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Our talented team members across the state follow the behaviors, beliefs and outcomes of these core values to ensure that our vision is met. If you're ready to join the TSTC family and make great memories please complete our application process.\nJob Description\nThe External Relations Project Manager serves as the division’s lead for project execution, operational improvement, and modernization initiatives across External Relations. This role provides senior-level leadership for divisional project intake, planning, tracking, and execution while driving continuous improvement efforts that strengthen operational performance, organizational effectiveness, and strategic alignment across the division.Working closely with divisional leadership and cross-functional stakeholders, the External Relations Project Manager translates strategic priorities into actionable plans, project roadmaps, and operational solutions. The role leads divisional efforts related to workflow redesign, service delivery improvement, operational streamlining, modernization, and execution discipline, ensuring projects and initiatives are aligned with TSTC priorities and positioned for sustainable success.\nThe External Relations Project Manager serves as a senior technical professional who independently manages a complex portfolio of divisional projects, modernization efforts, and operational improvement initiatives. Through disciplined project leadership, stakeholder coordination, process improvement, and data-informed execution, this role strengthens divisional capacity, improves operational consistency, and supports the long-term operational maturity of External Relations.\nEssential Functions\nThe employee will demonstrate TSTC’s Core Values of Excellence, Accountability, Service, and Integrity with internal and external stakeholders, customers, students, and members of the community.\nProject Intake, Planning & Prioritization\nLeads divisional project intake and planning processes by vetting new initiatives, proposals, and taskforce concepts and translating business priorities into project scopes, timelines, roadmaps, and recommended next steps. Partners with divisional leadership to assess feasibility, align priorities, and support informed decision-making regarding project activation, sequencing, ownership, and resource needs.\nProject Execution & Oversight\nServes as project lead for select divisional initiatives and manages planning, execution, implementation, and transition to operational ownership as appropriate. Monitors major initiatives, projects, and operational efforts across the division to ensure alignment with goals, timelines, deliverables, and intended outcomes. Tracks progress through dashboards, trackers, data visualizations, and regular check-ins with project owners to support accountability and sustained execution.\nOperational Improvement & Modernization\nLeads divisional initiatives focused on improving operational efficiency, service delivery, execution consistency, and organizational performance across External Relations. Evaluates workflows, identifies operational challenges, and implements practical improvements that strengthen coordination, efficiency, and service outcomes. Leads modernization and transformation initiatives that improve divisional capabilities, operational agility, and service delivery through redesigned workflows, more effective operating models, and implementation of improved processes and tools.\nProject Accountability & Organizational Effectiveness\nSupports divisional accountability for project execution by monitoring milestone completion, surfacing roadblocks, and identifying at-risk efforts that require intervention or escalation. Facilitates post-project reviews, operational retrospectives, and follow-up planning to identify lessons learned, reinforce accountability, and sustain continuous improvement across divisional initiatives. Supports organizational effectiveness efforts that improve divisional coordination, execution discipline, and operational maturity.\nReporting, Documentation & Decision Support\nPrepares operational plans, project summaries, executive briefs, status reports, dashboards, and related documentation to support divisional leadership reporting and decision-making. Organizes project-related information, documents progress, and produces materials that improve visibility into divisional priorities, project health, execution risks, and operational outcomes.\nCross-Functional Coordination & Stakeholder Engagement\nBuilds strong working relationships across External Relations and with internal stakeholders across TSTC to support project alignment, communication, and execution. Facilitates collaboration across departments and project teams, creates forums for dialogue and issue resolution, and promotes shared understanding of priorities, timelines, roles, and responsibilities. Partners with divisional leadership and stakeholders to identify operational pain points, improve coordination, and strengthen divisional capacity.\nStrategic Planning & Divisional Support\nPartners with divisional leadership to support strategic planning, divisional goal setting, organizational evolution, and implementation of high-priority initiatives. Supports development of operational roadmaps, planning materials, and execution strategies that advance divisional priorities and strengthen alignment between day-to-day operations and long-range goals.\nEducation & Experience\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in business, public administration, project management, organizational leadership, higher education administration, or a related field.\nFour years of experience in project management, operational improvement, organizational effectiveness, or related work involving complex cross-functional initiatives.\nTwo years of experience leading continuous improvement, modernization, service delivery improvement, operational transformation, or organizational effectiveness initiatives.\nExperience developing project plans, roadmaps, reports, dashboards, or other tools used to support executive visibility, project monitoring, and operational decision-making.\nExperience working with cross-functional stakeholders to plan, coordinate, and execute complex initiatives.\nPreferred Qualifications\nProject Management Professional (PMP), Lean Six Sigma, Agile, Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Prosci, or other related certification.\nFive years of experience in project management, operational improvement, organizational effectiveness, or related work involving complex cross-functional initiatives.