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Technical Project Managers

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Salt Lake City, UT

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $58K - $98K

💻 Project Management

🗓️ December 16th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

University of Utah is hiring a Technical Project Manager to lead and direct technical projects from initiation through delivery. The role involves establishing project teams, managing requirements, budgets, schedules, and serving as a liaison between technical and non-technical departments to ensure project targets and requirements are met while keeping leadership informed of key issues.

Highlights
  • Lead planning and implementation of technical projects, including project kick-offs, workshops, and meetings.
  • Define project scope, tasks, resources, schedules, budgets, risks, and deliverables.
  • Track project progress, expenditures, and quality activities using standard project management tools.
  • Manage project change, risk mitigation, and perform project closure activities.
  • Coach and motivate project team members actively.
  • Preferred experience with cross-functional IT projects, both predictive (waterfall) and adaptive (agile) methodologies.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
  • Requires bachelor’s degree plus 6 years or master’s plus 4 years of related work experience; education can substitute for work experience.
  • Part of University Information Technology (UIT) department, responsible for shared IT services across the university.
  • Compensation range from $58,292 to $97,500 annually, with comprehensive benefits including health coverage, retirement contributions, paid leave, tuition reduction, and professional development opportunities.

Technical Project Managers Full Description

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Please see Special Instructions for more details.
About UIT: University Information Technology (UIT), the central IT service provider for the University of Utah, reports to the U’s Chief Information Officer and is responsible for many of the U’s shared IT services including the wired and wireless network; Campus Information Services (CIS) portal; UMail, telephone, and online collaboration; digital learning technologies; information security; software licensing; and a host of other IT systems and services.

About the University of Utah: Located in Salt Lake City, the U is the flagship institution of the State of Utah’s system of higher education, home to arts and museum venues and a member of the BIG-12 Conference. Skiing and snowboarding opportunities are a short distance from campus, and opportunities to pursue activities from biking to hiking to fishing abound. Salt Lake City is home to the Utah Symphony and Opera, Ballet West, professional sports teams, and a wide range of other cultural and recreational activities.

The University of Utah offers a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees including:

For more information regarding how our salary and benefit offerings impact the overall compensation here at the University of Utah, please see our Total Compensation Calculator: https://www.hr.utah.edu/comp/totalcomp.php
Announcement
Details
Open Date 12/15/2025
Requisition Number PRN43827B
Job Title Technical Project Managers
Working Title IT Project Manager
Career Progression Track P00
Track Level P3 - Career
FLSA Code Management
Patient Sensitive Job Code? No
Standard Hours per Week 40
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Shift Day
Work Schedule Summary
Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. hybrid
VP Area President
Department 00428 - UIT - Network & Comm. Srvs
Location Campus
City Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment External Posting
Pay Rate Range $58,292 - $97,500
Close Date 03/15/2026
Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)
Job Summary
Technical Project Managers

Establish project teams and provide overall direction for technical projects from initiation through to delivery. Perform project requirements, estimation, and budget management. Formulate project scope and delivery strategies and establish milestones/schedules. Maintain and report project status and monitor progress of all team members. Gather required data from end-users to evaluate objectives, goals, and scope to create technical specifications. Serve as liaison between technical and non-technical departments in order to ensure that all targets and requirements are met. Keep leadership informed of key issues that may impact project completion, budget, or other results.

Learn more about the great benefits of working for University of Utah: benefits.utah.edu
The department may choose to hire at any of the below job levels and associated pay rates based on their business need and budget.
Responsibilities
Technical Project Manager, III

• Leads planning and implementation of assigned projects.
• Coordinates and/or facilitates project kick-off meetings, workshops, and other meeting formats within the scope of the project.
• Defines project plans including scope, tasks, resources, schedules, budgets, risks, etc.
• Tracks project deliverables and monitors budget expenditures using standard project management tools.
• Continuously monitors and reports on progress and quality activities of the project to all stakeholders.
• Implements and manages project change management, risk management and mitigation actions to achieve project success.
• Performs appropriate project closure that includes evaluation, assessment of results and closure documents.
• Lead, coach and motivate project team members on a proactive basis.
Minimum Qualifications
EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:

Technical Project Managers, III: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience.


Preferences
• 3+ years of experience with cross-functional IT projects.
• Progressively more responsible experience with IT projects of moderate to high complexity.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Business Administration, Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience with predictive (i.e., waterfall) and familiar with adaptive (i.e., agile) methods.
• Experience with Higher Education.
Type Benefited Staff
Special Instructions Summary
About UIT: University Information Technology (UIT), the central IT service provider for the University of Utah, reports to the U’s Chief Information Officer and is responsible for many of the U’s shared IT services including the wired and wireless network; Campus Information Services (CIS) portal; UMail, telephone, and online collaboration; digital learning technologies; information security; software licensing; and a host of other IT systems and services.

About the University of Utah: Located in Salt Lake City, the U is the flagship institution of the State of Utah’s system of higher education, home to arts and museum venues and a member of the BIG-12 Conference. Skiing and snowboarding opportunities are a short distance from campus, and opportunities to pursue activities from biking to hiking to fishing abound. Salt Lake City is home to the Utah Symphony and Opera, Ballet West, professional sports teams, and a wide range of other cultural and recreational activities.

The University of Utah offers a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees including:

For more information regarding how our salary and benefit offerings impact the overall compensation here at the University of Utah, please see our Total Compensation Calculator: https://www.hr.utah.edu/comp/totalcomp.php
Additional Information
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students.


Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified persons with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.


The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.


To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action:


Director/ Title IX Coordinator

Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (OEO/AA)

383 University Street, Level 1 OEO Suite

Salt Lake City, UT 84112

801-581-8365

oeo@utah.edu


Online reports may be submitted at
oeo.utah.edu

For more information: https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/


To inquire about this posting, email:
employment@utah.edu or call 801-581-2300.


The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.


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Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * What is your highest level of completed education?
    • None
    • High School Diploma or Equivalent
    • Associate Degree
    • Bachelor's Degree
    • Master's Degree
    • Doctorate Degree
  2. * How many years of related work experience do you have?
    • Less than 2 years
    • 2 years or more, but less than 4 years
    • 4 years or more, but less than 6 years
    • 6 years or more, but less than 8 years
    • 8 years or more, but less than 10 years
    • 10 years or more, but less than 12 years
    • 12 years or more, but less than 14 years
    • 14 years or more
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
  1. Resume

Optional Documents

  1. Cover Letter
University Human Resource Management
250 East 200 South, Suite 125 Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Contact us: (801) 581-2169 By Email: employment@utah.edu

 

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