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Project Manager

• Oversee brownfield redevelopment and technical assistance initiatives
• Facilitate community meetings on project design
• Community interaction and outreach
• Project management and capacity building
• Develop relationships with local, state, and federal partners
• Help communities establish environmental, community, and economic development initiatives
• Lead the implementation of site-specific and community-wide technical assistance
• Assist with proposal development
• Facilitate meetings with project stakeholders
• Collaborate with other staff and partners to provide comprehensive technical assistance (TA)
• Responds to inquiries and independently resolves matters of moderate complexity.

Brownfield Redevelopment Project Manager – Design & Planning

Research Analyst

• Assist with program development and implementation of technical assistance programs, including state and regional initiatives.
• Assist with the facilitation of redevelopment activities including creating and presenting materials in public meetings and synthesizing stakeholder input on projects and programs.
• Provide research support in the identification of brownfield property/site characteristics including ownership, parcel/tax info, and barriers to redevelopment.
• Assist in the development of proposal and grant applications for funding community brownfields projects in response to solicited and unsolicited Requests for Proposals (RFP’s).
• Collaborate with the Brownfields Assistance Center, EPA Brownfield Regional Offices, and National TAB providers on project tasks.
• Assist with planning and implementation of local and state events, including educational workshops and conferences.
• Travel within West Virginia and EPA Region 3 as needed for single day or multi-day periods.
• Meet face-to-face, virtually, and by telephone with federal, state, community, and private organizations regarding progress of funded projects.

Community Development Associate – West Virginia Water Research Institute

• Performs complex GIS and spatial analysis using ArcGIS Pro to support WVWRI projects.
• Responsible for maintaining comprehensive project geospatial datasets and streamlining GIS workflows to ensure data integrity and accessibility.
• Supports specialized research initiatives in partnership with WVU Health Sciences to map and analyze drinking water quality data.
• Builds and manages specialized data-collection tools and interactive mapping platforms.
• Supports water quality and AMD remediation projects through a balanced combination of field and office work.
• Conducts field sampling of water chemistry following strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Systematically assimilates and analyzes water quality data, converting raw field results into actionable insights.
• Prepares detailed technical reports for diverse projects and contributes to peer-reviewed publications.
• Provides direct support to project staff by creating custom maps and organizing spatial data.

Water Resources GIS Specialist

Outreach Coordinator

• Create and implement a strategic plan of outreach and engagement
• Monitor and analyze event data that assists in event strategy and implementation
• Develop and distribute charts and information as requested by government and corporate relations and event and recruitment teams
• Assist the Regional Recruitment team as needed in the planning, execution and follow up for special events
• Provide recruitment training and develop toolkits each semester for student organizations and WVU student ambassadors interested in recruiting
• Assist with development and implementation of strategy for recruitment of students from the local (Morgantown) area
• Communicate with constituents on a frequent basis to inform and educate about activities, programs and outreach efforts of the University

Coordinator of Corporate and Government Relations – Government Relations and Strategic Affairs

• Create and implement a strategic plan of outreach and engagement
• Monitor and analyze event data that assists in event strategy and implementation
• Develop and distribute charts and information as requested by government and corporate relations and event and recruitment teams
• Assist the Regional Recruitment team as needed in the planning, execution and follow up for special events, as well as assistance as needed at recruitment and professional organization fairs, ambassador programs
• Provide recruitment training and develop toolkits each semester for student organizations and WVU student ambassadors interested in recruiting
• Assist with development and implementation of strategy for recruitment of students from the local (Morgantown) area
• Develop and implement strategy for recruitment of students of WVU employees
• Complete other projects and assignments at the request of the Vice President and Assistant Director
• Communicate with constituents on a frequent basis to inform and educate about activities, programs and outreach efforts of the University, as well as reinforce the institution’s mission and values
• Throughout the summer months, assist with the New Student Orientation
• Operate as directed by NSO lead, interact with Orientation Leaders, new students and parents
• Develop and implement a strategy, in partnership with the Alumni Association, to engage young alumni in assisting with recruitment and outreach to prospective students in key markets
• Assist with on-campus recruiting events including Discover WVU, Decide WVU, Distinguished Scholars, and Junior Preview, etc.
• Assist with twice-daily coverage of the Visitors Center by presenting and attending an admissions session where guests ask questions about the enrollment process at WVU
• Assist with federal, state, and local relations, including, but not limited to, Legislative Session, Congressional Hearings, County Commission Meetings, and City Council Meetings
• Provide strategic insight into current events and issues
• Assist institutes and centers with special projects, such as public policy research
• Assist Strategic Communications and Marketing teams with messaging and materials related to advancing the University’s mission and vision
• Travel as needed to participate in events, meetings, and sponsorships
• Assist with monitoring various Outreach vanity accounts, responding promptly to family queries
• Assist Visitors Center with presentations, tours and prospective student interactions as needed
• Participate in and/or coordinate special programs, events and workshops as needed

