Senior Project Manager

🇺🇸 Starkville, MS 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Project Management 🗓️ July 3rd, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

Mississippi State University is hiring a Senior Project Manager to lead and coordinate strategic initiatives that advance the Advanced Composites Institute's mission. The role involves managing multiple projects, developing detailed plans and schedules, monitoring progress, mitigating risks, and fostering collaboration among government sponsors, industry partners, academic institutions, and internal stakeholders.

Highlights

Lead planning, coordination, and execution of strategic projects supporting the Advanced Composites Institute.
Develop and maintain project timelines, schedules, milestones, and performance metrics.
Identify and mitigate project risks, resource constraints, and bottlenecks.
Serve as liaison between government agencies, industry partners, academia, and internal teams.
Prepare executive summaries, status reports, presentations, and maintain project documentation.
Required to hold a Bachelor's degree and have at least 6 years of relevant experience.
Preferred qualifications include a Master's degree, workforce development and advanced manufacturing experience, and PMP certification.
Strong project management skills with knowledge of budgeting, scheduling, risk management, and performance tracking.
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
Compensation corresponds to salary grade 16 per the university's staff compensation structure.