Project Manager
Position Summary
Join the forefront of innovation at the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI), where cutting-edge research meets real-world impact. Our Sustainment Readiness Support division seeks a talented Project Manager to join our growing team. This is a full-time position at the UDRI campus in Dayton, OH. The position is for a Project Manager (PM) supporting sustainment programs and projects which include advanced manufacturing technologies such as cold spray repair, additive manufacturing engineering, material characterization and non-destructive evaluation. The Project Manager also supports quality, cybersecurity, digital enabling, facility and operations programs. The work will primarily support the Department of War (DoW) and will interact with internal and external stakeholders; some industrial business may also be supported.
Specific work tasks include managing multiple highly technical projects through the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to meet the requirements for each project. Project Manager activities require that each project is managed through all phases: Initiation, Definition and Planning, Execution, Monitoring & Control, and Closure. The Project Manager will ensure that each project assigned is managed to meet requirements for cost, schedule, performance, risk, change, scope and quality. This position will also support financial objectives by assisting with forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions. The Project Manager must obtain operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews, resolving problems, identifying trends, determining improvements and managing change. The Project Manager facilitates administrative and technical support for Program Management Reviews (PMRs), workshops, technical interface sessions, and client meetings.
Minimum Qualifications
- P2 classification: Minimum qualifications for P2 classification
- P3 classification: Must meet these additional minimum qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Project Management Professional certification (PMP)
Special Instructions to Applicants
To apply please submit a cover letter addressing each minimum qualification and any applicable preferred qualifications that you meet.
Closing Statement
Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the dignity of every human being. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity in all of its forms, achieve fair outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. The University is committed to policies of affirmative action designed to increase the employment opportunities of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1973.