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If you’re someone who sees problems as opportunities, you’ll thrive here. RESPEC is 100% employee-owned, which means we take ownership of every challenge. Here, your ideas drive real solutions. Since 1969, we’ve tackled complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability.
At RESPEC, you’ll work alongside clients to take on critical problems. Depending on your expertise, you might design infrastructure in remote locations, develop renewable energy solutions for global projects, or apply data-driven technology to improve mining and water systems.
We bring deep technical knowledge, real-world experience, and a commitment to work that matters. If you're looking for a place where your contributions have real impact, you’ll fit right in.
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Job DescriptionRESPEC is seeking an experienced Project Lead 3 to support a local SLED client in Austin, Texas. This is a senior-level project management role for a highly skilled professional with a strong background in leading complex data, analytics, and cloud initiatives within a large enterprise or government environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage full lifecycle of complex technical projects in data, analytics, and cloud environments
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource allocations using tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project, or Smartsheet
- Coordinate across cross-functional teams including business stakeholders, data engineers, architects, and vendors
- Manage project budgets, track expenditures, and report on financial performance
- Facilitate Agile and/or waterfall project ceremonies including sprint planning, status meetings, and executive briefings
- Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues proactively
- Oversee data architecture, data modeling, and data warehousing initiatives from a project management perspective
- Lead BI and big data project delivery, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines
- Support healthcare data initiatives and ensure compliance with relevant standards (FHIR, CCDA, HL7)
- Serve as the primary point of contact between technical teams and business leadership
- Produce and maintain project documentation, status reports, and executive dashboards
Required Qualifications
- PMP Certification — mandatory, non-negotiable
- 10+ years of experience leading technical projects in data, analytics, and cloud environments
- 10+ years of experience with data architecture, data modeling, and data warehousing concepts
- 10+ years of experience managing BI and big data projects end-to-end
- 10+ years of experience supporting healthcare data initiatives; familiarity with FHIR, CCDA, or HL7 a plus
- 10+ years of experience with SQL and database technologies
- 10+ years of experience managing project budgets and financial tracking
- Proficiency with at least one of the following: Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project, or Smartsheet
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and executive reporting skills
Preferred Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in healthcare compliance, security, and data governance
- 3+ years of experience with AI, advanced analytics, or digital transformation initiatives
- Additional project management or cloud certifications (e.g., PgMP, CSM, SAFe, AWS, Azure)
- Prior experience supporting state or local government / SLED clients
Work Location
- Hybrid — Austin, Texas
- 2 days onsite (Wednesdays & Fridays) / 3 days remote
- Candidates must currently reside in Texas — no relocation candidates will be considered
- In-person interviews occur in Austin, TX
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
RESPEC Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about RESPEC and has not been reviewed or approved by RESPEC.
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Retirement Support — - Retirement Support: Retirement benefits are positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards through the combination of an ESOP and a 401(k). Long-term wealth-building potential is emphasized as a differentiator versus base-salary-only comparisons.
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Healthcare Strength — - Healthcare Strength: Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is presented as a standard, comprehensive foundation. Additional protection coverage (life and disability) is also included, strengthening the overall benefits stack.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — - Fair & Transparent Compensation: Pay is characterized as generally fair-to-good when viewed across roles and in combination with total rewards. Clear salary ranges appearing in some job postings further support expectations-setting for certain positions.
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In a world where one superhero can handle almost any problem, our entire team of award-winning technology experts is on a mission to make your business better. With extra vision to see solutions that others can’t and vast knowledge to bridge the gaps that others don’t, we’re transformers with the know-how to solve the world’s hardest problems. At RESPEC, we thrive on technology and making our clients successful. This is why we do what we do. From the depths of a cavern to the heights of a volcano, from an antiquated computer system to a business in dire need of re-engineering, our technical and business experts find solutions for extreme situations... like the time we cleansed and migrated 100 million rows of legacy data or the time we protected Mt. Rushmore. Know-How is Everything. We use our resourcefulness and vast experience to solve problems. It’s called know-how. And when you have it, problems aren’t problems at all. Know-how defines the core of who we are. It is how our clients see us. Know-how speaks to ingenuity, aptitude, and skill—it is not merely knowledge; it is knowledge on how to get things done. Imagine having access to a think tank with hundreds of diversely talented engineers, scientists, programmers, and developers under one roof—that’s RESPEC. Each team member is highly trained and skilled in understanding and applying the laws of a specific universe to solve any kind of problem. That’s why we have to talk about our team in terms of superheroes.