Coordinator, Corporate and Government Relations – Government Relations and Strategic Affairs

Academic Advisor

• Plan, implement and coordinate programming that includes, but is not limited to, recruitment, new student orientation, academic academies, multi-year retention initiatives and academic support services.
• Assist senior leadership in collecting and analyzing enrollment data for the purpose of increasing retention, persistence and completion.
• Collaborate with recruitment staff by supporting initiatives to increase yield of admits to deposits.
• Coordinate with career services center staff within the college.
• Serve on college- and/or university-wide task forces/committees that impact graduate student success at WVU.
• Provides timely and effective academic counsel to assist students with selecting, matriculating to, and completing graduate degree programs.
• Develop and prepare a plan for each advisee and record plan in degree audit system (i.e. DegreeWorks).
• Track and monitor persistence and completion in accordance with academic plan and revise when necessary.
• Assist with the creation and development of course scheduling for each upcoming semester for Graduate Programs.
• Assist with certifying students for graduation at the University level while implementing institutional policies and procedures.
• Employ a combination of appreciative, developmental, intrusive, and prescriptive academic advising to assist students in persistence and completion of degree.
• Interpret the WVU Graduate Catalog for the purpose of remaining updated on policies and procedures that regulate conferral of degrees.
• Utilize student information systems (i.e. Banner and Navigate) to track and monitor academic history and in-progress work.
• Conduct outreach to student who are identified as at-risk at midterm grade reporting processes and make referrals to academic, career, and other support services.
• Provide guidance to students submitting appeals for academic and federal financial aid suspensions, which includes creating an academic success plan in DegreeWorks.
• Assist students with the transient approval process by reviewing course equivalencies and matching WVU courses with courses offered by the transient institution.
• Assess student concerns and make referrals to other University representatives/units.
• Participate in events sponsored by the unit, which may include on campus and online recruiting, orientation, and commencement.
• Maintain current knowledge of federal statutes (i.e. FERPA) protecting the confidentiality of academic records.

Senior Academic Advisor – Graduate Programs

• Advise students in Graduate Programs
• Coordinate activities and events at a public, land-grant university
• Assist senior leadership in collecting and analyzing enrollment data
• Collaborate with recruitment staff to increase yield of admits to deposits
• Coordinate with career services center staff within the college
• Serve on college- and/or university-wide task forces/committees
• Provide timely and effective academic counsel to assist students
• Develop and prepare a plan for each advisee and record plan in degree audit system
• Track and monitor persistence and completion in accordance with academic plan
• Assist with the creation and development of course scheduling
• Assist with certifying students for graduation
• Employ a combination of appreciative, developmental, intrusive, and prescriptive academic advising
• Interpret the WVU Graduate Catalog for policies and procedures
• Utilize student information systems to track academic history
• Conduct outreach to at-risk students at midterm grade reporting processes
• Provide guidance to students submitting appeals for academic and federal financial aid suspensions
• Assist students with transient approval process
• Assess student concerns and make referrals to other University representatives/units
• Participate in events sponsored by the unit

