Req #: 247624
Department: UW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Appointing Department Web Address: https://it.uw.edu/uw-it/
Posting Date: 07/08/2025
Closing Info:
Open Until Filled
Salary: $9,042 - $13,562 per month
Shift: First Shift
Notes:
As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230119_a11y.pdf)
As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.
UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.
Senior Project Manager at University of Washington Information Technology (UW-IT) About the Role: The Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) at UW-IT oversees our project portfolio to ensure alignment with the university's mission and strategic goals. As a Senior Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in managing high-profile, complex projects that impact the entire university and its affiliated organizations.
Impact to the University: This role is critical in enabling UW to support operations for teaching, learning, research, medicine, and business. You will manage projects across diverse technological environments and ensure they are delivered successfully.
Key Responsibilities:- Project Management:
Manage complex, cross-organizational projects.
Lead and successfully close a broad range of high-profile projects.
Utilize your extensive IT knowledge, business process analysis, problem-solving skills, and project management expertise.
Ensure projects are delivered within budget, scope, schedule, and quality constraints.
Develop and manage project charters, keep stakeholders informed, and oversee major project contracts. - Leadership:
This position necessitates the development and maintenance of robust working relationships with a diverse array of stakeholders:
Serve as a liaison between units, divisions, and other organizations.
Represent UW-IT in meetings with various stakeholders.
Motivate and manage diverse IT and business project teams.
Provide coaching, mentorship, and training for other project managers as well as other interested parties
Create/update/evolve training materials on project management best practices. - Governance:
Own the project and portfolio management process execution.
Work with senior leadership to define success and ensure alignment with UW-IT priorities.
Identify areas for continuous improvement for both your project(s) and EPMO processes. Requirements:
Minimum of four years of experience managing progressively more complex IT projects in applications, infrastructure and networking, and comprehensive understanding of the underlying technologies.
Demonstrated project management skills.
Experience with enterprise application development, SDLC processes, Agile and DevOps methodologies, re-engineering and process improvement involving broad-based information systems and utilizing tools and techniques to effect business change.
Experience in deploying large, complex systems implementing business process redesign.
Experience in project and software development lifecycles and corresponding tools such as issue tracking systems, configuration management systems, requirements management systems and project management systems.
Demonstrated ability to manage large technical projects within a team environment.
Ability to manage a diverse range of activities in a very visible and pressured environment, exercising independent judgment in resolving problems.
Demonstrated excellent communication skills, technical documentation skills, communication skills, and personal interaction abilities.
Ability to speak and write about technical and non-technical issues for both technical and non-technical audiences.
Expertise with web publishing, collaboration, database, spreadsheet and word processing applications.
Experience communicating with senior leadership and management through all project processes, during priority setting, and providing project status. Desired:
Education, work experience: Describe education and/or work experience beyond the minimums that would be 'desirable' but not required to satisfactorily perform the position's duties and responsibilities.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt certification
ITIL Foundations V3 certification
Experience in a research university or large enterprise, with both centralized and distributed IT teams
Experience implementing/executing IT governance process.
Equivalent education/experience may substitute for all minimum qualifications. Why Join Us: - Join us in transforming lives and shaping the future of education and research at the University of Washington. Your work will directly support groundbreaking innovations and global advancements. About UW: The primary mission of the University of Washington (UW) is the preservation, advancement, and dissemination of knowledge. UW aims to educate a diverse student body to become responsible global citizens and future leaders through a challenging learning environment informed by cutting-edge scholarship.Join the University of Washington (UW) and be part of a community dedicated to transforming lives and shaping the future. At UW, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming environment. Your unique experiences, perspectives, and identities will be honored here. About UW-IT: UW Information Technology (UW-IT) is the central IT organization for the University of Washington, providing critical technology support to all three campuses, UW medical centers, and global research operations. We collaborate with university partners to advance teaching, learning, innovation, and discovery. Application Process: The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select "Apply to this position". Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your "My Jobs" page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.
University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
