Remote Project Management Specialist (Grant-Funded, PT)

Purdue University; United States; Remote; USD 62,000 - 76,000; Part time

Job summary

Purdue University Global is seeking a Project Management Specialist (Temporary Support) for remote, grant-funded work. The role supports the Office of Student Success with planning, scheduling, and reporting for departmental initiatives.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree, 2–3 years PM experience, and proficiency with MS Office, Google tools, and Smartsheets. This is a non-sponsor, limited-term, remote opportunity in the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; project management certification preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Develops comprehensive project plans with scope, tasks, timelines, and resources.
• Drives multiple work streams across functional areas.
• Regularly updates project schedules to reflect changes.
• Allocates tasks based on team skills and capacity.
• Identify risks early and implement mitigation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define goals and deliverables.
• Maintain and organize project documentation.
• Prepare and distribute status reports detailing milestones.

Skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Communication

Data analysis

Reporting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Project management certification preferred

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

Gmail

Chat

Meet

Sheets

Forms

SmartSheets

Zapier

GMass

Job description

Purdue University Global is seeking a Project Management Specialist (Temporary Support) for remote, grant-funded work. The role supports the Office of Student Success with planning, scheduling, and reporting for departmental initiatives.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree, 2–3 years PM experience, and proficiency with MS Office, Google tools, and Smartsheets. This is a non-sponsor, limited-term, remote opportunity in the United States.