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 Lead 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.
The client's IT WIC Applications team is looking for a project lead that will be responsible for performing complex IT project lead work for the WIC EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) and MIS (Management Information Systems) platforms to transition from an EBT offline system to an EBT online system. This involves reducing the current dependencies on offline vendor functionality, procuring a new EBT online provider, developing an interface between the MIS and the EBT provider and further modernize functionality once the transition to an EBT online system is complete.
The project lead must be able to implement standard project management industry practices and understands the PMI framework as well as how to establish a project organization and methodology. They must be familiar with Project Delivery Framework and QAT reporting requirements for major Texas Information Resource projects. The successful candidate understands business and technical objectives and works closely with multiple key project business and technical stakeholders as well as third party Vendors.
The project lead will coordinate the activities across multiple projects and be expected to communicate to program customers and IT teams and must develop strong relationships with key decision-makers; coordinate activities between third party vendors and multiple state programs and IT teams; identify dependencies between multiple projects and develops plans to mitigate risks; create project timelines, project tracking documents, and other related project artifacts, as necessary. The lead will need to be able to comprehend and communicate complex technical designs and implementations as well as complex business processes; develop and make presentations as required to leadership and oversight entities (e.g., steering committees, QAT, etc.)

• Experience in business or systems analysis.
• Skills in problem-solving, conflict resolution, and negotiation.
• Skill in working collaboratively and cooperatively with key stakeholders and colleagues.
• Ability to manage multiple overlapping projects.
• Ability to present information to various audiences, verbally and in writing, and to communicate clearly, concisely, and effectively.

Minimum RequirementsCandidates 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/PreferredExperience
8
RequiredRequired project Management Experience for large-scale complex projects.
8
RequiredRequired State of Texas or Similar Federal/State Project Management Experience.
5
PreferredState of Texas Project Delivery Framework Experience preferred.
1
PreferredKnowledge of State of Texas QAT process for major Information Resources project (MIRP) preferred.
1
PreferredPMP (Project Management Professional) Certification preferred.