Senior Project Manager

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Job Title:

Senior Project Manager

Department:

John Glenn | College Administration

The John Glenn College of Public Affairs is a leading public affairs college that conducts rigorous academic research and translates and applies that research for public, nonprofit, and private partners. Public safety is a growing area of expertise within the college, with multiple faculty and students involved in criminal justice research projects, and an array of technical assistance and training partnerships with criminal justice organizations.

The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for managing complex research and technical assistance projects from proposal through completion, by collaborating with Public Safety research staff, Glenn College faculty, students, and other stakeholders. This role oversees the full project lifecycle—initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure—across multiple large-scale grants and contracts, ensuring compliance with institutional policies and funder requirements. Key project management responsibilities include planning, governance, resource and budget management, progress tracking, and risk and change management, while enforcing rigorous quality standards for all deliverables.

Additional duties for the Senior Project Manager include fostering strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, leading project team meetings, and implementing continuous improvement practices to enhance efficiency and quality. The Senior Project Manager will also contribute to business development by identifying new project opportunities and supporting strategic planning. Finally, the Senior Project Manager will serve as the day-to-day support for financial and HR activities related to the public safety research portfolio (e.g., budget updates, effort allocations, etc.).

Duties Description

1. Project Management

• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, and budgets aligned with organizational goals.
• Monitor project status, timelines, progress reports, budgets and deliverables to meet funder requirements and recommend corrective actions to research/project leads for schedule, resource allocation, or cost adjustments.
• Conduct financial analysis, modeling, and forecasting to develop, implement, and reconcile budget projections and actual spending
• Provide administrative support including scheduling, note-taking, organizing and maintaining project documentation, coordinating meetings and events, and ensuring compliance with institutional policies and procedures.
• Manage risks, issues, and change requests effectively to minimize project disruptions.

2. Research Team and Stakeholder Collaboration

• Lead project team meetings to facilitate communication between stakeholders, gather progress updates, and ensure clarity on timelines, deliverables, and expectations.
• Cultivate strong relationships with internal and external partners to optimize collaboration and outcomes.

3. Deliverable Quality Control

• Establish and enforce quality standards for all project outputs, including presentations and all written deliverables.
• Conduct reviews and audits of deliverables to ensure accuracy, completeness, and relevance for law enforcement practitioner and policy-maker audiences.
• Implement continuous improvement practices to enhance project quality and efficiency.

  Business & Project Development