Project Manager

Position Function:

Employees hired into Intermittent positions are limited to working no more than 720 hours per fiscal year.

Salary Grade:

Please see Staff Compensation Structure or Skilled Crafts and Service Maintenance Compensation Schedule for salary ranges. For salary grade UC, these positions are "Unclassified" and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.

Department Profile:

The Advanced Composites Institute, or ACI, focuses on pioneering transformational composite technologies in a variety of critical sectors, including aerospace, civil, military, energy, automotive and other emerging markets. It was created at MSU with the donation of a revolutionary stitched composite process and equipment originally developed at NASA by pioneering scientist Marvin B. Dow.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Maintain and monitor project progress, plans, and schedule.
2. Plan, organize, promote, facilitate, and coordinate events, including meetings, workshops, and presentations necessary for project completion.
3. Collaborate with ACI staff and external clients in coordinating and managing projects.
4. Assist in ensuring all ACI projects and activities follow federal, state, and university policies and regulations.
5. Manage daily financial activities including budget preparation, planning, and management.
6. Monitor adherence to budgets.
7. Develop and implement systems and processes to establish and maintain records for the operating unit.
8. Assist in monthly financial statement review and reconciliation.
9. Process, monitor, and manage grants and contracts awarded to ACI.
10. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility
May be responsible for training, assisting or assigning tasks to others. May provide input to performance reviews of other employees.

The above essential duties are representative of major duties of positions in this position. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the job. Not all of the duties may be assigned to a position.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education Bachelor’s degree Related field
Experience (yrs.) Three years Directly related to the job duties and responsibilities specified.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience in a manufacturing environment
2. Working knowledge of AS9100 certification and best practices
3. Experience with MSU grants and contracts processes
4. Master’s degree in a related field

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. Ability to function in a fast-paced, cross-sectional work team environment where multiple priorities must be managed simultaneously.
2. Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
3. Ability to work autonomously and independently to manage the project. Experience with planning and managing project budgets and reporting.
4. Ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
5. Ability to innovate and work as both a team member and a team leader. Ability to meet deadlines while managing frequent interruptions.
6. Knowledge of contracts and grants preparation and management.
7. Knowledge of budgeting, cost estimating, and fiscal management principles and procedures.
8. Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
9. Ability to foster a cooperative work environment.
10. Ability to organize and manage projects and prepare a written plan with objectives, actions, milestones, budgets, and timelines.
11. Skill in the use of computers, preferably in a PC, or Windows-based operating environment.

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
• No or very limited exposure to physical risk.
• No or very limited physical effort required.

Instructions for Applying:

Link to apply: http://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/

Apply online submitting a cover letter and resume.

Restricted Clause:

Position is contingent upon continued availability of funding.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

MSU is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, gender identity, status as a U.S. veteran, and/or any other status protected by applicable law. We always welcome nominations and applications from women, members of any minority group, and others who share our passion for building a diverse community that reflects the diversity in our student population.

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