Project Lead
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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 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.

**Location of job: Remote, with occasional in-person meetings with stakeholder, site visits, and team meetups at Austin Energy. Candidate must live in the Austin or the surrounding area.**

Responsibilities

Seeking an experienced Project Lead that shall conduct IT project coordination activities which include project management, project planning, project monitoring, and project status reporting. This position shall lead small operational projects/efforts with cross functional teams and their managers to request the resources/participants needed to achieve project goals. The successful applicant shall be expected to build strong relationship across the various IT teams.

Qualifications

Minimum (Required):

• 4-7 years experience Leading and managing IT Operational projects from initiation to closure, including scope, schedule, tasks, budget adherence, and resource management, while providing comprehensive documentation throughout the project lifecycle and ensuring successful project handover.
• 4-7 years proficient at developing and managing the following Project deliverables: project scope document, project schedule/plan, communication plans, cost estimates/analysis, Change Approval Board (CAB) documents, training plans, contingency plans, and post implementation transition/support plans.
• 4-7 years experience leading and clearly communicating project expectations and project progress to sponsors, team members, and stakeholders, through project status meetings, and up-to-date project status reports.
• 4-7 years experience Identifying and managing project milestones, dependencies, critical path, risks, issues, and develop contingency plans as necessary.
• 4-7 years experience requesting and managing project resources, facilitating collaboration across IT teams and departments, and coordinate/assign tasks to meet project objectives.
• 4-7 years of technical writing experience compiling formal business documentation around a regulated industry.
• 4-7 years experience using MS Project to track progress of tasks, deliverables and milestones.
• 4-7 years proficient in MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Power Point, MS Teams, SharePoint, Visio, and WebEx.

Preferred (Optional):

• Yes to Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from PMI
• 1-2 years experience with ServiceNow.
• 2-4 years experience working at an Electric Utility or other municipality.