Employment Opportunities

The University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) is seeking a motivated technical project manager to join our agile and multi-disciplinary team of professionals, supporting multiple customers leveraging cutting edge technology. This is an exciting opportunity to work with an energetic team that drive innovation and employee growth in the sustainment sector. We invite qualified applicants to apply today!

This position will support the AM Engineering Group, lead technical project manager, program managers, production team, and engineers. Specifically, the position will help engineers with weekly project management tasks using agile inspired methods to ensure projects stay on track. The focus of this role will be on lower-level detail items that roll up into the high-level task order (to include production, engineering support, customer support, and quality). This will include tracking of daily schedules, formatting of raw technical or financial information into desired formats, and coordinating schedule, cost, and deliverables with the program management teams. As well, review of deliverables before submission will be part of this role’s responsibilities. Finally, this position will provide customer-facing support, present data, and transmit information as requested. Ability to obtain a Common Access Card (CAC) is a must.

P1 Requirements:
1. Associate's degree in business management or equivalent.
2. 3 years of experience in technical project management.
3. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
4. Experience in MS Project for program management.
5. Experience in creating professional briefings and communications using MS PowerPoint.
6. Attention to detail.
7. Effective interpersonal communication skills.
8. Successful collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team.
9. Effective verbal communication with clients at all levels.
10. Self-motivated with ability to work with minimal supervision.
11. Due to the requirements of our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be a U.S. citizen.

A P2 must meet all P1 minimum qualifications in addition to the qualifications listed below:
1. Bachelor’s degree in business management, technical, or equivalent with 3+ years of professional work experience.
2. Familiarity with agile project management.

While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

1. Demonstrated experience in Agile Project Management.
2. Agile scrum master certificate.
3. DAU level I or II Life cycle Logistics certification or PMP certification.
4. Working knowledge of US Air Force policies and procedures.
5. 5+ years of business, finance, or technical project management experience.
6. Experience using an ERP system.
7. Experience working in a production/manufacturing environment.
8. Demonstrated successful experience in proposal writing.
9. Experience working with engineering and technical teams and projects.
10. Active CAC holder.

Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity, achieve equitable outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, we will not discriminate against minorities, women, protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, or on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity.