Director of Operations (Unit Administrator) - School of Engineering

The University of Virginia Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering seeks applications for a Director of Operations (Unit Administrator) within the School of Engineering. The mission of the Civil and Environmental Engineering program centers on responsible stewardship of engineering practices for the built and natural environment that represents the backbone of modern society. Fundamental to this purpose is a sustainable and agile infrastructure, which places the environment at the center of engineering design for the future and is supported by practical engineering solutions to meet today's challenges. This focus modernizes the disciplines of civil and environmental engineering by integrating sustainability and resilience into core practices while leveraging modern computational methods that integrate sensing, simulation, artificial intelligence, and cyber-human collaboration into strategies for new and existing built and naturally engineered systems.

• The Director of Operations is responsible, either personally, collaboratively, or through delegation of responsibilities, for directing and managing the daily operations of the department, which include the administrative, financial, human resources, and educational operations in support of the department's educational and research missions.

• The Director of Operations works collaboratively with the department chair and faculty to address operational concerns, resolve issues, and advocate for departmental priorities and initiatives.

• They supervise a team of employees in carrying out these responsibilities and are the primary liaison between the department, school and the broader university administration.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and assists in the implementation of short and long-term strategic goals (including administrative, financial, staffing, and space) which align with department goals in partnership with the department chair and departmental leadership.

• Serves on the department senior leadership team, is an active advisor to this group and works to carry out business operations with direction from this team.

• Collaborates with Engineering and University partners such as Graduate and Undergraduate Programs, Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology and Facilities Management.

• Formulates, improves and ensures departmental procedures are in place in accordance with School of Engineering and University policies and governmental regulations.

• Serves as senior fiscal officer for the department: responsible for the accuracy of the department's financial reports and financial information. Also responsible for ensuring that fiscal activities are compliant with school and university financial policies and guidelines and that appropriate internal controls are in place.

• In collaboration with department leadership, oversees the development of the annual budget in alignment with the department strategic plan. Oversees the financials and manages expenditures within the approved budget.

• Hires, mentors, and manages performance of department staff. Develops and implements staffing plans to appropriately resource priority programs.

• Ensures completion of workflows such as faculty and staff merit increases, faculty promotion and tenure, faculty, staff and student hiring and onboarding, and annual evaluations.

• Promotes the efficient use of space within the department by providing feedback and recommendations to the department chair regarding the use of space, potential reassignment, relinquishment, or redesign of space to accommodate current and future needs.

• Responsible for responding to space surveys and managing the safety and cleanliness of department space.

• Oversees the IT needs of the department and ensures appropriate support from partner groups.

• Remains up to date on emergency preparedness activities in the School and the University.

• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

Salary range of $87,500- $97,500 based on education, experience, and internal equity.

This position will remain open until filled. The University will perform background checks on all hires (if required) prior to employment. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. For this role, the University will not sponsor or consider candidates requiring sponsorship for employment visas now or in the future.For questions about the position or the application process, please contact Daniel Strong, Senior Recruiter at das6zb@virginia.edu.

Please apply through the University job board,Careers at UVA, and search for R0075585.

Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching 'Find Jobs' or through their 'Jobs Hub'. Applicants must complete an application online with the following documents:a resume and cover letter.