Project Manager, NSF Research Facility (SPEED)

North Carolina State University; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Flexible Spending Account

Retirement Programs

Paid Time Off

12 Holidays Each Year

Tuition and Academic Assistance

Wellness Programs

Job summary

NC State University seeks a Project Manager to lead SPEED, an NSF-funded national user facility for remotely accessible autonomous robotics experimentation in chemistry and materials science. You will own the integrated project plan, NSF milestones, and cross-team accountability, while supervising 1-2 staff and coordinating across SPEED leadership.

You will manage NSF reporting, risk, and resource coordination, ensuring deliverables align with sponsor commitments and annual objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, project management, business administration, or a related field.
• Five+ years of experience managing complex research, engineering, technical, or infrastructure projects.
• Experience owning project schedules, milestones, risks, deliverables, and executive reporting.
• Experience supervising staff or providing formal project leadership across matrixed teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain SPEED's integrated project plan, including milestones, dependencies, responsible workstream leads, and due dates.
• Manage NSF reporting calendar and ensure required technical, operational, user, workforce, and performance inputs are complete and submitted on schedule.
• Supervise 1-2 program staff and provide regular performance feedback.
• Lead project and working-group meetings and document decisions, owners, deadlines, and unresolved issues.
• Coordinate dependencies across scientists, engineers, operations, and partner institutions.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Decision-making

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

NC State University seeks a Project Manager to lead SPEED, an NSF-funded national user facility for remotely accessible autonomous robotics experimentation in chemistry and materials science. You will own the integrated project plan, NSF milestones, and cross-team accountability, while supervising 1-2 staff and coordinating across SPEED leadership.

You will manage NSF reporting, risk, and resource coordination, ensuring deliverables align with sponsor commitments and annual objectives.