Pay Range: Commensurate with experience
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (may include some weekends)
Travel: May be required
Position Introduction: Senior Project Manager The Senior Project Manager position supports the preparation and submission of large. strategic funding proposals to federal and state agencies. Such proposals will fund initiatives in alignment with OU's research strengths and the OU strategic plan. These types of proposals typically involve more than one College as well as teams from Office Technology Transfer and Commercialization and the Office of Strategic Engagement and Partnerships. The Senior Project Manager must work collaboratively with these offices and Proposal Managers to ensure the proposal is complete and compliant with all sponsor requirements. The Senior Project Manager is specifically responsible for such areas as identification and mitigation of risk associated with the initiative, building new organizational structures to support the initiative (when called for), and sustainability planning that extends a strategic initiative beyond the life of any one grant. The Senior Project Manager will contribute to the successful execution of such awards, and/or facilitate the onboarding of other project managers around the institution for such purposes. A Project Manager is a partner to the key scientific personnel in project execution, and responsible for generating processes for reporting to executive leadership on progress to key milestones and deliverables, burn rate, risk status, and other key areas. Useful skills include an understanding of the university setting, academic grant writing experience or other experiences with writing grants and securing funding, a familiarity with state and federal funding agencies engaged in funding university research, and team-building skills, and exceptional cross-functional leadership skills to bridge communication gaps between technical researchers, external partners, and research support staff. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, or similar, is useful but not required if other experiences provide similar skills and abilities.
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Required Education: - Bachelor's degree in Management, Business Administration, or a related discipline relevant to the area of specialty.
- 6 years of related experience.
Equivalency/Substitution: Experience or a combination of education & related experience can be considered in lieu of degree. A one-to-one ratio is used to determine the number of years of experience required in place of a degree.
Department Preferences: - Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent experience
- Grant-writing experience
- Experience working with state and/or federal funding agencies
- Team Leadership skills
- Strong Communication skills and abilities
Hiring Contingent Upon a Background Check: Yes
Norman Campus: If you are selected as a finalist for a position that supports the Norman Campus, you will be subject to The University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Tuberculosis Testing policy .
