Project Office

The Project Office, under the direction of the VEC, will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Providing local scientific leadership and providing the day-to-day management of the project
• Drawing up the overall project specifications, project plan and yearly plans for approval
• Assessing the work accomplished to date; monitoring progress at frequent intervals
• Outlining the technical work to be pursued during that year and estimating the cost of such work
• Determining the availability of resources to accomplish the proposed work
• Assigning detailed responsibility for carrying out the tasks, monitoring the tasks and ensuring that they are within agreed schedule and budget
• Monitoring the task interfaces.

To aid the Project Office, each institution will provide to it timely reports specifying in some detail both past expenditures and future plans regarding finances and personnel. These reports will be due to the Project Office one year from the signing of this agreement, and yearly thereafter. The Project Office will issue its report within 60 days after the end of each year's activities.

The Project Office will be located at the VERITAS site 40 miles south of Tucson, Arizona. The Project Office will avail of the general administrative services of the Whipple Observatory Administrative Office nearby. The Project Office will consist of the following positions.

Project Scientist:

The Project Scientist will report directly to the VEC and will be responsible for ensuring that their policies are adhered to and their instructions are carried out. He/she will be responsible for the Project Office and will act as Spokesperson for the project.

Project Manager:

The Project Manager will report to the Project Scientist and will manage the Project Office. He/she will provide project management for the total project. He/she will monitor all Sub-projects and assist in their fiscal planning and scheduling; problems (fiscal and schedule) will be identified, and solutions evaluated and implemented. Annual agency funding to the various collaborating institutions will be recommended based on discussions with Team Leaders and on the present status and future projections of each task.

Assistant Project Manager:

Provide assistance to the Project Manager and act as Project Manager during his/her absence. He/she reports to the Project Manager.

Project Engineer:

The Project Engineer will provide project engineering and system engineering for the project. He/she reports to the Project Manager. He/she will have special responsibility for quality control, system engineering, task interfacing, site coordination.

Administrative Assistant:

He/she will maintain the project schedule and WBS.