Project Manager 3 - EPMO

Boise State University • Boise, ID

11d • $89,066 - $99,500

About The Position

The Enterprise Project Management Office Project Manager 3 (EPMO PM3) provides enterprise-level leadership for Boise State University’s highest-impact strategic initiatives. This position ensures that complex, cross-functional projects are delivered with clarity, discipline, and measurable results by applying industry-standard project management and organizational change management practices. Operating from the Enterprise Project Management Office, the EPMO PM3 brings structure to ambiguity, aligns a variety of stakeholders toward shared outcomes, and drives consistent execution across academic, administrative, and technical areas. The role advances institutional priorities by strengthening governance, improving delivery maturity, and enabling sustainable adoption of new processes, systems, and ways of working. Department Overview: The Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) operates within the Division of Finance and Operations (F&O). The EPMO leads strategic projects and process improvements across Academic and Administrative units, fulfilling a critical need for structured execution and institutional alignment. Level Scope: Recognized master in professional discipline with significant impact and influence on campus policy and program development. Establishes critical strategic and operational goals; develops and implements new products, processes, standards or operational plans to achieve strategies. Regularly leads projects of critical importance to the campus; these projects carry substantial consequences of success or failure. Requires significant influence and communication with executive leadership. Problems faced are frequently complex and multidimensional, requiring broad based consideration of variables that impact multiple areas of the organization.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to apply PMI-aligned project management and ACMP/PROSCI-based change management practices to ensure structured, repeatable processes that drive sustainable results.
• Proven skill in translating strategic objectives into actionable plans, measurable outcomes, and successful delivery.
• Strong facilitation and influence skills, with the ability to build alignment among stakeholders across academic and administrative areas toward shared goals and sustained adoption.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and partnering effectively across functions in complex, matrixed, and evolving organizational environments.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and communication skills, able to synthesize complex technical or operational information into clear insights for audiences across all organizational levels.
• Skilled at managing laterally and upward, fostering productive relationships across organizational boundaries.
• Experience in business process design, optimization, and documentation.
• Deep understanding of organizational change and stakeholder engagement principles.
• Solid grasp of enterprise project management principles, with a proven record of consistent, disciplined execution.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent plus 8 years experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible project management experience, including leadership of enterprise-level or cross-functional strategic initiatives.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Change Management Professional (ACMP-CCMP) or PROSCI certification.
• Process Improvement knowledge and experience, such as Six Sigma.
• Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience applying PMI, ACMP, and PROSCI best practices in higher education, public sector, or similarly complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact, enterprise-level initiatives from initiation through close, ensuring outcomes advance institutional strategy and priorities.
• Partner with executives, sponsors, and functional leaders to define success criteria, secure resources, and remove organizational barriers.
• Facilitate effective project discussions and decision-making by preparing clear, actionable information; communicating risks and impacts; and maintaining alignment among stakeholders.
• Collaborate on the design and implementation of project governance and delivery frameworks grounded in PMI, ACMP, Six Sigma, and PROSCI standards, ensuring transparency and accountability.
• Proactively monitor project risks, issues, and dependencies; escalate strategically to sustain momentum and success.
• Provide clear, timely communication to sponsors, stakeholders, and teams through concise updates, reports, and presentations.
• Lead and coordinate project work that spans academic, administrative, and technical areas, engaging Office of Information Technology (OIT) PMO or the Office of Continuous Improvement (OCI) when specialized expertise or system alignment is required.
• Support change management efforts to help stakeholders prepare for, adopt, and sustain new processes, systems, or ways of working.
• Ensure project documentation — including charters, plans, schedules, test plans, training materials, and lessons learned — is complete, accurate, and accessible.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement and adoption of EPMO methods, tools, and templates through feedback, collaboration, and professional expertise.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Starting salary range is $89,065.60 to $99,500 annually and is commensurate with experience.
• Boise State University provides a best-in-class benefits package , including (but not limited to):
• 12 paid holidays AND the University is closed between Christmas and New Year's (requires use of 3 vacation days)
• Between 12-24 annual paid vacation days for full-time Professional and Classified staff depending on position type and years of service
• 10.76% University contribution to your ORP retirement fund (Professional and Faculty employees)
• 11.96% University contribution to your PERSI retirement fund (Classified employees)
• Excellent medical, dental and other health-related insurance coverages
• Tuition fee waiver benefits for employees, spouses and their dependents

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees