Program Manager
The Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) is the nation’s flagship research organization for applying cutting-edge digital technologies to reduce the time and cost of manufacturing, strengthen the capabilities of the U.S. supply chain, and reduce production costs. The DMDII will develop, demonstrate, deploy and commercialize digital design and manufacturing technologies across key industries.
The Institute is seeking candidates for the position of Program Manager, for full-time employment in our Chicago office. The Program Manager will assist with the initiation of projects as initiatives emerge from the Institute’s Strategic Investment Plan and Technology Roadmap, and will supervise their progress through solicitation, evaluation, selection and award. After the start of project execution, the Program Manager will be responsible for providing programmatic oversight of the selected performing organization or team. She/he will maintain primary responsibility for accomplishment of all technical objectives within the defined cost and schedule. The Program Manager will need to accommodate the needs of numerous stakeholders while ensuring project execution adheres to Institute standards and remains focused on Institute objectives.
Candidates for this position must have a proven track record of successfully managing projects from ideation to execution. Candidates must also excel at communicating and have the necessary skills and technical acumen to make and implement management decisions on multiple projects simultaneously. We are looking for an experienced project/program manager who has core managerial skills and leadership, is smart, highly motivated, and a hands-on self-starter.
+ Key Responsibilities:
- Full accountability for end to end project management for a select number of the Institute’s R&D projects
- Provide programmatic oversight of project execution by project teams to ensure projects produce program deliverables, maintain defined timelines, remain within proscribed budget and proactively reduce and mitigate risks
- Provide consistent and concise verbal and written communications to project teams
- Scope project work through discovery of business requirements
- Participate in the review of technical proposals during evaluation and selection
- Assist with generating documents associated with Institute Agreements for project execution, including statements of work (SOW), deliverable tables, integrated master schedules, reporting requirements and intellectual property assertions
- Track all project documentation in accordance with data security standards
- Provide technical expertise on active and completed projects for member engagement and recruitment events and communicate project status information to DMDII leadership
- Assist with technology transition plans after projects have concluded
+ Qualifications:
- Four-year engineering degree; Masters preferred
- Minimum 5 years of experience in project management, business analysis, or planning
- Prior experience in software development, product design, and manufacturing research highly desirable
- Proven success as a manager of large, complex engineering projects
- Strong interpersonal and presentation skills; excellent analytical and problem solving skills along with expert communication and negotiation skills
- Experience working in a federal government contracting environment desirable
+ Anti-Discrimination Policy and Commitment to Diversity
UI LABS is an equal employment opportunity employer.
We encourage individuals of all ethnic and racial backgrounds to apply for this position. We are committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization.
+ About DMDII
As a pillar of President Obama’s investment in U.S. Manufacturing, the DMDII will be the nation’s flagship research institute in digital manufacturing and design innovation and a world-class, first-of-its-kind manufacturing hub with the capabilities, innovation, and collaboration necessary to transform American manufacturing.
+ About UI LABS
UI LABS is a not-for-profit, independent research, training, and commercialization engine focused on solving big problems. It curates partnerships that bring together innovative industrial partners and best-in-class technical capabilities and resources to tackle grand challenges. UI LABS accelerates innovations that contribute to the economic prosperity of Chicago and the greater Midwest by solving company-specific and industry-wide technological problems with global impact potential.
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