Project Manager – Distance Learning

Job Posting Title:

Project Manager – Distance Learning

Hiring Department:

OnRamps

Position Open To:

All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

Location:

AUSTIN, TX

Job Details:

General Notes

UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage
• Retirement contributions
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid holidays
• Hybrid telework available
  
  
  

For more details, please see HR Benefits and Total Rewards.

May require limited travel and night and weekend work during intense cycles of work

Purpose

The Project Manager supports, manages, and executes the life cycle of multiple short- and long-term projects ensuring excellence in all aspects of service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manages end-to-end operational tactical aspects of cross-unit projects including distance course development and redevelopment and other projects of varying in size, scope, business impact, and risk. Creates and maintains quality project documentation and assets. Advises and provides solutions on continuous and functional process improvement opportunities, efficiencies, and cross-team reporting mechanisms.
• Evaluates assigned projects and plans utilizing standard Project Management Methodology. Effectively communicates and consults with project sponsors and project contributors to ensure fidelity, consistency, and alignment of the methodology for successful project delivery and implementation.
• Recognizes, identifies, and anticipates problematic situations, magnify and mitigate risks and impact, makes sound decisions, takes corrective action for issue resolution. Collaborates with project sponsors and project teams to evaluate and resolve conflicts to produce successful outcomes.
• Develops, strengthens, and cultivates effective working relationships with project sponsors and teams to ensure cross-team communication, transparency, consistency, and successful achievement of project goals and outcomes.
• Advises and provides solutions on continuous and functional process improvement opportunities, efficiencies, and cross-team reporting mechanisms to impact distance learning offerings.
  
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• Five years of experience in project or program management in an enterprise or educational environment.
• Demonstrated success at leading multiple projects concurrently under pressure of deadlines and evolving requirements and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated strong customer ideas, processes, and requirements.
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated experience creating project documentation, including process mapping, schedules, budgets, communication plans, and test plans.
• Able to work effectively both independently and rapidly to adapt to change in high-pressure environments.
  
  
  

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree.
• More than five years of experience managing projects in an enterprise or educational environment.
• Experience with Project Management Tools, such as Smartsheet, Learning Management Systems, Canvas, Human Resources Systems, Workday.
• Two or more years of experience working in Event Planning and Management.
  
  
  

Salary Range

$65,000 depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• May require limited travel and night and weekend work during intense cycles of work
• May work around standard office conditions.
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.
• Shared desk environment
• Hybrid work environment
• Climbing of stairs
• Use of manual dexterity
  
  
  

Required Materials

Please mark "yes" on the application question that asks if additional materials are required. Candidates who fail to attach all additional materials listed, may not be considered for the position.

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest
  
  
  

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
• E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.