GRAIN Project Manager

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Staff - Non Union Job Category M&P - AAPS Job Profile AAPS Salaried - Administration, Level B Job Title GRAIN Project Manager Department Research | McIver | Department of Physics and Astronomy | Faculty of Science Compensation Range $6,747.50 - $9,701.42 CAD Monthly The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job. Posting End Date June 26, 2026 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date. Job End Date March 31, 2031 Job description At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career. Job Summary Under the direction of the Project Lead Scientist at the University of British Columbia, the incumbent will act as the project manager for the Canadian GRravitational-wave Astrophysics Infrastructure Network (GRAIN). GRAIN is a multi-million-dollar project that will build detector hardware infrastructure and computing infrastructure to enable gravitational-wave astrophysics with current and near-future ground-based detectors and the LISA mission. The GRAIN project manager will have oversight of the technical and budgetary success of the project in partnership with the GRAIN Science Board and institutional partners McGill University, the Université de Montréal, Bishop's University, the University of Manitoba, and the University of Lethbridge. This multi-institutional national infrastructure project is funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) led by the University of British Columbia. The GRAIN project manager will coordinate with GRAIN hardware and computing leads (including those at the Digital Research Alliance of Canada and those within the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre) to ensure that the priorities and directions set by the GRAIN Science Board are implemented. The project manager will develop project schedules, including milestones, critical paths, timelines, and deliverables, and will be responsible for reporting and compliance with institutional, provincial, and national requirements. They will manage the project budget, facilitate purchasing and hiring, and schedule day-to-day project activities. They will interpret and apply policies and procedures when making independent decisions. They will write and edit reports on management aspects of GRAIN, maintain project records, generate specialized analyses and reports for financial planning, and report on project progress and budget to the GRAIN Science Board. Organizational Status The successful applicant will report directly to the Project Lead Scientist at the University of British Columbia (faculty). They will also interact with researchers, scientific staff, software developers, students, and other contributors at partner institutions (McGill University, the Université de Montréal, Bishop's University, the University of Manitoba, and the University of Lethbridge) as well as stakeholders around the world (especially France and the United States). This role is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, including flexible work hours, pursuant to University policies and guidelines. This is a two-year term position with renewal based on performance. Work performed Managing project schedules including milestones, critical path, timelines, deliverables and reporting. Liaising with granting agencies (CFI) and other institutions (McGill, Lethbridge, Bishop's, UManitoba, UdeM) and domestic/international partners (LIGO Lab in the US and the Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés in France) regarding project progress and budgets. Leading financial planning processes for GRAIN, including budget projections across 10 participating institutions and partners. Developing and implementing cross-institutional administrative policies and procedures for GRAIN, including procurement, hiring, and management of development, delivery and operation of GRAIN infrastructure. Responsible for GRAIN project reports and management of GRAIN operations. Consequence of Error/Judgement Good judgement by the candidate will result in a higher probability of on-time, under budget delivery of the detector instrumentation and computing infrastructure components of the GRAIN project. Errors or poor judgement may result in project delays, lack of coherence across development of different project elements, and suboptimal deployment of resources across the GRAIN project

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