IT Project Manager
Bowling Green State University
Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Job Type: Full-Time
Division: Finance & Administration
Opening Date: 10/14/2025
Location: Main Campus (BG), OH
Job Number: BGSU01137
Department: Finance & Administration
Closing: 10/29/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Summary
The IT Project Manager follows the project management framework during the initiating, planning, managing, and closing stages of technology projects. The role performs project performance management activities for medium to large-scale projects, ensuring successful execution from project initiation to completion. Key responsibilities include performing project intake analysis, collaborating with project sponsors and project team members, developing and managing comprehensive project work plans, creating and managing budgets and resource allocations, providing regular project status updates to stakeholders, identifying and managing risk, managing project change requests, and overseeing the project implementation. This role requires strong leadership skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively in a dynamic environment.
Essential Functions
• Create, plan, design, implement, manage and report on IT projects in all areas within the University. Specifically receives requests for new projects, develops those project plans with the owner, creates and manages the budgets, creates and manages the human resource staffing of each project, creates the time and labor tracking software, provides status updates, creates contingencies, manages action lists, manages risks to the project, and oversees every aspect of the implementation including coordination of ongoing support after project is completed.
• Manage the relationship with Department Offices and the IT Staff to ensure that all deadlines are met, risks are identified and managed and resources used effectively to ensure the success of every project.
• Create, manage, document, and enforce policies and procedures for Project Management methodology.
• Recommend, create and teach appropriate training for both technical and end-user staff at the University on effectively utilizing Project Management methodology solutions and applications.
• Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
The following Degree is required:
• Bachelor's degree required. Degree must be conferred at the time of application.
The following Degree is preferred:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer or Management Information Science, Business Administration or related field.
The following Experience is required:
• 2 years of IT project management experience
• 1 year of business process improvement or Lean Six Sigma experience
The following Experience is preferred:
• 1 year of supervisory experience
The following Licensure, Certifications, or Registration is required: (Current certifications must be documented on your resume/application or uploaded as additional documents)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate
Additional Information
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
• Communications skills - written and verbal
• Organizational skills - personally and professionally
• Budgeting skills - money and time allocations
• Supervision of employees
• Supervision of consultants
• Financial reporting knowledge
• Multi-tasking skills
• Negotiation skills
Required Documents to Upload to Application: Cover Letter and Resume
Deadline to apply: October 29, 2025
BGSU does not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain work authorization throughout the employment term.
Bowling Green State University is an Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer. We are committed to ensuring an equal employment opportunity for all applicants and encourage applications from all regardless of sex, race, veteran-status, disability, age, gender identity, genetic information, religion, or sexual orientation. EEOC Know Your Rights Poster: https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eeoc.gov%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2F2023-06%2F22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Cckclark%40bgsu.edu%7C535321bdfed84e6945d708ddfd054c64%7Ccdcb729d51064d7cb75ba30c455d5b0a%7C0%7C0%7C638944921508830999%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=WS5n9BrD1eS58IHE5%2BQqAE81NERSJNPiktrwexWXk%2FU%3D&reserved=0
In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Bowling Green State University, please call 419-372-8421 or email mailto:ohr@bgsu.edu.
BGSU is an E-Verify employer. If hired into this position, you will be required to provide satisfactory proof of employment eligibility by providing acceptable, original forms of identification for employment verification via the Federal I-9 employment verification process. A list of acceptable documents can be seen here: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents
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