Engineering Project Management

About the role

Engineering Project Management Direct/Manage/Supervise the activities of engineering project managers and associated staff. Oversee and coordinate multiple related engineering projects. Provide guidance to project managers on proposal analysis/proposal development, workload planning, project schedules, and cost/budget to ensure projects align with program capabilities and the overarching business objectives. Address and resolve escalated issues from project stakeholders, including engineers, clients, or regulatory agencies. May be responsible for overall program profit and loss (P&L) statement.

Responsibilities

• The University of Utah seeks a full-time Project Manager to support a newly funded NSF Programmable Cloud Laboratory (PCL) Test Bed Node, a distributed research facility providing remote, programmable access to scientific instruments through open APIs and AI-assisted automated workflows.
• Reporting to the PI/Node Director and serving on the Node Management Team alongside the Operations/User Support, Data & AI, and Research Security/Biosafety leads, the Project Manager will hold primary responsibility for managing the project's budget, schedule, and scope.
• Developing and maintaining the Project Implementation Plan and the living Strategic Implementation Plan.
• Tracking progress against the program's milestone gates (Alpha at 12 months, Beta at 18 months, Robust User Service at 24 months, and a Post-Award Continued Operation plan at 48 months).
• Maintaining the Instrument Inventory Table in compliance with 2 CFR 200.313.
• Preparing and submitting quarterly and annual reports through Research.gov.
• Coordinating NSF