Director of Operations & Planning

Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES); College Station (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas A&M Engineering is seeking a Director of Operations to lead the Aerospace Engineering department's administrative and operational functions from College Station. You will partner with the Department Head to drive initiatives, oversee student services, and coordinate across units to enhance efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction.

Responsibilities include managing faculty affairs, planning, and special projects while ensuring policy compliance and effective organizational decision-making in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ten years of related experience in management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a partner to the Department Head by advancing departmental priorities through planning, coordination, and execution of initiatives.
• Translate goals into actionable plans, monitor progress, remove barriers, and ensure timely completion of complex projects.
• Provide executive-level analysis, recommendations, and decision support on operational and organizational matters.
• Lead special projects and initiatives that improve departmental effectiveness, organizational performance, and stakeholder experience.
• Provide leadership and oversight for designated administrative and student service units, ensuring efficient operations and exceptional service to faculty, staff, and students.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing culture through employee engagement, professional development, effective communication, and change management.
• Identify opportunities to improve business processes, organizational effectiveness, and operational efficiency.
• Serve as a liaison to centralized units.
• Coordinate faculty appointments, onboarding, promotion and tenure processes, endowed positions, annual reporting, and other faculty-related administrative activities.
• Ensure compliance with university and college policies while serving as a liaison with central administrative units.
• Support department leadership in planning, organizational initiatives, and administrative decision-making.
• Lead complex initiatives requiring collaboration across faculty, staff, college leadership, and other partners.
• Coordinate departmental planning efforts, monitor progress toward objectives, and communicate outcomes to stakeholders.
• Serve as a primary resource for research, analysis, reporting, and project coordination supporting executive decision-making.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with faculty, students, alumni, industry partners, and college leadership.
• Partner with development, communications, and departmental leadership to support engagement activities, external partnerships, and initiatives that advance the department's reputation and goals.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Ten years of related experience in management

Job description

Texas A&M Engineering is seeking a Director of Operations to lead the Aerospace Engineering department's administrative and operational functions from College Station. You will partner with the Department Head to drive initiatives, oversee student services, and coordinate across units to enhance efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction.

Responsibilities include managing faculty affairs, planning, and special projects while ensuring policy compliance and effective organizational decision-making in