University of Houston · 12 hours ago
Program Manager 1 - Department of Electrical Engineering
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
0+ years expThe University of Houston is seeking a Program Manager for the Department of Electrical Engineering. This role involves managing daily operations of the department, supervising staff, overseeing budgets, and developing procedures to ensure effective program administration.
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Responsibilities
Plans and develops procedures for administering a small or medium-sized department or program
Oversees program expenditures and ensures adherence to budget
Provides guidance to subordinate staff and evaluates performance
May prepare or participate in the creation of abstracts, research reports, funding proposals, operations and procedure manuals, and other written material and documentation
Reviews reports of budgets and activities
Prepares ad hoc reports as needed
May administer grants and grant-related related communications, scholarships and other operations
Develops, implements and maintains appropriate policies and procedures
May serve as property custodian for the department
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Attend teleconferences
Facilitate communication of program evaluation with project evaluator by sharing program data with external evaluator
Track budget/spending on grants in real-time
Can create flyers and manage online applications for student program participants
Keep student database and track student progress
Plan and execute the annual or on-site virtual site visit for the Activity Manager
Plan and execute annual External Advisory Council meetings
Lead the development of the Milestone chart
Lead the development of the semi-annual report to include:
Activities performed during the period
Planned activities to be performed next period
Objective and/or strategy changes
Budget expenditures during the period as compared to the total budget
Demographic makeup of program participants during that period
Lead the development of the annual progress report
Work with the engineering communications office to get the websites for the grant set up
Execute Contracts with advisory board members, contractors, etc
P-CARD eligible for project purchasing
Able to execute Concur travel
Making travel arrangements for seminar and guest presenters
Support proposal writing
Other items as requested
Qualification
Required
Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline
Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed
No experience required
All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check
Company
University of Houston
The doctoral degree-granting and largest university of the University of Houston system.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (107)
2024 (76)
2023 (80)
2022 (42)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$9.3MKey Investors
National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing BiopharmaceuticalsUS Department of EnergyCancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
2024-04-09Grant
2023-10-05Grant· $2M
2018-09-19Grant· $4M
Leadership Team
Arthur Conklin
Professor Emeritus
Brené Brown
Huffington Endowed Chair + Research Professor
Recent News
2025-12-04
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