Senior Academic Advisor – Graduate Programs Office

Learning and Development

• Serves as a Simulation Specialists in the Health Sciences Center simulation center (STEPS) by programming, testing and running scenarios with faculty instructors
• Provides faculty with instructional tools and technical support to carry out simulation sessions
• Instructs students utilizing simulation modalities
• Designs innovative ideas to improve the technology and development of the Center
• Collaborates with management and faculty in the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of new courses, scenarios, and simulation tools
• Plans, coordinates, teaches and evaluates varied educational courses
• Conducts or assists in conducting debriefing sessions
• Writes or assists in writing educational objectives for new programs

Simulation Education Specialist – Simulation Training & Education for Patient Safety

Human Resources

• Foster and sustain positive relationships between WVU, staff, faculty and students.
• Responsible for mitigating risk to the University by addressing employee relations issues/concerns.
• Advising and working towards resolution on workplace conflict and disputes.
• Serve as a mediator between staff and leaders when appropriate.
• Work closely with various departments to recommend and be the subject matter expert in Employee Relations.
• Identify and mitigate risk for the University.
• Prepare termination and non-renewal documents, as well as preparing leaders for appropriate actions.
• Provide HR policy guidance, interpretation, and training related to HR/ER Matters.
• Stay informed of employment law changes/updates and best practices in employee relations.

Senior Employee Relations Consultant – Talent and Culture

• Foster and sustain positive relationships between WVU, staff, faculty and students
• Mitigate risk to the University by properly addressing employee relations issues/concerns
• Investigate/resolve employee workplace concerns and provide guidance and support to leaders and staff on ER related matters
• Identify and mitigate risk for the University by advising on employee relations issues/concerns
• Ensure adherence to company policies, practices and procedures
• Investigate WVU’s Values and Code of Conduct matters and provide outcome recommendations
• Assist leaders by recommending corrective action consistent with the University practice
• Provide recommendations on termination and non-renewals, ensuring compliance with federal and state laws
• Prepare termination and non-renewal documents, and support leaders on the development of a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)
• Prepare grievance documents and provide HR policy guidance, interpretation, and training related to HR/ER Matters
• Deliver training on a variety of topics related to employee relations, legislative updates, changes in employee laws, and University policy changes
• Handle FSAP mandatory referrals with sensitivity and urgency
• Maintain thorough, accurate and confidential documentation of all employee relations cases
• Escalate sensitive and/or complex cases to Senior ER Consultant and ER Leadership as appropriate

Employee Relations Consultant – Talent and Culture

Events

• Participates in and contributes to the mission, vision, and strategic plan of WVU Cancer Institute (WVUCI) and Department of Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC).
• Facilitates day to day programming for one or more specific CPC programs or WVUCI priority projects.
• Coordinates internal and external relationships with community and/or clinical partners to improve cancer health outcomes in West Virginia.
• Identifies, develops, and maintains partnerships with strategic stakeholders, community, and professional partners, and various community-based organizations throughout West Virginia and the Appalachian region.
• Coordinates and facilitates internal and external programmatic meetings to monitor progress of grant-funded projects or initiatives as assigned.
• Develops and disseminates cancer information creating resources such as handouts, flyers, presentations, internal and external communications, videos, photographs, posters, infographics, social media, websites, etc. as relevant to both internal and external stakeholders.

