Operations Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the day-to-day fiscal and budgetary affairs of the department, assist in the management of grants and contracts, serving as authorized signer for all departmental funds.
• Maintain communication with faculty, staff, and students to recruit their participation in departmental events. Interact with ME and WPI faculty, students, and members of the Dean’s Office and Provost Office on a normal and consistent basis.
• Represent the department to other university units and outside agencies on administrative matters.
• Oversee the development and implementation of administrative policies and procedures.
• Oversee the planning and design of department brochures, web development, and project activities.
• Assist the Department Head in designing and coordinating new programs and initiatives.
• Edit and help compose the departmental annual report, the department newsletter and ABET reports.
• Manage all requests for course scheduling and the annual updates for the undergraduate and graduate catalogs.
• Faculty hiring: Oversee and maintain the complete process and communication for department faculty positions, placing advertisements, maintaining a database of applicants (200+), schedule all interviews.
• Plan and coordinate departmental and college scholarships and awards.
• Organize, plan and coordinate department events and construction projects.
• Responsible for hiring, training and supervision of ME office staff, with input from the department head.
• Supervise and coordinate the work of student employees.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with a minimum of 5 years of experience in an administrative assistant or related support position capacity.
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office and proficiency/willingness to learn other key software applications (Workday, P-card, etc.)
• Must be able to prioritize and organize work effectively and be able to manage several projects simultaneously.
• Must be able to successfully relate well to all levels of the campus community.

Salary: $55,400 – $67,900. WPI’s benefits package includes a robust retirement match, wellness perks, tuition assistance and more!

This is an on-site role with an opportunity for limited remote work negotiable.