Project Manager, CARB SB 253 Implementation Project

The Project Manager is responsible for the day-to-day coordination and administration of all activities under CARB Agreement No. 25ISD003, "Analysis of Corporate GHG Disclosures and Implementation Support of CA SB 253," awarded to the UCLA Center for Corporate Environmental Performance and the Center for Impact at Anderson. The project supports the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in developing and implementing the reporting requirements of California Senate Bill 253 (the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act), which requires large corporations doing business in California to publicly disclose Scope 1, Scope 2, and (beginning in 2027) Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions. Reporting to the Principal Investigator (PI), the Project Manager coordinates the four contract tasks: (1) identification and recommendation of Scope 1 and Scope 2 reporting templates; (2) certified mail outreach to approximately 5,000 covered entities, including coordination with the external print/mail vendor (e.g., Castle Press); (3) analysis of Scope 3 emissions by industry using the Environmentally Extended Input–Output (EEIO) method; and (4) preparation of an ADA-compliant public Summary Report on Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions disclosures for posting to CARB's website. The Project Manager serves as the primary liaison between the UCLA research team, the CARB Contract Manager and Administrative Contact, the UCLA Office of Contract and Grant Administration (OCGA), Extramural Fund Management (EFM), and external vendors. The Project Manager tracks deliverable timelines, organizes quarterly progress meetings with CARB, monitors the project budget in coordination with the PI and EFM, supports the preparation of quarterly invoices and certifications under Section 14 of the University Terms and Conditions (UTC-220), and helps ensure compliance with all contract terms, including those in Exhibit G (Negotiated Alternate UTC Terms) governing budget flexibility, advance payments, GenAI disclosure, health and safety, and Executive Order N-6-22. The Project Manager will also coordinate stakeholder outreach and communication efforts, supervise undergraduate and graduate student researchers on operational tasks (mailings, dataset preparation, document review), and support the Postdoctoral Research Manager and Technical Writer in producing project deliverables. This is a full-time, in-person, term-limited position essential to managing the operational complexity of a high-visibility State-funded research and implementation project. The Project Manager reports to the Principal Investigator (Professor Magali Delmas), with functional coordination with Co-Investigators Deepak Rajagopal and Henry Friedman. The Project Manager works with a high degree of autonomy on day-to-day operations and is expected to complete projects without close oversight, except where policy issues or exceptional situations arise. The Project Manager supervises student researchers (graduate and undergraduate) and the MSBA Data Analytics interns engaged on the project for operational and project-coordination tasks, and coordinates the work of the Technical Writer in support of deliverables. The Project Manager also liaises regularly with UCLA Anderson staff across functions (e.g., Business Office, Dean's Office, Communications, IT, Events, Facilities, and other Centers) to secure support and coordinate activities that touch the school. The Project Manager meets regularly with the PI to provide status updates, escalate issues, and coordinate programmatic needs.