delivery Framework Experience

3

Preferred

Agile (Scrum) Experience

2

Preferred

Salesforce Experience

2

Preferred

State Procurement and Contracting Experience

1

Preferred

Jira Experience