Req #: 230213

　　Department: APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (APL)

　　Appointing Department Web Address: https://www.apl.washington.edu/

　　Posting Date: 01/23/2024

　　Closing Info: Open Until Filled

　　Salary: $7,000-$10,000 per month

　　Shift: First Shift

　　Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230701_a11y.pdf )

　　As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

　　UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

　　See Yourself at APL (https://seeyourselfapl.uw.edu/) as a member of the Ocean Engineering Department! We are seeking a full-time Project Manager (12-month appointment) to join the team. This position has a salary range of $84,000 to $120,000 per year ($7,000-$10,000 monthly), along with great employment benefits and competitive total compensation incentives.

　　The Team The Ocean Engineering (OE) Department designs, builds, tests, and deploys custom equipment for oceanographic research, marine renewable energy, marine robotics, subsea acoustic instrumentation, and other basic and applied science efforts. The OE department serves as a long-standing resource for scientists, R&D organizations, and the U.S Navy by delivering technology and expertise from the design phase through at-sea deployment of custom, one-of-a-kind scientific instruments and systems. OE department projects produce equipment that is deployed above and below the world's oceans, glaciers, and other harsh, remote environments across the globe.

　　OE department projects contribute directly to scientific observations such as ocean/atmosphere interactions, ocean carbon absorption, ocean/ice/glacier interactions, coastal ecosystem monitoring, and in the development of novel renewable energy or scientific instrumentation technologies.

　　Project Manager Responsibilities As a Project Manager within the OE department, you will perform the following responsibilities:

　　• Work with researchers and engineers to develop detailed work plans, Gantt charts, and schedules for individual research projects.• Engage researchers and engineers in project meetings to track internal progress and supply chain lead times against work plans, schedules, and budgets.• Put measures in place to determine scope creep and delivery delays, and identify and escalate risks throughout the project timeline.• Consolidate project-specific work plans and timelines into a department-wide workload tracking system and keep this system up to date.• Maintain an understanding of the active projects within the OE department and their overall progress, and make decisions on project prioritization, resource allocation, and associated trade-offs with department leadership.• Use financial tools to create updated budget reports to be used by the management team and sponsors to track program progress.

　　Successful candidates may anticipate growing their careers into larger roles at APL/UW.

　　Minimum Qualifications A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Business, or related field, and 4-5 years of related experience.

　　Other Qualifications • Excellent communication and project and time management skills, including an ability to balance multiple projects under tight deadlines.• Expertise managing stakeholders to scope, timelines, and key decisions.• Proficient with Microsoft Office and Project Management software tools.

　　Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

　　While not required, you’ll stand out if you have • Experience in an R&D or engineering environment.• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or similar.• Familiarity with budgets and financial models.• A passion for science and engineering.

　　About APL The Applied Physics Laboratory is a research unit at the University of Washington. Our research expertise is in ocean physics and engineering, ocean and medical acoustics and imaging, polar science, environmental remote sensing, and signal processing. We conduct research and development that is sponsored by a variety of federal and state agencies and take great pride in our long-standing status as a US Navy-designated University Affiliated Research Center (UARC). Our work takes place not only on the University of Washington campus and medical centers, but in field locations around the world – at sea, in the air, and on polar ice caps. We apply rigorous scientific inquiry and engineering excellence in pursuit of solutions to important problems for the good of our region, nation, and world.

　　DEI Diversity is a core value at the University of Washington and the Applied Physics Laboratory shares this commitment. We are focused on building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable research environment for all students, staff, and collaborators. We believe every member of our team enriches our community by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and discover, design, and deliver solutions.

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　　University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.