ABOUT STANFORD UNIVERSITY AND RESIDENTIAL & DINING ENTERPRISES:
Stanford University is one of the world's leading teaching and research universities. Founded in 1891, Stanford’s mission is to create and share knowledge and to prepare students to be curious, to think critically, and to contribute to the world. With world-class scholars and seven schools located together on a single campus, Stanford offers academic excellence across the broadest array of disciplines including business, education, engineering, humanities and sciences, law, medicine, and sustainability. It also is an engine of innovation, blending theory and practice to move ideas and discoveries from labs and classrooms out into the world. Stanford strives to foster a culture of expansive inquiry, fresh thinking, searching discussion, and freedom of thought – preparing students for leadership and engaged citizenship in the world. The university is located between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of California's Silicon Valley, on a scenic 8,180-acre campus.
Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE), the largest auxiliary organization at Stanford University, supports the academic mission of the university by providing high-quality services to students and other members of the university community. R&DE has an annual operating budget of $400M, operates 24/7/365, and oversees a $3B asset portfolio comprising over 7 million square feet—one-third of the campus footprint. R&DE provides housing for 16,000 students and dependents, serves 8 million meals annually at 48 student dining venues and 32 culinary enterprises. In addition, R&DE provides executive services, conference operations, and guest lodging. R&DE is a talented and diverse team of 1,200+ who comprise the following divisions: Student Housing Operations & Stanford Conferences; Stanford Dining and Hospitality & Auxiliaries; Maintenance Operations and Capital Projects; and a team of R&DE strategic business partners—Finance & Administration, Information Technology, Human Resources, and Strategic Communications and Marketing.
“Students (Customers) First” is R&DE’s mantra and its strategic goals reflect its commitment to delivering service excellence to the campus community. R&DE’s belief is “students are never an interruption in our day; they are the reason we are here.”
R&DE’s dedication to promoting fair treatment, access to opportunities, and a positive work environment is reflected in its essential priorities and efforts for cultivating a culture of operational excellence as a foundational cornerstone. R&DE is committed to creating and sustaining inclusive excellence where all staff feel a sense of belonging and are empowered to thrive.
This role is currently designated as hybrid and may provide incumbents with flexibility for partial telecommuting.
The expected pay range for this position is $150,000 to $175,000 per annum
Job Purpose:
Manage large and complex projects with high performance risk, driving project(s) to completion. May manage more than one large project simultaneously. Work is typically comprised of 80% time contribution towards project leadership and 20% as a technical contributor.
Core Duties
:
Perform the full range of project management cycle: initiating,
planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.
Independently lead and direct projects requiring high levels of
functional integration and involving multiple disciplines to be
managed.
Direct development of an action plan, and estimate requirements
for resources, including management, labor, materials, and time required
to complete project.
Facilitate discussions and negotiations to drive recommendation
consensus.
Develop and help execute comprehensive change management strategy
and communication plan relative to project scope and stakeholders;
orchestrate and lead change management methodologies underlying project
success.
These elements typically delineate the project management
involved at this level: charter origination or scope identification and
shaping, scope definition; # of disciplines /stakeholders to manage is
across-university impact, and city, county constituents; risk-manage,
control and report on risk associated with more complicated projects,
affecting division or program as it relates to their project portfolio
and risk sharing and control is skewed further to the project manager;
project complexity involves synthesizing complex technical data and
driving decisions; primary university relationship is at the senior
associate/administrative dean, faculty and directors level; single
project budget/scope accountability- up to $10M; cumulative budget/scope
accountability over $10M.
Minimum Education
:
Bachelor's degree in a related field
Minimum Experience
:
Five years of related experience in management of projects with
extensive size/complexity and moderate performance risk, including
project planning, scheduling, tracking, and budgeting, or combination of
education and relevant experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
:
Highly effective written and oral communication skills to address
a wide variety of audiences.
Ability to productively assemble, engage, and lead
cross-functional teams.
Demonstrated project management ability to employ integration,
scope time management, cost, quality, human resources, communications,
risk, and procurement components.
Ability to balance customer expectations with project
reality.
Demonstrated resilience, diplomacy, influence, relationship
building, and problem solving skills in a variety of
situations.
Keen grasp of interpersonal and impact awareness.
Depth of knowledge in technical discipline/domain needed to
deliver projects.
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Drivers License Requirements
Must possess and maintain a valid California non-commercial Class
C Driver's License.
Ability to drive day or night.
When conducting university business, must comply with the
California Vehicle Code and Stanford University driving
requirements.