PROJECT MANAGER - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Job Description

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

Benedict College seeks a highly organized and accountable Project Manager to oversee day-to-day execution of the Resilient Autonomous Systems (RAS) program, a contract-funded initiative supported by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The Project Manager will serve as the central operational lead across all project components­ research, outreach, evaluation, compliance, and financial tracking and will play a key role in ensuring smooth coordination between campus stakeholders and Integer Technologies, the prime contractor.

This role reports to the Dean in the School of Science and Engineering and is responsible for aligning deliverables, tracking spending, maintaining documentation, and supporting compliance across the RAS program. The successful candidate will bring exceptional attention to detail, strong coordination skills, and experience working on complex, federally funded contracts in a higher education or research setting. This position also coordinates with the Principal Investigator, Faculty Researchers, Outreach Coordinator, Math Coordinator, External Evaluator, External Researcher, STEM Recruiter, and Integer Technologies.

This is a full-time, contract-funded position based in Columbia, South Carolina. A Hybrid work schedule may be considered. Occasional travel may be required for ONR site visits, meetings, and technical reporting. After hours, evenings and weekends may be required as needed during peak reporting or events.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS :

Program Management and Coordination

• Maintain a master project calendar and oversee coordination across internal faculty, external partners, and Integer.
• Track and manage program schedules, milestones, and deliverables to ensure compliance with the Statement of Work (SOW).
• Coordinate the preparation and logistics for ONR program reviews, audits, and site visits in collaboration with Integer Technologies.

Compliance and Documentation Oversight

Financial and Procurement Coordination

Partner and Personnel Coordination

Reporting and Deliverable Management

Key Deliverables

Other Duties

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK :

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

Requires sedentary work that involves walking, standing, lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling some of the time. Requires the ability to lift up to 50 pounds and the ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force on a recurring basis or routine keyboard operations.

WORKING CONDITIONS :

Work environment risks exposure to no known environmental hazards.

APPLICATION PROCESS :

EOE M / F / D / V