NIAR ATLAS Assistant Program Management

Department

NIAR ATLAS

Wichita, KS - WSU Main Campus

Part Time

$18 per hour

Flexible; work is performed on-site and in person.

No export control requirement.

The NIAR ATLAS lab is looking for an assistant for their Program Management position.

• Assist the Program Manager in updating project schedules, tracking milestone completions, and monitoring action items.
• Organize, archive, and route engineering project data, customer deliverables, and compliance records.
• Coordinate meeting logistics, prepare agendas, and take highly accurate, technical meeting minutes for client and research review teams.
• Help compile internal project status metrics, charts, and presentation decks for leadership reviews.
• Serve as an internal point of contact to follow up with multidisciplinary engineering teams on overdue project inputs.
• Perform general operational and office administration tasks as assigned to streamline laboratory operations.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Basic understanding of project management lifecycle phases or engineering design workflows.
• Excellent technical written and oral communication skills to interact professionally with cross-functional teams.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and a demonstratedability to execute assigned tasks independently.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a fast-paced,multidisciplinary research lab environment.
• Capable of performing standard duties involving standing, walking,and remaining in a stationary position operating office equipment.

• Experience or familiarity with project tracking software (e.g.,Microsoft Project, Jira, Trello, or 3
  
  DEXPERIENCE platform).
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel,PowerPoint).

Work is done on site at the main NIAR building on campus or at Sector

A.

Ability to communicate with others and accurately exchange information