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Job Description

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

Job Description

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Washington offers several professional Masters degrees, both on-campus and online, that are highly ranked in national surveys. On-campus programs are offered in the areas of Transportation Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Construction, Energy, and Sustainable Infrastructure, Environmental Engineering, and Hydrology and Hydrodynamics. Online programs are offered in Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics, Sustainable Transportation, Construction Engineering, and Energy Infrastructure. These programs support students in advancing their careers and play an important role in the department; serving most of our graduate students and contributing significantly to department funds.

We are seeking a Director of Professional Programs to ensure these programs are responsive to the needs of our professional communities and function in an efficient and cost-effective manner, for example, by sharing resources and practices across programs. The Director is also tasked with establishing and maintaining strategic partnership with stakeholders internal and external to the University and developing and implementing a comprehensive recruitment strategy. All activities will require close collaboration with existing department staff and faculty leads.

Position Purpose & Complexities

This position provides leadership and administrative oversight of our professional masters degree programs. This position collaborates with the Chair, staff, and faculty in developing new initiatives that strengthen and expand CEE relationships with industry and academic partners and raises visibility of the programs. This position reports to the Department Chair and is expected to identify ways to reduce program operating cost while maintaining program quality. One complexity of this position is the variety of operational and delivery models for the programs, particularly for the four online degrees. While ensuring ongoing delivery of all programs, the Director will look for opportunities to integrate program operations and reduce redundant efforts to better serve students and make the best use of staff resources.

The position requires the ability to multitask, prioritize job responsibilities, and utilize independent judgment in project planning, management, and implementation. It involves the ability to work collaboratively with faculty, students, staff, and members of industry across all areas of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the College of Engineering, and Continuum College. This position is tasked with program growth and requires the enlistment of relevant stakeholder participation in development and strategic planning.

The growth of the professional masters degree programs is a key goal for the department, and as such, this position plays a critical role in providing direction and leadership in recruiting and marketing. The Director will consider ways of restructuring existing programs in support of this goal and set growth target metrics with the Department Chair. The Professional Programs Collaborative within the College of Engineering will serve as a source of collaboration and support.

The ideal candidate will be team oriented with a collaborative approach to work responsibilities and the desire to interact extensively with colleagues while being flexible, independent, and self-motivated. Superior administrative and organization skills, with the demonstrated ability to manage a high volume of varied, detailed tasks simultaneously in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment.

The **primary duties** are internal and external communications:

MARKETING AND RECRUITMENT (50%)

+ Grow the population of professional masters degree students through developing and overseeing recruitment and marketing campaigns by identifying key partnerships, recruitment and marketing strategies, industry trends, and curriculum opportunities.

+ Create a yearly marketing plan in partnership with the communications and marketing team.

+ Provide direction on the creation of marketing materials such as website and video content as well as printed promotional materials to ensure effectiveness in relaying key online program value propositions.

+ Formulate a yearly recruitment plan for the online programs by evaluating effectiveness of recruiting methods and providing strategic ideas and recommendations for future efforts.

+ Represent UW CEE online programs at university recruitment events, industry visits, and information sessions to recruit prospective students.

+ Make recommendations on how best to reach prospective student populations. Develop and administer programming for these events in-person or remotely and establish connections with local organizations and universities.

+ Work closely with the communications and marketing manager to promote and increase student enrollment to all our professional masters programs and certificates.

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT (50%)

+ Develop strategies to better integrate current professional masters degree programs in partnership with staff and faculty.

+ Oversee and implement changes to professional masters degree program operations.

+ Compile statistics, reports, and analyses of program demand, applicant profiles, student progress, and enrollment trends.

+ Manage the daily operations of the professional masters degree programs through working with department faculty, instructors, staff, and UW COE staff.

+ Develop the annual program budgets, and create revenue projections.

+ Coordinate with faculty leads in creating annual curriculum plans that incorporate student, faculty, and industry feedback.

+ Oversee course scheduling and development of the quarterly time schedule, coordinating with the faculty leads and individual faculty members.

Minimum Requirements

+ Bachelor’s degree required in Business Education or Program Manager and four years of experience in Program Management. Equivalent experience can substitute for a degree requirement.

Desired Qualifications: 

+ Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with faculty, staff and students.

+ Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.

+ Ability to work collaboratively and independently with a high degree of reliability, accuracy, and productivity.

+ Exceptional team player.

+ Ability to form productive working relationships with students, staff and faculty from diverse backgrounds.

+ Proven organization and multitasking skills in a fast-paced environment.

+ Professional experience in higher education, experience managing professional academic programs, and interacting with industry.

+ Familiarity with UW academic and fiscal policies and procedures related to academics and curriculum for graduate programs.

+ Experience with recruitment, marketing, and/or workforce development.

Working Environmental Conditions: 

+ Must be flexible to work outside of office hours for events such as the departmental graduation and must be able to attend off campus events.

+ This is primarily an in-person position, but a hybrid work schedule is offered.

Compensation, Benefits and Position Details

Pay Range Minimum:

$86,400.00 annual

Pay Range Maximum:

$100,800.00 annual

Other Compensation:

-

Benefits:

For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Temporary or Regular?

This is a regular position

FTE (Full-Time Equivalent):

100.00%

About the UW

Working at the University of Washington provides a unique opportunity to change lives – on our campuses, in our state and around the world.

UW employees bring their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to building stronger minds and a healthier world. In return, they enjoy outstanding benefits, opportunities for professional growth and the chance to work in an environment known for its diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

Our Commitment

The University of Washington is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (https://hr.uw.edu/eoaa/) . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or [email protected] .

Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law (https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=28B.112.080) .

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.