Business Coordinator Sr

Lower Colorado River Authority; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Lower Colorado River Authority is seeking a Senior Business Coordinator for the Legal Services team in Austin. The role focuses on streamlining operations, coordinating key initiatives, and optimizing processes to support high-quality legal services.

You will manage departmental operations, budgets, board materials, and SharePoint sites while navigating sensitive information with integrity and professionalism. This on-site role expects collaboration with diverse teams and strategic execution.

Qualifications

• Six or more years of administrative, business, operations, or related experience.
• A degree in a relevant field may be substituted per LCRA guidelines.
• Driver's license required for duties involving independent travel.
• CJIS background checks may be required for roles handling CJIS access.
• Maintain currency with all CJIS training requirements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate essential departmental operations including requisitions, invoices, reporting, presentations, records administration, meeting schedules, office supplies, tech needs, and event logistics.
• Manage multiple priorities with accuracy and professionalism when handling sensitive information.
• Serve as project coordinator for departmental initiatives and new programs.
• Assist management with budget tracking and annual business planning processes.
• Prepare board material packets, itineraries and agenda items as needed.
• Administer department SharePoint sites and manage permissions.

Skills

Project coordination

Advanced MS Office

Data management awareness

Budget/tracking experience

Effective communication

Education

Degree in relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Here's The Role

LCRA is hiring a Senior Business Coordinator for our Legal Services team. This opportunity allows you to bring your legal operations expertise to a role where strategy, innovation, and execution intersect. In this highly collaborative position, you will help drive operational excellence across the legal organization by coordinating key initiatives, optimizing processes, managing critical business activities, and supporting the delivery of high-quality legal services. If you are a seasoned professional who understands the unique demands of a corporate legal environment, thrive in navigating complex challenges, and are passionate about creating efficiencies that enable legal teams to focus on what matters most. This is an exciting opportunity to serve as a trusted partner, influence meaningful change, and make a lasting impact within a dynamic and evolving legal organization.

How You’ll Contribute

• Coordinate essential departmental operations, including requisitions, invoice management, reporting, presentations, records administration, meeting schedules, maintain office supplies, technology needs, attorney conference and training registration, and related event logistics.
• Demonstrate exceptional ability to manage multiple priorities with accuracy and composure while upholding the highest levels of integrity and professionalism when handling sensitive, confidential, or complex information.
• Serve as project coordinator for departmental projects and schedules with implementation of new initiatives.
• Assist management with departmental budget tracking, annual business plan, and all related required financial processes and procedures.
• Assist with Board and Committee material processes to ensure materials are submitted as required by preparing board material packets, itineraries, and agenda items as needed.
• Manage department SharePoint sites and act as an administrator while ensuring department information to ensure permissions are managed appropriately.

How You’re Qualified

• Six or more years of administrative, business, operations, or other relevant experience.
• A degree in a relevant field may be substituted per LCRA guidelines for certain years of experience.
• Driver's license for departments where independent travel is required.
• For incumbents supporting Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) systems or requiring unescorted physical access to CJIS areas:
• Pass the CJIS fingerprint-based background investigation according to the State of Texas standards
• Maintain currency with all CJIS training requirements

How You’ll Stand Out

• Exhibit strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, with a proven ability to design clear presentations and build or optimize collaborative sites or workflows.
• Understand data‑management frameworks, especially within regulated or legal/governmental settings, and apply them to drive consistency and compliance.
• Show prior experience managing legal invoices, including coding, reconciliation, rate validation, and coordination with internal stakeholders or external counsel.
• Communicate effectively with diverse teams, demonstrating respect, clarity, and the ability to navigate difficult conversations constructively.

How We’ll Support You

Benefits that don't just check boxes, they make life better. From healthcare to wellness to time off, we've got you covered, so you can focus on what matters.

Equal Opportunity Employer

• LCRA provides equal employment opportunities and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at LCRA are based on business need, job requirement and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal and state legal requirements governing nondiscrimination in employment.
• LCRA is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact LCRA Human Resources [phone] or email [e-mail]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case‑based basis.