NCUVO Senior Project Manager

Uvmjobs; Burlington (VT); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

The University of Vermont is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee a complex NSF-funded research-infrastructure cooperative agreement. You will coordinate planning, sponsor relations, financial stewardship, risk and quality management, governance, reviews, procurement, and cross-institution engagement across a national network of universities and vendors.

This role requires autonomy, strong judgment, and the ability to translate sponsor requirements into clear plans and reports while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in bioscience, biomedical engineering, engineering, or related field with 4+ years managing complex projects.
• Experience managing federally sponsored projects, multi-institutional, with cross-organizational coordination.
• Experience as the main operational contact for a federal sponsor; leading reports and communications.
• Experience with project controls: schedules, WBS, budgets, forecasts, risk/quality, metrics, change control.
• Experience with business administration for complex programs: procurement, contracts, subawards, vendors, licenses, compliance.
• Scientific/technical knowledge to understand bioscience, microscopy, imaging, data workflows; translate across teams.
• Ability to work autonomously, influence stakeholders, and convert requirements to clear plans and reports.
• Experience planning advisory boards, reviews, meetings, workshops; strong written/oral communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational and business management of NSF-funded research infrastructure.
• Coordinate planning, sponsor relations, procurement, governance, and external engagement across a national network.
• Serve as primary liaison with NSF; coordinate deliverables without executing technical tasks.
• Translate sponsor requirements into institutional processes and actionable plans.
• Manage schedules, budgets, risks, and performance metrics; ensure compliance and records.

Skills

Project management

Federally funded projects

Multi-institution coordination

Sponsor communications

Budget and forecasting

Risk and quality management

Documentation management

Procurement & contracts

Stakeholder engagement

Scientific/technical communication

Advisory board facilitation

PM tools & reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in bioscience/biomedical engineering/engineering or related field

Master’s degree or PhD in related scientific field (Desirable)

Tools

Project management tools

Financial-tracking tools

Document-management tools

Spreadsheet & presentation tools

Job description

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NCUVO seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead the operational and business management of a complex NSF -funded research-infrastructure cooperative agreement. This is not a conventional departmental project-coordinator role. The position will integrate project planning, sponsor relations, financial stewardship, risk and quality management, governance, reviews, procurement, partner coordination, and external engagement across a national network of universities, computing centers, scientific collaborators, advisors, and commercial vendors. The Senior Project Manager will be the primary operational liaison with NSF ; will coordinate the work and deliverables of scientific and technical teams without personally executing those technical tasks; and must be able to translate between sponsor requirements, institutional processes, and advanced scientific and engineering activities. The role requires substantial autonomy, excellent judgment, and sufficient scientific fluency to manage a sophisticated high-throughput volume-electron-microscopy infrastructure initiative.

Minimum Qualifications (or equivalent combination of education and experience)

• Bachelor's degree in a bioscience, biomedical engineering, engineering, research administration, project or program management, business or public administration, or a related field, and at least four years of progressively responsible experience managing complex projects or programs, including substantial experience in an academic research, scientific infrastructure, government, or similarly complex environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience independently managing federally sponsored projects (preferably multi-institutional), through planning, execution, monitoring, formal review, change, and closeout. Experience coordinating work across organizations and disciplines where contributors do not report directly to the project manager.
• Demonstrated experience serving as a principal operational contact for a federal sponsor or comparable external authority, including leadership of deadline-driven technical and financial reporting, review preparation, information requests, corrective-action tracking, and sponsor communications.
• Demonstrated experience with project controls, including integrated schedules, work breakdown structures, budgets and forecasts, risk and opportunity management, quality systems, performance metrics, issue escalation, change control, decision records, and document management.
• Demonstrated experience with business administration for complex research or technical programs, including procurement, contracts, subawards, consultants, vendors, equipment, software licenses, compliance, internal controls, and auditable project records.
• Sufficient scientific and technical knowledge to understand and communicate about advanced bioscience, microscopy, imaging, research computing, or data-intensive workflows; translate among investigators, engineers, administrators, sponsors, vendors, and institutional leadership; and recognize the operational implications of technical decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously with high-level direction; exercise judgment on complex and often undefined issues; influence cross-functional and external stakeholders; organize information from multiple institutions; and convert complex requirements into clear plans, decisions, reports, and accountable follow-through.
• Experience planning and facilitating advisory boards, scientific or technical reviews, collaborator meetings, invited-speaker series, workshops, training programs, conferences, or comparable multi-stakeholder activities. Excellent written, oral, interpersonal, negotiation, and facilitation skills.
• Proficiency with project-management, financial-tracking, document-management, collaboration, spreadsheet, presentation, and reporting tools.

Desirable Qualifications

Master’s degree or PhD in a bioscience, biomedical engineering, engineering, or related scientific field; eight or more years of relevant experience; experience independently managing multi-institutional federally sponsored projects or cooperative agreements, or serving as a principal operational contact for a federal sponsor; recognized project-management or research-administration credential; direct experience with NSF cooperative agreements, major research infrastructure, or the NSF Research Infrastructure Guide; experience with electron microscopy, imaging facilities, research computing, data stewardship, or national research resources; and experience developing sustainability models and future funding proposals.

Anticipated Pay Range

Anticipated Pay Range $84,000-$104,000

Other Information

Special Conditions

Special Conditions A probationary period may be required, Contingent on continued funding, Occasional evening and/or weekends required (if non-exempt position, may result in overtime), This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule with an option to split time between campus and elsewhere, in accordance with the university telecommuting policy, Background Check required for this position

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Union Position

Union Position Yes, UVMSU

Job Location

Job Open Date

Job Open Date 10/27/2026

Job Close Date (Jobs close at 11:59 PM EST.)

Open Until Filled No

The University of Vermont is a welcoming, educationally purposeful community committed to creating an inclusive environment that embraces intellectual diversity and global perspectives. We seek to prepare students to be accountable leaders who will bring to their work a grasp of complexity, effective problem-solving and communication skills, and an enduring commitment to learning and ethical conduct. Members of the University of Vermont community embrace and advance the values of Our Common Ground: Respect, Integrity, Innovation, Openness, Justice, and Responsibility. Staff play a critical role in this effort and the successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to UVM’s mission and advancing Our Common Ground values through the execution of their job duties.

Position Information

Position Title

Posting Number

Posting Number S6376PO

Department

Department Neurological Sciences/55800

Position Number

Position Number 00028033

Percent of Full-Time

Percent of Full-Time 1.0

Standard Hours at 1.0 FTE

Standard Hours at 1.0 FTE 37.5

Term (months per year)

Term (months per year) 12

Supplemental Questions

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