PROJECT MANAGER - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
19 days ago
Columbia
Job Description JOB SUMMARY Benedict College seeks a highly organized and accountable Project Manager to oversee day-to-day execution of the Resilient Autonomous Systems (RAS) program, a contract-funded initiative supported by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The Project Manager will serve as the central operational lead across all project components research, outreach, evaluation, compliance, and financial tracking and will play a key role in ensuring smooth coordination between campus stakeholders and Integer Technologies, the prime contractor. This role reports to the Dean in the School of Science and Engineering and is responsible for aligning deliverables, tracking spending, maintaining documentation, and supporting compliance across the RAS program. The successful candidate will bring exceptional attention to detail, strong coordination skills, and experience working on complex, federally funded contracts in a higher education or research setting. This position also coordinates with the Principal Investigator, Faculty Researchers, Outreach Coordinator, Math Coordinator, External Evaluator, External Researcher, STEM Recruiter, and Integer Technologies. This is a full-time, contract-funded position based in Columbia, South Carolina. A Hybrid work schedule may be considered. Occasional travel may be required for ONR site visits, meetings, and technical reporting. After hours, evenings and weekends may be required as needed during peak reporting or events. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Program Management and Coordination • Maintain a master project calendar and oversee coordination across internal faculty, external partners, and Integer., • Track and manage program schedules, milestones, and deliverables to ensure compliance with the Statement of Work (SOW)., • Monitor and enforce Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) protocols across all research., • Maintain secure and compliant documentation for CUI handling, data security, and project., • Track all contract-funded project expenses and coordinate with internal finance teams to review and reconcile invoices., • Maintain budget documentation and ensure that all expenditures align with the contract scope and budget., • Supervise the Outreach Manager/Event Coordinator and provide direction on timing, logistics, and alignment of events and outreach deliverables., • Coordinate the workplans, timelines, and deliverables of the external evaluator., • Serve as a key liaison between faculty researchers and Integer Technologies to ensure alignment and clear., • Prepare and submit monthly technical reports summarizing faculty research progress, outreach efforts, compliance activities, and project expenditures., • Track all contract deliverables using internal tools and shared documentation., • Master project timeline and deliverables tracker., • Monthly technical reports aligned with ONR reporting requirements., • Budget reconciliation summaries and invoice documentation., • CUI compliance records and quality assurance logs., • Site visit briefing packets and logistics plans (prepared in collaboration with Integer)., • Workplans and tracking sheets for external partners (evaluator, researcher, outreach)., • Bachelor’s degree in STEM, public administration, project management or a closely related field; Master’s degree preferred., • A minimum five (5) years of experience managing federal programs, preferably in higher education, research or defense environments., • Familiarity with ONR, DoD compliance, and CUI standards strongly preferred., • Demonstrated success coordinating across diverse technical and administrative teams., • Strong organizational and project management skills., • Excellent written and verbal communication abilities., • Competence with project management tools and financial tracking systems., • Ability to maintain documentation integrity and enforce compliance standards. Requires sedentary work that involves walking, standing, lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling some of the time. Requires the ability to lift up to 50 pounds and the ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force on a recurring basis or routine keyboard operations. WORKING CONDITIONS: Work environment risks exposure to no known environmental hazards. APPLICATION PROCESS: • Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. EOE M/F/D/V