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Mississippi State University

Senior Program Manager

🇺🇸 Starkville, MS

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Project Management

🗓️ July 9th, 2025

CRM

Edtech.com's Summary

Mississippi State University is hiring a Senior Program Manager to lead the operational launch and business development of the MERIT Center and support the MCIRI water-energy resilience portfolio. The role involves building external partnerships, securing funding, and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to achieve project milestones, budgets, and impact goals.

Highlights

  • Lead launch and growth of MERIT Center into a revenue-generating research and policy hub.
  • Manage 0.75 FTE program support for MCIRI water-energy resilience projects.
  • Identify and secure funding from federal, state, industry, and philanthropic sources.
  • Negotiate agreements generating fee-for-service or licensing income.
  • Oversee $2M MCIRI work plan ensuring compliance with schedule, scope, and budget.
  • Coordinate cross-college teams including faculty, post-docs, and specialists.
  • Cultivate strategic relationships with DOE, DOD, utilities, government, and industry groups.
  • Represent MSU at conferences and legislative briefings.
  • Manage MERIT’s physical and virtual operations, budgets, and reporting.
  • Require Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, public policy, or related field and 6 years of relevant experience.
  • Proficient in MS Office, project-tracking, CRM tools, and possess advanced project management skills.