Project Manager III (Pre-Award)

University of Maryland, United States

Updated: 1 day ago
Location: College Park, MARYLAND
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Posting Details
Posting Details


Position Number: 129458
Title: Project Manager
Functional Title: Project Manager III (Pre-Award)
Category Status: 33-Exempt Regular
Applicant Search Category: Staff
University Authorized FTE: 100
Unit: VPR-Applied Research Lab for Intelligence & Security
Campus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
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Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
Under the direction of the Assistant Director of Project Management/Proposal Management and in collaboration with the technical Principal Investigators, the Project Manager III is responsible for ensuring the research and business services activities in the management of research projects at the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence & Security (ARLIS), a Department of Defense (DoD) University-Affiliated Research Center Laboratories (UARC) are accomplished.
The Project Manager III provides proposal management/initial project management support to a portfolio led by Mission Area Coordinators (MACs) and Principal Investigators (PIs) for sponsored research. As a Project Manager III, you will work with the MACs and PIs to plan and direct all proposal management/initial program management administrative activities regarding research projects. Your goal is to help the researcher price requests for proposals including ROMs and RFIs, plan resources wisely, plan how to track initial progress, ensure compliance with university and federal rules and regulations, and remove administrative burden from the PIs.
Benefits Summary Top Benefits and Perks:

Exempt Benefits Summary

Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
  • Bachelor’s Degree.


Experience:
  • 8+ years of experience managing federally funded, cross-functional projects, preferably with budgets over $5M with limited guidance and supervision.
  • Demonstrated experience managing federally funded projects with multiple stakeholders.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Ability to coordinate multiple assignments and review work products for completeness, quality and adherence to sponsor requirements.
  • Demonstrated experience navigating financial systems; experience analyzing large data sets in MS Excel.
  • General knowledge of OMB Uniform Guidance and the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
  • Experience building summary reports and presenting briefings to senior leadership with an emphasis on translating financial and contractual concepts into plain language.
  • Ability to work with ambiguity.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Strong business acumen.
  • Proven ability to apply critical thinking skills to solving problems.

Must be able to obtain a U.S. security clearance. If selected, you must meet the requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to a government security clearance investigation that includes criminal and credit history checks, as well as verification of U.S. citizenship, birth, education, employment, and military history
Preferences:
Preferences:
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
  • Experience with project scheduling software.
  • Experience generating and utilizing reports in Tableau, Power BI, or other visualization software.
  • Experience working in a federal contracting environment and/or academia environment.
  • Master’s Degree.
  • Active Security Clearance.
Additional Certifications:
Additional Information:
Job Risks Not Applicable to This Position
Physical Demands
Hybrid working environment, with incumbent able to be in the office up to 5 days a week when necessary.
Posting Date: 05/17/2024
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled Yes
Best Consideration Date 06/05/2024
Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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