TWRI Project Manager

Texas A&M University System • College Station, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The TWRI Project Manager will be responsible for project operations and coordination, including maintaining project tracking systems, managing risk and issues logs, confirming task completion with PIs, partners, and subcontractors, and serving as a point of contact for partner communications. This role also involves preparing briefing materials, updating internal requests for proposals, and coordinating submissions. Additionally, the Project Manager will handle budget and financial tracking, assist with proposal and grant support, and manage data and knowledge, including maintaining digital filing systems and supporting data collection logistics. The position is grant-funded and contingent on continued funding.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, management, or a related field.
• 3 years of project coordination or management experience, preferably in research, extension, or government-funded programs.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with competing deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Detailed organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite particularly Excel; comfort with project management tools.
• Experience with or strong aptitude for budget tracking and financial reporting.

Nice To Haves

• Credit toward or completion of PMP certification.
• Experience with managing USDA, EPA, or other government funded programs.
• Experience with grant proposal coordination and sponsor reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update project tracking systems (timelines, deliverables, Gantt charts, task lists) across assigned projects.
• Maintain risk and issues log and track resolution through completion.
• Work with PIs, partners, and subcontractors to confirm task completion and documentation compliance.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for routine partner communications and meeting logistics.
• Prepare briefing materials and summaries for meetings and distribute project status reports, meeting agendas, and action item trackers.
• Update internal requests for proposals and coordinate the release, compilation, and review of submissions.
• Track expenditures against budgets in collaboration with TWRI business staff.
• Flag budget anomalies, upcoming expenditure deadlines, spend down, and no-cost extension needs.
• Compile financial data for reporting periods and assist in preparation of budget revisions.
• Assist in compiling and formatting proposal components (narrative sections, budgets, CVs, letters of support).
• Assist Grant Admins by maintaining proposal calendar and deadline tracker across funding opportunities.
• Research sponsor guidelines, eligibility requirements, and past award data to support proposal strategy.
• Coordinate subcontractor scope and budget inputs during proposal development.
• Assist with institute level reporting.
• Maintain organized digital filing systems for project documentation, contracts, and reports.
• Support data collection logistics and quality assurance documentation as needed.
• Assist with background research for project deliverables.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas

What This Job Offers

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