Program Coordinator – Cancer Prevention and Control

• Participates in and contributes to the mission, vision, and strategic plan of WVU Cancer Institute (WVU CI) and the Department of Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC).
• Oversees aspects of program development and management for specified projects.
• Recruits, maintains, and directs a program team to meet all deliverables.
• Maintains positive relationships with granting agencies; develops and maintains partnerships with state-wide strategic stakeholders, community, and professional partners.
• Manages the design and dissemination of innovative, culturally appropriate, evidence-based programs and services.
• Provides direction and expertise in program planning, implementation, evaluation, and applied research.
• Builds and maintains a strong team to meet program deliverables. Hires, trains, supports, and reviews all staff activities and ensures staff are equipped to carry out job responsibilities. Meets regularly with team to evaluate and facilitate activities. Promotes staff trainings and conducts annual reviews.
• Prepares and delivers new proposals for funding and ensures the continuation of existing programs, grants, and contracts.
• Oversees the fiscal requirements of all grants, contracts, and subcontracts and ensures the integrity of all revenues and expenditures.
• Tracks program progress, assessing strengths/weaknesses, and develops and implements strategies to improve outcomes and deliverables.
• Performs various support duties, responds to inquiries and resolves matters of significant complexity; requires decision making and resourcefulness within available guides and precedents.
• Serves as a member of the CPC Operations team. Participates in Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC) activities.
• Attends statewide initiatives such as Mountains of Hope, community events, and partner collaborations, etc.
• Develops and delivers presentations on cancer screening, health literacy, and cultural competency as needed.
• Represents WVU Cancer Institute and/or Cancer Prevention and Control at state, regional, and national meetings, and conferences.
• Assists with the development of cancer educational and small media resources.
• Submits articles, abstracts, and posters to promote programmatic work and outreach of CPC.
• Seeks and applies for additional funding opportunities for CPC projects.
• Collaborates with other CPC staff and programs to extend the reach of CPC.
• Participates in and contributes to regular CPC staff meetings.

Senior Program Coordinator – Cancer Prevention & Control

Chief Technology Officer

• Serve as the primary front office point of contact for the RETI Consortium
• Greet and host visitors to consortium offices
• Handle inbound communications across phone, email, and other channels
• Manage the calendars of the CEO and the broader RETI executive leadership team
• Set up and manage all internal and external meetings for the executive team
• Prepare the CEO for important meetings by assembling briefing packets
• Plan and execute consortium events
• Maintain organized digital and physical filing systems for executive correspondence

Executive Assistant – Resilient Energy Technology, Infrastructure

• Lead the day-to-day operations of the consortium, ensuring that work across functional areas is coordinated, on schedule, and aligned with strategic priorities.
• Establish and maintain operating cadences, including leadership team meetings, milestone reviews, partner coordination forums, and cross-functional planning sessions.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve operational processes, systems, and tools that allow a small executive team to manage a complex consortium with discipline and efficiency.
• Drive accountability for milestone delivery across the consortium, escalating risks and barriers to the CEO and resolving operational issues swiftly.
• Translate the CEO’s strategic direction into clear, measurable operational plans with defined ownership, timelines, and dependencies.
• Establish a unified project and portfolio management framework spanning research, technology translation, workforce development, and partner engagement activities.
• Maintain integrated project plans, dependency maps, and risk registers that provide leadership with a clear picture of consortium progress and exposures.
• Oversee program management staff and embedded project leads to ensure consistent execution standards across the consortium.
• Apply structured project management methodologies (e.g., stage-gate, agile, milestone-based execution) appropriate to a federal innovation initiative.
• Establish and maintain the consortium’s performance measurement framework, including key performance indicators tied to NSF Engines outcomes (e.g., job creation, startup formation, technology deployment, regional economic impact).
• Oversee the collection, validation, analysis, and reporting of consortium data across technical, workforce, commercialization, and community impact dimensions.
• Build dashboards and reporting systems that provide real-time visibility into consortium performance for the CEO, leadership team, board, and external stakeholders.
• Translate raw program data into actionable insights that inform strategic decisions, course corrections, and continuous improvement.
• Work with the CEO for the preparation, review, and timely submission of all required NSF reports, including annual and quarterly progress reports, milestone reports, financial reports, and ad hoc requests from the program office.
• Serve as a secondary operational point of contact with the NSF program office, ensuring responsive, accurate, and well-organized communication.
• Ensure compliance with NSF terms and conditions, federal cost principles, and applicable West Virginia University and sponsor policies.
• Coordinate audits, site visits, federal program reviews, and any required corrective action plans.
• Oversee the Business Directors responsible for accounting, financial management, subaward administration, procurement, and award close-out activities.
• Ensure accurate budgeting, forecasting, expenditure tracking, and financial reporting across the consortium’s federal, state, industry, and philanthropic funds.
• Establish and maintain strong internal controls, segregation of duties, and financial integrity standards consistent with federal and university requirements.
• Oversee the Director of Communications and the consortium’s communications strategy across internal, partner, media, and policymaker audiences.
• Support the CEO and senior leadership team in preparation for board meetings, congressional briefings, press engagements, and major partner convenings.
• Recruit, develop, evaluate, and retain a high-performing operations, business, and communications team.

