Director of Operations

Job description

Job Description Summary Reporting to the Chair, the Director of Operations plans and directs all administrative, financial and operational activities for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), including affiliated centers and institutes. This includes, but is not limited to, the Center for Advanced Transportation Technology (CATT) and the Maryland Transportation Institute (MTI). In this capacity, the Director organizes and prioritizes critical issues and data for the Chair to facilitate effective decisions and strategic planning. The Director advises the Chair and departmental faculty, staff and students on federal, state and campus policies and procedures and establishes administrative practices to ensure regulatory compliance. The Director provides direct and indirect oversight of departmental finances (approximately $51M), personnel (3-5 direct staff reports), payroll (347 total employees), space utilization and faculty affairs (26 tenured/tenure track faculty and approximately 158 professional track faculty). The Director will have a very strong understanding of the center operations and budget issues and have the ability to work on large-scale grant propo...