IT Project Manager

Associated Universities Inc. • Charlottesville, VA

7d • $90,000 - $110,000

About The Position

The IT Project Manager plans, coordinates, and delivers technology projects that support organizational goals and business objectives. The role manages projects from initiation through completion, ensuring deliverables are completed on time, within scope and budget, and meet quality standards. The Project Manager works with IT teams, observatory stakeholders, vendors, and leadership to define requirements, manage resources, identify and mitigate risks, communicate progress, and implement technology solutions.

The position is based at an NRAO site in Charlottesville, Virginia; Green Bank, West Virginia; or Socorro, New Mexico. The job description describes domestic travel as required, with two different estimates: up to 20% in the position summary and up to 10% in the work environment. Telework of approximately one day per week may be considered, and remote work may be considered for exceptionally qualified candidates. Work is typically performed in an office or laboratory environment.

A bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required, though equivalent relevant experience may be considered. Candidates need at least three years of experience managing or coordinating IT projects, technology implementations, or related initiatives. The starting salary is $90,000–$110,000. AUI offers paid time off, medical, dental, and vision plans effective on the first day of employment, subject to eligibility requirements, and a retirement contribution equal to 10% of qualified participants' base pay with no required employee contribution.

Observatory employees must be authorized to work in the United States. The Observatory cannot currently sponsor H-1B visas for this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• At least 3 years managing or coordinating IT projects, technology implementations, or related initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience developing project plans, schedules, budgets, status reports, and project documentation.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and managing multiple project activities or priorities simultaneously.
• Working knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery methodologies.
• Experience identifying and managing project risks, issues, dependencies, scope changes, and resource constraints.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical information to nontechnical stakeholders.
• Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, Jira, and Confluence.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and time-management skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team, exercise sound judgment, and deliver results in a deadline-driven environment.
• Authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing enterprise IT initiatives such as cloud migrations, application implementations, infrastructure modernization, cybersecurity projects, data integrations, or enterprise system deployments.
• Experience managing third-party vendors, consultants, service providers, and technology contracts.
• Familiarity with IT service management (ITSM), ITIL practices, change management, and configuration management.
• Experience preparing reports, dashboards, project forecasts, and portfolio updates.
• Experience working in regulated environments or organizations with formal IT governance and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT projects from initiation through closure, defining scope, objectives, deliverables, schedules, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, IT teams, vendors, and leadership to align goals, manage expectations, and facilitate timely decisions.
• Track milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and performance; provide status updates and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues; manage scope changes and escalate critical concerns when necessary.
• Monitor project budgets, forecasts, resource allocations, and vendor performance.
• Coordinate technology implementations, system upgrades, integrations, testing, deployments, and change management while ensuring compliance with IT governance and security requirements.
• Maintain project plans, status reports, risk and issue logs, meeting records, and other required documentation.
• Apply appropriate project management methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches.

Benefits

• Paid time off, including 13 holidays and annual accrual of up to 24 vacation days.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans effective on the first day of employment, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Retirement benefit contribution equal to 10% of a qualified participant's base pay, with no required employee contribution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level