Chief Operations Officer – Resilient Energy Technology & Infrastructure

Communications

• Identify and map RETI’s primary stakeholder audiences, including the National Science Foundation, federal and state agencies, congressional offices, industry partners, capital providers, academic collaborators, workforce organizations, community leaders, the press, and the public.
• Develop a comprehensive strategic communications plan that defines messaging priorities, channels, cadence, and engagement tactics for each stakeholder group.
• Establish and maintain a messaging architecture that articulates RETI’s mission, value proposition, and impact in language tailored to each audience.
• Continuously refine stakeholder strategies based on engagement data, feedback, and evolving consortium priorities.
• Serve as the principal storyteller for RETI, translating complex technical, commercial, workforce, and community work into clear and compelling narratives.
• Build and maintain a cohesive impact story that integrates progress and outcomes from across all four core verticals — technology, commercialization, workforce, and community engagement — into a unified consortium narrative.
• Identify and develop signature stories, case studies, and impact features that bring the consortium’s work to life for diverse audiences.
• Ensure that the consortium’s public-facing voice is consistent, authentic, and aligned with the values of West Virginia University and consortium partners.
• Partner closely with the Chief Technology Officer, Chief Commercialization Officer, Chief Workforce Officer, and community engagement leads to understand activities, milestones, and successes within each vertical.
• Work proactively across the leadership team and partner organizations to surface emerging stories, technical advances, partnership wins, training cohort results, and community outcomes.
• Translate vertical-specific accomplishments into broader narratives that demonstrate RETI’s integrated value to industry, government, and the region.
• Coordinate with partner communications teams across consortium organizations to amplify shared messaging and avoid conflicting or duplicative communications.
• Develop and oversee the production of high-quality communications content, including press releases, op-eds, website content, social media, newsletters, impact reports, briefing documents, and multimedia assets.
• Manage the consortium’s digital presence, including the RETI website, social media channels, and email communications, ensuring content is timely, accurate, and aligned with brand standards.
• Develop talking points, speeches, and presentation materials for the CEO and senior leadership team.
• Oversee design, video, photography, and other creative resources, working with internal staff and external vendors as needed.
• Develop and maintain relationships with national, regional, and trade press covering energy, advanced manufacturing, innovation, workforce development, and Appalachian economic development.
• Manage media inquiries, press releases, and proactive media outreach to advance the consortium’s visibility and reputation.
• Prepare consortium executives and subject matter experts for interviews, press events, and public appearances.
• Monitor news coverage, social media, and public discourse related to consortium priorities and provide regular intelligence to leadership.
• Develop tailored communications products for federal, state, industry, academic, and community audiences, including stakeholder newsletters, briefing memos, impact dashboards, and event materials.
• Support the CEO, Chief Operations Officer, and Chief Officers in preparing for board meetings, congressional briefings, partner convenings, and community events.
• Support consortium engagement with West Virginia University leadership, the WVU University Relations team, and partner communications staff to ensure aligned messaging.
• Develop community-facing communications that build trust, transparency, and engagement with residents in West Virginia, western Pennsylvania, and central Appalachia.
• Work with RETI’s existing graphics and media contract to maintain RETI’s brand identity, visual standards, and editorial style guide.
• Manage the consortium’s communications archive and asset library so that materials are accessible, current, and well organized.