Project Manager II _ Office of Research & Sponsored Program and PreAward

Job Summary

Oversees, coordinates, and manages activities and resources for an assigned project. Establishes and implements project management processes to ensure project requirements are delivered effectively, within budget, in compliance with established standards, and within the specified time frame.

Education & Experience

• Required: Bachelor's degree and two (2) years of experience as a project manager.
• Required: Certifications, Licenses, Or Registrations: N/A

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge: Knowledge of project management processes.
• Skills: Skill in the use of personal computers and related software applications.
• Abilities: Verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal skills to interact with a wide range of constituencies; ability to present information and respond to inquiries; ability to clarify project objective, goals, and the roles and responsibilities of participants; ability to organize and manage resources; ability to align project activities with organizational objectives; ability to interface with relevant parties to resolve problems, maintain progress, and maintain mutual interaction of respected parties to reduce the risk of failure and ensure success of project; ability to inform management of key activities and make periodic progress reports; ability to maintain and ensure accuracy of project documents and reports.

Responsibilities

• Manages the day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.
• Works with client to identify project objectives and establish project parameters, budgets, deliverables, and deadlines.
• Develops project plans and cost projections and makes revisions as appropriate; identifies and allocates resources and prioritizes tasks to ensure objectives are met.
• Aligns project activities with organizational objectives; ensures project outcomes equate to organizational success.
• Coordinates the development of policies and procedures to meet project requirements.
• Interfaces with relevant parties to resolve problems, maintain progress, and maintain mutual interaction of respected parties to reduce the risk of failure and ensure success of project.
• Informs management of key activities and makes periodic progress reports; maintains and ensures accuracy of project documents and reports.

Physical and Environmental Demands

• Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations.
• Occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours.
• Occasional travelling to offsite locations.
• Frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality.
• Constant sitting, frequent standing, frequent walking.

Time Type

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt

Yes

Pay Class

Salary FTE %: 100

Work Shift

Day

Benefits Eligibility

Grant Funded: No