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A great location to work
The NCST's home location is at the University of California, Davis. Our offices are located in West Village at UC Davis, the nation’s largest planned zero-net energy community. You will work in partnership with leading innovators in sustainable transportation research, where results move from university to industry practice and public policy in the span of months, not lifetimes. You could live steps from your office in an energy-efficient home, in a vibrant university town located 10 miles from Sacramento and 90 minutes from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Available Positions
Program Manager - Accepting applications through August 6, 2026
The Program Manager will support the day-to-day operations of various complex, multi-institutional, multidisciplinary, and extramurally funded research projects and programs. The Program Manager will contribute to managing the National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST), the ITS-Davis’s legislatively-funded California research programs, the UC Davis partnership in the Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center (PSR), and the Center for Efficiency, Resiliency, and Community Engagement in Transportation (CERCET). The position is responsible for contributing to the administration of the research programs, including supporting the development and facilitation of requests for proposals to fund research, technology transfer, and professional/workforce development activities; maintaining oversight of all projects; implementing data collection systems for performance metrics; supporting relationships with funding agencies; assisting with reporting requirements compliance; coordinating and facilitating meetings; and otherwise assisting the Senior PM and Director in managing program activities. The position is also responsible for providing support for management of financial and human resources of the programs ,and developing processes to improve the Centers’ workflows, operations, and accountability, as needed.
The anticipated hiring range for this position is $89,775 - $99,000 per year, commensurate with experience.