Jobs UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER

The Division of Public Safety seeks to facilitate and coordinate a culture that supports the Boulder campus’ commitment to maintain the highest level of ethics, integrity, and safety in the conduct of its operations. We do this though services to enhance community safety, protect life and property, and foster safe, secure, and ethical practices.

The University of Colorado (CU) Boulder is one of America's leading research universities and the flagship of the CU System. As a comprehensive public doctoral Research University, CU Boulder is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified as an R1 University. The university has nine schools and colleges offering over 150 academic programs and enrolling 35,000 degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate students.

At CU Boulder, we believe in supporting each other and valuing everyone who is part of our community. Our values are expected of all Buffs and lead our actions in the classroom, on campus and in our community. At CU Boulder, we commit to building a more diverse and inclusive campus community. We value different backgrounds, identities and perspectives and believe that engagement with a wide range of ideas and viewpoints can help students learn and grow.

Project and Program Management

• Manage multiple concurrent projects, often as part of larger programs, through all phases of the project lifecycle: initiation, planning, execution, and closure.This includes managing scope, timelines, and budgets to ensure project success.
• Develop and implement project plans, timelines, and achievements, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and objectives.
• Lead cross-functional teams, ensuring task completion, accountability, and collaboration.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies, implementing mitigation strategies as needed.
• Ensure clear and consistent communication with project sponsors, campus partners, and leadership.

Partner Engagement and Communication

• Strong collaboration across multiple departments, project sponsors, leaders, and campus partners to gather and document project requirements.
• Develop and implement communication plans to keep campus partners informed throughout project lifecycles to ensure objectives are understood and achieved.
• Facilitate project meetings, track action items, and provide updates to executive leadership on project achievements and accomplishments.
• Build positive relationships within the Division of Public Safety and across campus

Vendor and Resource Management

• Manage vendor relationships, ensuring delivery of contracted services and alignment with project requirements.
• Collaborate with internal teams to allocate resources effectively, ensuring appropriate staffing to meet project timelines and objectives.
• Identify organizational change needs and develop strategies to address them.

Grants Management

• Manage grant-related activities, including writing proposals and grant applications, completing periodic reporting, and ensuring compliance with grant requirements.
• Manage the budget and spending of grant-funded projects.

Professional Development and Continuous Improvement

• Engage in ongoing learning and development related to leadership, project management methodologies, and emerging industry trends.
• Contribute to enhancing project management standard methodologies, processes, and tools within the Division of Public Safety.

Standard business hours, Monday - Friday. This position may be eligible for a hybrid modality.

The salary range for this position is $105,000 - $115,000 annually.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge and expertise in the application of waterfall project management methodologies.
• Familiarity with a variety of software development lifecycles used for IT projects including Agile development (scrum, kanban, etc.).
• Ability to maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive data in compliance with FERPA, HIPAA, and CJIS.
• Strong interpersonal skills and uphold high levels of discretion and integrity.
• Organized and detail oriented.

• Master’s degree in Information Technology, Project Management, Business Administration, or Public Administration
• PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Agile certifications.
• PROSCI Change Management certification.
• Ability to manage scope, time and resources using standard commercially available tools including Asana and Teams.
• Experience completing work and motivating change in an inclusive environment.
• Interest in or experience advancing the missions of public higher education.
• Experience working in Public Safety.
• Experience managing grants and grant-funded projects.