A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

The College of Engineering (CoE) has an opening for a project manager to support the College's strategic initiatives. You will manage project timelines and serve as the point of contact for project status on a cross-departmental team. This highly collaborative position offers the opportunity to interact with people and teams from across the University. As this is a joint effort between Resource Planning and Management (RPM) and CAEN (IT services for Michigan Engineering), you will work under the direction of either group, depending on the project.

The College seeks someone who excels at collaborating with staff, faculty, and college leadership. You should have a strong interest in continuous improvement, and an interest in planning how new processes and solutions can be deployed and supported in an academic institution. We welcome candidates that share our passion for developing innovative solutions to free up time for other work. We expect you to bring new skills, experiences, and perspectives to our existing team, challenging our current team members to think about things in different ways and to see other points of view.

Michigan Engineers are world-class educators, researchers, students and staff who strive to build a people-first future. As part of a top national public research institution, Michigan Engineering's mission is to provide scientific and technological leadership to the people of the world, develop intellectually curious and socially conscious minds, create collaborative solutions to societal problems, and promote an inclusive and innovative community of service for the common good.

• For more information about RPM, please visit: https://rpm.engin.umich.edu/
• For more information about CAEN, please visit: https://caen.engin.umich.edu/
• For more information about the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan, please visit: www.engin.umich.edu

In addition to a career filled with purpose and opportunity, The University of Michigan offers a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family and plan for a secure future. Benefits include:

• Generous time off
• A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions with immediate vesting
• Many choices for comprehensive health insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability coverage
• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses
• Maternity and Parental Leave

40% Project Management

Oversee projects of a complex nature. Responsible for assembling project teams, assigning individual responsibilities, identifying appropriate partners and resources needed, documenting risks and issues, and developing the schedule to ensure timely completion of projects. Provide timely and relevant communication to management allowing informed decision making regarding potential project risks, resource conflicts, and scope changes.

25% Project Planning 

Develop documentation for various projects, including project plans and reports to stakeholders. Be familiar with scope and project objectives. Set customer expectations. Produce and publish project communications, including writing and reviewing project deliverables. Maintain and publish the overall project schedule.

15% Change Management

Collaborate with project sponsors regarding status and communication of specific projects. Work with others to build scoping documents, as well as adjust priorities and timelines based on resource conflicts, resource availability, and other constraints.

20% Project Implementation

Assist in implementation planning, working directly with CoE units affected by change. Develop training, communication, and implementation plans. Coordinate and track implementation efforts.

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of four years (two years for intermediate level) of project management experience, including the ability to lead meetings, take minutes, track key decision points, prioritize deliverables, resolve conflict, maintain issues lists, and manage a project plan
• Skills and abilities required include leadership, confidentiality, timeliness, customer service, organization, prioritization, troubleshooting, and working independently
• Experience leading groups and engaging people in developing and working towards shared goals
• Ability to learn and understand complex concepts/ideas, determine what is relevant to various audiences and communicate that information in a clear and concise way using appropriate channels
• Ability to work with and communicate effectively and professionally with all members of the College community including technical subject matter experts, departmental representatives, and leadership
• Flexible, adaptable, and willing to take on a variety of projects as needed to support the overall organization
• Demonstrated experience with project management principles
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to multitask
• Strong presentation skills when speaking to audiences both large and small
• Proficient with word processing, spreadsheets, database applications and project management applications (MS Project)

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

This position may be underfilled at a lower classification depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.

A higher salary may be considered for an extraordinarily qualified candidate.

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks.  Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.