Project Manager

Project Manager

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OverviewAllied Consultants, Inc. is an Austin-based firm which has for 30 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.
ResponsibilitiesThe Project Manager position will be responsible for managing Network Services projects through all phases of the project management lifecycle involving technical design, hardware, software, configuration, security, implementation and deployment elements. The project will involve but not be limited to: switch and router configuration and implementation; WiFi optimization, expansion, and implementation; other network projects. The Project Manager position will report to the Network Services Director or other senior member of Converged Services team.
High-level responsibilities may include:

• Manage all phases of Network Information Technology (IT) projects through all phases of the project management lifecycle involving technical design, hardware, software, configuration, security, implementation and deployment elements.
• Follow standard project management lifecycle and IT industry practices regarding business and technical objectives, solution design, development and deployment as well as scope, quality, risk, issue, change, communications, stakeholder and vendor management.
• Develop all project management deliverables and project artifacts required for the projects.
• Build and lead technical and business teams that span multiple disciplines and agencies, keeping them focused and managing schedule and scope.
• Achieve project results on schedule, at or below budget and at or above quality requirements within a complex, resource constrained enterprise with competing and conflicting business and technical priorities and requirements as well as including both legacy and current state of the art technology and processes.
• Keep the Director and stakeholders informed of project status – schedule, scope, quality, and cost.
• Establish timeline and resource requirements for successful execution of the project.
• Coordination with key stakeholders and sponsors to obtain approval of resources and timeline.
• Working with various IT and business stakeholder areas to ensure that project deliverables are compliant with state, federal, and other applicable agency standards.
• Risk identification and coordination of resolution with project leadership.
• Provide both technical and project thought leadership.
• Apply experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• All other duties as assigned.

The PM III must be self-directed and independent with proven communication skills at all levels from IT workers to sponsors to IT and business executive stakeholders.
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
10
Required
Work experience in the Information Technology industry
10
Required
Experience with MS Project, MS Office, Visio, and status reporting tools.
10
Required
Experience in effective general written/oral communication, including documenting deliverables and project status.
8
Required
Managing IT projects
8
Required
Experience in IT infrastructure environments and implementation/deployment projects
3
Required
Managing large-scale projects implementing network infrastructure components.
1
Preferred
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
1
Preferred
Work experience managing projects in Texas state government
1
Preferred
Work experience within a client's agency