Senior Facilities Project Manager (PM IV)

Western Governors University; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Medical/dental/vision insurance

HSA/FSA

Job summary

Western Governors University is seeking an experienced Project Manager IV to lead complex transformation and strategic initiatives in our Salt Lake City, Utah office. You will manage a portfolio of facilities, operations, and priority projects from concept through completion.

The role requires strong change management, budgeting, and cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders across the university. This is a full-time on-site position with travel up to 20% and a comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's Degree.
• 5–8 years professional experience in a role requiring extensive Project/Change Management skills in a large and distributed organization (5,000+ employees).
• 5–8 years of progressive project management and business transformation experience.
• Excellent understanding of Change Management theory, techniques, and implementation within a project plan.
• Excellent understanding and demonstrated application of change management principles and practices.
• Professional experience in strategic planning and risk management.
• Proficiency in project management software tools.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, monitor, and manage all phases of complex transformation and operational projects from initiation through completion.
• Lead projects through discovery, business case development, budgeting, scheduling, stakeholder approvals, execution, and operational turnover.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects with varying levels of complexity, visibility, and organizational impact.
• Develop and maintain project plans, budgets, schedules, risk assessments, status reports, and executive communications.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with customers, project sponsors, business leaders, service providers, and external partners.
• Facilitate stakeholder discussions, requirements gathering sessions, and project planning workshops to define project scope and desired outcomes.
• Secure commitments from project stakeholders and ensure alignment across projects where dependencies exist.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and external vendors to deliver projects on time, within budget, and aligned with organizational objectives.
• Deliver financial and quality commitments according to approved business plans and strategic priorities.
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and change impacts throughout the project lifecycle.
• Report project status, financial performance, risks, and milestones to stakeholders and leadership on a regular basis.

Skills

Change Management

Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Project Leadership

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

ServiceNow

PM software

MS Office

Job description

Western Governors University is seeking an experienced Project Manager IV to lead complex transformation and strategic initiatives in our Salt Lake City, Utah office. You will manage a portfolio of facilities, operations, and priority projects from concept through completion.

The role requires strong change management, budgeting, and cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders across the university. This is a full-time on-site position with travel up to 20% and a comprehensive benefits