Director, Engineering Research Administration

Responsibilities

• Direct staff and provide leadership to achieve goals and vision of the organization.
• Responsible for hiring and retaining staff, career coaching, personal development for direct reports and accountable for the performance of employees.
• Independently initiate and create strategic plans for organization or program(s) managed.
• Make recommendations that may impact the unit's academic and research capabilities.
• Identify and resolve strategic issues of substantial significance that affect the overall functioning beyond the immediate unit, consult and advise senior leadership.
• Oversee allocation of all resources.
• Manage the direction of internal academic and administrative policy development for programs and administrative operations.
• Oversee and/or manage the finances across all sources for the annual budget cycle, including developing, monitoring, analyzing, forecasting, and reporting to ensure the financial success of the organization.
• Manage and coordinate service model to support all grant, contract, and research compliance activity for the organization. Ensure compliance with institutional and external requirements.
• Advise senior management on programmatic and policy development and implementation. May provide input to university leadership on institutional academic and administrative policies and guidelines.
• Represent SoE on campus-level research and finance policy committees and initiatives.
• May independently or in collaboration with human resources managers, direct faculty supervisors and managers in the interpretation and implementation of human resources policies, procedures and programs.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• Able to influence people, solve problems, troubleshoot, think creatively, and resolve conflicts.
• Advanced financial expertise in accounting, budget planning, and financial forecasting.
• Advanced expertise in pre-award and post-award research administration, including financial management, in-depth knowledge of government regulations, and familiarity with complex sponsor systems and requirements.
• Advanced analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong knowledge of industry standards and/or regulatory requirements.
• Ability to independently interpret complex policies; direct experience implementing policies throughout a large operation.
• Experience working successfully with faculty and their administrative staff; mission-driven and able to understand, communicate, and help faculty navigate research requirements, priorities, and infrastructure.
• Experience hiring, supervising, managing, and motivating staff; ability to effectively delegate and prioritize work and balance workload assignments; ability to manage the completion of a high volume of work.
• Engagement in national research administration community (NCURA, SRAI, FDP, COGR, etc.).
• Committed to consistently providing excellent customer service.