Project Manager

Project Manager

Allied Consultants, Inc is a proudly Austin based firm with over 33 years of experience delivering top-tier technical and business professionals within Texas State Agencies. We are currently seeking an experienced Project Manager to play a key role within a high-impact technical services team.

At Allied Consultants, we value our consultants and are committed to providing an exceptional experience including :

• Highly competitive pay rates
• Local support staff for responsive, personal service
• Comprehensive benefits package, including :
• Medical insurance (with employer cost sharing)
• Life insurance
• A 401(K) plan with company match
• Flexible spending through a cafeteria plan

Candidates selected for interviews will be subject to a criminal background check and may be required to pass a drug screening, in compliance with federal and state regulations. Allied Consultants is a proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Responsibilities

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.

This Project Manager contractor position is part of the Administrative Applications Production Data Services team and will be working on the development and implementation of modifications and enhancements to the Financial Data Warehouse. This position will perform the duties of project management including the implementation of 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. Must 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.

Location of job : Hybrid-3 days remote with 2 days (Thurs & Fri) required to be onsite. Candidate must be local to Austin, TX area (within 50-mile radius).

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.

Experience :

6 Required Project Management experience for large-scale enterprise implementations

6 Required State of Texas or similar Federal / State Project Management experience

3 Required Agile (Scrum) experience

3 Required Development experience

3 Required Jira Experience

1 Preferred PMP Certification

1 Preferred State of Texas Project Delivery Framework experience

1 Preferred Experience with data warehouse applications and / or database reporting features

1 Preferred State Procurement and Contracting experience