Campus Manager

Austin Community College District; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 84,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Life Insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Retirement plans

AD&D

Job summary

Austin Community College District is seeking a Campus Manager to serve as a campus representative, liaise with the community, and lead/supervise operations of an assigned campus.

Key duties include supervising Campus Operations staff, coordinating facilities and events, managing the campus budget, and coordinating with regional leadership to ensure student success and community engagement. Some travel to other ACC campuses may occur.

Qualifications

• Three years related work experience including one year supervisory experience.
• Completion of the ACC Supervisor Certificate Series Program will satisfy the supervisory experience required for this position.
• Bachelor's degree is required.

Responsibilities

• Leads special campus projects, planning groups and monitors projects until completion, as needed.
• Provides direct supervision for assigned Campus Operations staff.
• Supervises, trains, coaches, directs, coordinates, and disciplines personnel while adhering to organizational HR policies and procedures as well as related employment laws.
• Recommends hire/termination actions and performs other personnel actions for positions supervised.
• Regularly communicates with faculty, staff, students, and others regarding college policies, procedures, and processes.
• Resolves or refers campus-related concerns/complaints to the appropriate offices.
• Collaborates with Regional Director, Campus Operations to engage with advisory groups, school districts, chambers of commerce, and other community members.
• Coordinates campuswide room scheduling for classes and community use.
• Approves, processes, and coordinates requests for use of college facilities for campus events.
• Organizes and schedules on-campus services provided by Facilities and Operations, and internal/external customers.
• Coordinates inspections and drills; may organize and train campus emergency response team.
• Develops and monitors campus budget, approves expenditures, and prepares reports.
• Serves as person in charge of campus emergencies.
• Partners with other departments to ensure student success.
• May assist in developing operational policies and procedures for all campuses; responsible for implementing all such policies.
• Conducts quality survey and inspections.
• Required travel to other campuses as needed.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Interpersonal skills

Event planning

Budget management

Emergency response

Coaching

Confidentiality

Team supervision

Policy adherence

Conflict resolution

Education

Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree or higher in Business, Engineering or Higher Education

Tools

Ad Astra scheduling software

Ellucian Colleague

Job description

Job Posting Title

Campus Manager

Summary

To serve as an Austin Community College (ACC) campus representative, act as a liaison within the local community when requested by the Regional Director and lead/supervise the functions and operations of an assigned campus.

Description of Duties and Tasks

• Leads special campus projects, planning groups and monitors projects until completion, as needed.
• Provides direct supervision for assigned Campus Operations staff.
• Supervises, trains, coaches, directs, coordinates, and disciplines personnel while adhering to organizational human resource policies and procedures as well as related employment laws.
• Recommends hire/termination actions and performs other personnel actions for positions supervised.
• Regularly communicates with faculty, staff, students, and others regarding college policies, procedures, and processes.
• Resolves or refers campus-related concerns/complaints to the appropriate offices.
• Collaborates with Regional Director, Campus Operations to establish and maintain the ACC campus as an involved community partner with advisory groups, school districts, chambers of commerce, economic developers, and other community members.
• Coordinates campuswide room scheduling for academic, workforce, Continuing Education and Adult Education classes, and for community use.
• Approves, processes, and coordinates requests for use of college facilities for campus events by internal and external groups within Ad Astra.
• Organizes and schedules on-campus services provided by Facilities and Operations, and internal/external customers.
• Coordinates inspections and drills; may organize and train campus emergency response team, including all support units; may coordinate with campus police regarding campus security as assigned.
• Develops and monitors campus budget, approves expenditures, and prepares reports.
• Serves as person in charge of campus emergencies.
• Ensures college standards and ethical expectations are communicated and upheld at all times.
• Partners with other departments as necessary to ensure student success.
• May assist in developing operational policies and procedures for all campuses; responsible for implementing all such policies.
• Conducts quality survey and inspections.
• Required travel to other campuses as needed.

Knowledge

• Principles, best practices, and trends in administrative and/or facilities management
• Supervisory principles, practices, and methods
• Services and functions of educational institutions
• Quality control systems management
• Community priorities, goals, and economic development plans
• Knowledge of ACC Administrative Rules, Policies and Procedures, Board Policy and Procedure manual, scheduling development guidelines, Employee, Faculty and Student Handbook, master plan documents, and Ellucian Colleague reference guides

Skills

• Ability to make strategic business decisions
• Maintaining an established work schedule, including some evenings and weekends and is subject to being on call as needed
• Required to respond to emergencies after hours, weekends, holidays, and during emergency closures
• Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills, including tact and diplomacy with multicultural constituencies
• Effectively using organizational, managerial and event planning skills with attention to detail and follow-through
• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials
• Resolving scheduling and/or resource deployment issues and conflicts
• Possessing strong leadership, coaching, and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to think independently and take initiative to proactively solve problems
• Detail-oriented with a focus on achieving optimum levels of service and maintaining high ethical standards and attention to compliance with college policies and regulations
• Possessing the initiative and determination necessary to provide valuable and timely services
• Exceptional phone, email, written and oral communication, customer service and organizational skills
• Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and disability backgrounds of community college students and employees
• Technology Skills Intermediate/advanced proficiency using standard office software applications
• Ad Astra scheduling software

Required Work Experience

Three years related work experience including one year supervisory experience.

Completion of the ACC Supervisor Certificate Series Program will satisfy the supervisory experience required for this position.

Preferred Work Experience

Five years or more of experience in business operations, facilities management or higher education.

Experience working with community organizations.

Experience in facilities management and/or supervising business operations.

Required Education

Bachelor's degree.

Preferred Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Business, Engineering or Higher Education.

Special Requirements

May occasionally be assigned to another campus in the ACC District.

Other Preferred

• Strong understanding of campus or office management systems
• Experience with building operations functions
• Working knowledge of electrical, mechanical and HVAC systems
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Understanding of business/project management specifications

Physical Requirements

• Work is usually performed in a standard office environment.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing, and pulling.
• Occasional lifting of objects up to 10 pounds.
• Occasional weekend and evening work may be required.

Safety

• Supervise safe operation of unit.
• Facilitate safety inspections.
• Take reasonable and prudent actions to eliminate identified hazards.
• Ensure employees receive appropriate safety training and foster a workplace safety culture.

Reports to

Regional Director, Campus Operations

Salary Range (PG 10)

$83,665 - $105,783

Number of Openings

Number of Openings: 1

Job Posting Close Date

Job Posting Close Date: August 31, 2026

Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting. Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC. The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information. For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit www.austincc.edu/asr . You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ([e-mail]). For an overview, see ACC's Clery Act website.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• life insurance
• short-term disability
• long-term disability
• retirement plans
• AD&D

Full-time faculty and staff employees who work in full-time and/or part-time positions at the college are eligible for ACC medical benefits effective the first of the month after their first 60 days of employment.

ACC does not participate in Social Security. ACC participates in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) and the Optional Retirement Program (ORP-Faculty and Administrators Only). Hourly employees participate in the ACC Money Purchase Plan (ACCMPP) as a retirement program required by federal law.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Austin Community College (“ACC” or “College”) is an equal education and equal employment opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination in employment at the college and access to its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 and older), veteran status or military service, disability, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. This includes the prohibition of discrimination, including harassment, against any employee, applicant for employment, student, or applicant for admission. ACC will take steps to ensure that the lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and vocational programs.