Project Manager - Allied Consultants : Job Details

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.

**Location of job: Remote**

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 MCS Waiver Salesforce Enhancements project team and will be working on the development and implementation of modifications and enhancements to the to Medicaid Chip Services Waiver enhancements in Salesforce. 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.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• 7 years of Project Management Experience for large-scale Enterprise Implementations
• 7 years of State of Texas or Similar Federal/State Project Management Experience
• 7 years Salesforce Experience

Preferred:

• 5 years of State of Texas Project Delivery Framework Experience
• 4 years of PMP Certification
• 3 years of Agile (Scrum) Experience
• 3 years of ACP/Scrum Master certification
• 1 year of State Procurement and Contracting Experience
• 1 year Jira Experience
• 1 year Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool experience