Senior Technology Project Manager

** Job Description
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Purpose:

** 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 is Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, your experiences, perspectives, and unique identities will be honored at the University of Washington.

Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UW Information Technology (UWIT) is the central information technology organization for the University of Washington, responsible for strategic planning, oversight, and direction of the UW’s IT infrastructure, resources, and services. UWIT provides critical technology support to all three campuses, UW Medicine, and research operations around the world. UWIT partners with the UW community to enable innovation, learning, discovery, and service.

The Senior Technical Project Manager is responsible for leading the planning and execution of complex, large-scale network infrastructure projects across the university environment which includes multiple academic campuses, medical centers, and regional research and education networks.

This role ensures the successful delivery of networking technologies such as wired and wireless infrastructure, data center connectivity, wide-area networking, and partner network integrations. The position works closely with network engineering, operations, security, facilities, and external vendors to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure network services that support teaching, research, healthcare delivery, and regional collaboration.

The Senior Technical Project Manager serves as the primary point of coordination for project sponsors and stakeholders - aligning technical execution with institutional priorities, timelines, budgets, and compliance  addition to project execution, this role also ensures continuity between project delivery and operational service readiness by integrating change management practices, communication planning, and quality control measures throughout the project lifecycle.
** Position Complexities:
** This role operates in a highly complex, mission-critical environment with dependencies across healthcare, academic, and research systems where downtime and errors can have significant operational and patient care impacts.
* Advanced communication and coordination across multiple specialized technical teams including network engineering, implementation, operations, and security.
* Consistent communication, coordination, and alignment with stakeholders, administrative units (finance, facilities, etc.), and partner organizations - including UW Medicine, academic campus units, and external network partners (Washington K-20 Education Network, Pacific Northwest Gigapop, C3 Network, etc.)
* Managing projects with incomplete or evolving requirements, competing priorities, constrained maintenance windows, and many interdependent tasks.
* Requires strong knowledge of wired and wireless networking technologies including emerging trends.
* Navigating regulatory, security, and compliance requirements, especially in medical and research environments.
* Vendor and service provider coordination with long lead times, contract constraints, and supply chain risks.
* Translating highly technical networking concepts into clear plans and communications for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Managing risk in high-availability environments where changes must be carefully planned, tested, and validated.
* Balancing project execution with service delivery coordination, including scheduling, change control, and operational handoffs.
* Enforcing quality standards by driving post implementation reviews, verifying completion criteria, and ensuring documentation and closure standards are met.
* Requires independent judgment in prioritization, decision-making, and conflict resolution in a high-visibility environment.
** Position Dimensions and Impact to the University:
** The Senior Technical…