Campus Project Manager & Admin — Hybrid Role

University of Minnesota; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages and paid holidays

Generous time off

Professional development opportunities

Employer-provided retirement plans

PSLF opportunity

Job summary

University of Minnesota’s University Services PMO is seeking a Project Management 2 Professional & Administrative (P&A) to plan and manage medium to large projects across divisions. You will collaborate with stakeholders, vendors, and cross-functional teams to deliver on time and within budget while driving process improvements.

The role emphasizes analyzing business processes, defining requirements, and leading change initiatives to modernize operations across the university services landscape.

Qualifications

• BA/BS plus at least 2 years of experience, or master's degree.
• 4 years of work experience in the areas of business or systems process analysis with a non-related degree.

Responsibilities

• Manage medium to large projects from conception to post go-live support.
• Develop a project charter with scope, timelines and objectives.
• Continuously analyze project progress and adapt scope, timelines, or resources to safeguard project health.
• Identify resource needs and coordinate with departmental leadership across shared services.
• Collaborate with business partners, vendors, and cross-functional teams to drive adoption of deliverables.
• Maintain transparent communication with stakeholders, providing updates, metrics, and risks.
• Document detailed business requirements and process maps with accuracy.
• Lead end-to-end process change initiatives to modernize and scale operations.
• Collaborate with process owners to enable long-term optimized workflows.
• Assist in designing SOPs and training materials to ensure smooth adoption.
• Support rigorous testing to ensure reliable, high-quality solutions before rollout.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

Process improvement

Change management

Education

BA/BS + 2 years experience or master's

4 years experience in business/process analysis

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

Job description

University of Minnesota’s University Services PMO is seeking a Project Management 2 Professional & Administrative (P&A) to plan and manage medium to large projects across divisions. You will collaborate with stakeholders, vendors, and cross-functional teams to deliver on time and within budget while driving process improvements.

The role emphasizes analyzing business processes, defining requirements, and leading change initiatives to modernize operations across the university services landscape.