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Project Manager III-McGowan Institute - 26006202

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Pittsburgh, PA
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Job overview

The Project Manager III oversees planning, design, and execution of complex projects and supports the McGowan Institute’s sponsored portfolio, including a workforce initiative and commercialization pipeline. The role manages federally funded programs from award through closeout, coordinates subrecipients and consortium partners, monitors budgets and compliance, and prepares sponsor reporting. Travel across Pennsylvania and West Virginia may be required up to 75% of the time.

Skills & qualifications

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Skills

Sponsored Program ManagementUniform Guidance ComplianceSubrecipient MonitoringBudget ManagementPerformance ReportingConsortium CoordinationProcurement StandardsRelationship Management

Full job description

Project Manager III-McGowan Institute Med-MIRM-Dr Chandan Sen Group - Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh - (26006202) Job Summary Oversees all aspects of planning, design, and execution of large or complex projects. Assists in developing timelines and ensures adherence to deadlines. Manages financial aspects of projects and other administrative duties. Handles external correspondence and drafts reports and other communications. Essential Functions This position supports the McGowan Institute's sponsored portfolio, including the ARC/ARISE-funded BARMA workforce initiative and the Institute's commercialization pipeline. This position will require travel across PA and WV up to 75% of the time . This role requires managing sponsored programs and multi-institutional initiatives from award through closeout, ensuring compliance with sponsor terms and federal requirements (2 CFR 200, Uniform Guidance), coordinating subrecipients and contractors, tracking budgets and cost-share/match, and delivering performance and progress reporting to sponsors. Specific Job Duties: 1. Manage day-to-day operations of federally funded programs (e.g., ARC/ARISE, NIH, DoD/MTEC), ensuring compliance with sponsor terms and Uniform Guidance. 2. Coordinate subawards and service agreements: support subrecipient monitoring under §200.332, collect partner statements of work, budgets, and justifications, and track deliverables, invoices, and milestones. 3. Prepare and monitor sponsored budgets spanning federal and match funds; track cash and in-kind match; support rebudgeting, effort reporting, and reconciliation against institutional systems. 4. Build and maintain systems to collect, verify, and report performance measures and deliverables (e.g., ARC ""served/improved"" measures); prepare sponsor progress reports and respond to program-officer and reviewer requests. 5. Coordinate a multi-partner consortium (universities, health systems, industry, workforce and community organizations), including governance bodies, steering committees, MOUs, and cross-institutional communications. 6. Support procurement of goods and services consistent with institutional and Uniform Guidance procurement standards (2 CFR 200.320). 7. The role coordinates external partners and subrecipients without direct authority over them (influence/relationship management), and interfaces with OSP, Purchasing, and the sponsor program office. Physical Effort Moderate physical effort required. May be required to stand/move or drive View the full job description on the employer's website. Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. PI287439488 / 11-9111.00 Medical and Health Services Managers

How this job compares

Set against the 22,993 open Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Pennsylvania median$109–180K/yr410 salary ranges
  • Pennsylvania median$50–57/hr22 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 802 open Project Manager jobs in Pennsylvania and 22,993 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 10 years (19,950 postings).
Education
12,857 of the 22,993 open Project Manager jobs (56%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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