\nThree years of experience leading continuous improvement, modernization, service delivery improvement, operational transformation, or organizational effectiveness initiatives.\nExperience in higher education, workforce development, public sector operations, or another complex multi-stakeholder environment.\nExperience supporting executive-level planning, organizational change, or divisional strategy implementation.\nRelevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree, except in cases where a specific degree is required to meet accreditation standards, licensure requirements, or other legislative or regulatory obligations. This includes, but is not limited to, certain faculty positions and staff roles governed by state or federal educational mandates.\nSkills & Abilities\nAbility to manage multiple projects, competing deadlines, and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.\nAbility to analyze operational workflows, identify performance gaps, and develop and implement process improvement strategies.\nAbility to think strategically and develop innovative, practical, and sustainable solutions to operational challenges.\nAbility to interpret data, identify trends, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.\nAbility to collect, analyze, and present data and metrics to measure project impact and prepare reports and recommendations for leadership.\nAbility to develop project plans, implementation roadmaps, dashboards, and status reporting tools that support project execution and leadership visibility.\nAbility to facilitate cross-functional collaboration, planning, and problem-solving across multiple stakeholder groups.\nAbility to convey complex information clearly through written, verbal, and presentation formats to diverse audiences.\nCore Competencies\nStrategic Project Leadership\nIndependently manages complex divisional initiatives from intake and planning through execution and operational transition. Applies sound judgment to scope work, prioritize efforts, anticipate risks, and align project execution with divisional goals, timelines, and operational realities.\nOperational Improvement & Innovation\nEvaluates processes, identifies inefficiencies, and implements operational improvements that strengthen divisional performance, scalability, and service delivery. Applies continuous improvement principles, modern practices, and practical innovation to improve execution and organizational effectiveness.\nCross-Functional Collaboration\nBuilds effective partnerships across functions, teams, and leadership levels to support coordinated planning and execution. Facilitates communication, alignment, and shared problem-solving in support of divisional priorities and complex cross-functional work.\nAnalytical Thinking & Decision Support\nUses data, reporting, and operational analysis to evaluate progress, identify trends, and support informed decision-making. Develops dashboards, summaries, and executive-ready reporting that improve visibility and help leaders assess priorities, risks, and outcomes.\nOrganization & Execution Discipline\nMaintains strong organization across multiple projects, workstreams, deadlines, and stakeholder needs. Ensures projects are monitored effectively, deliverables are tracked, commitments are followed through, and work is completed with accuracy and discipline.\nAdaptability & Change Agility\nWorks effectively in evolving environments and supports change through structured planning, clear communication, and practical problem-solving. Helps stakeholders navigate shifting priorities, new processes, and modernization efforts with consistency and professionalism.\nOwnership & Accountability\nTakes ownership of divisional project execution, operational deliverables, and continuous improvement efforts. Demonstrates reliability, initiative, and accountability for moving work forward, resolving issues, and delivering high-quality results.\nExtra Duties Statement\nThis job description outlines the general responsibilities and expectations of the role. It is not intended to include every task or responsibility. Additional duties may be assigned by leadership as needed.\nThis position may be considered for telework options based on eligibility under TSTC’s Telework Policy aligned with State of Texas requirements.\nMust be reachable during business hours through standard communication channels as required by the role.\nSome duties may require work outside standard business hours during peak project, reporting, planning, or operational cycles.\nFull-time, FLSA-exempt position.\nPeriodic in-state travel to campuses or meetings beyond the employee’s designated or nearest base campus may be required based on business needs and will comply with TSTC and State of Texas requirements.\nPosition requires sustained attention to confidential, sensitive, and operationally important institutional and divisional information.\nTSTC will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the position.\nTSTC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, or veteran status.\nThe role may...","description_format":"text","description_chars":13467,"description_truncated":true,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Artificial Intelligence","Higher Education"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-01T13:27:50Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":14,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.511,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":71,"expected_fill_days":24,"reasons":["conf:2","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-10-13T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/tstc-external-relations-project-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/tstc-external-relations-project-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-13T10:46:53Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":16578,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-14T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1793234},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1793234"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Ftstc-external-relations-project-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Ftstc-external-relations-project-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Ftstc-external-relations-project-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/tstc-external-relations-project-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Ftstc-external-relations-project-manager"}]}