What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at Allied Consultants, Inc.?
Overview
Allied Consultants, Inc. is an Austin-based firm which has for 33 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.
**Location of job: Hybrid**
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.
PMP Required. Agile experience required.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- 3 years skilled in managing projects with implementations across large organizations. Experience should include developing and managing project plans; documenting risks, issues, and contingency plans; ensuring resolution of issues and removal of project barriers
- 3 years ability to research, gather, assemble, correlate and analyze facts; to devise solutions to problems; and to prepare concise reports and/or to analyze and solve complex and difficult problems and prioritize information and issues.
- 3 years skilled in effectively mapping business processes and identifying process improvements and skilled in planning and facilitating meetings and group problem solving
- 3 years experience overseeing the development of SDLC artifacts, ensure business requirements get translated into technical specifications, guide, and facilitate the SDLC process.
- 3 years experience developing and maintaining strong relationships with multiple project sponsors and stakeholders. Must possess strong communication and presentation skills and strong teamwork skills.
- 3 years ability to appropriately summarize and escalate issues and develop and present weekly status updates (written and verbal) and conduct regular project team status meetings.
Preferred:
- 3 years experience implementing and using agile methodologies and best practices for 1 or more State of Texas Agencies
- 3 years Agile (Scrum) Experience - Managing the project with feature driven sprints
- 3 years Agile methodology, overseeing and tracking development progress, and ensuring project assignments align with project timelines
- 1 year PMP Certification
- 1 year graduation from an accredited four-year college or university
