Manager, Project Development and Planning

Lone Star College; Shenandoah (TX); On-site; USD 77,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Lone Star College seeks a Manager, Project Development and Planning to oversee financial, administrative, procurement, budgeting, and compliance functions for the department. The role partners with campus leadership to improve operations and ensure transparency across projects.

Provides SME support, training, and onboarding; manages budgets and grants; collaborates to implement SOPs and best practices while ensuring adherence to policies and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• At least 3 years in project management
• At least 2 years in a management level position

Responsibilities

• Manages daily financial operations for the department including accounts receivable, accounts payable, journal entries, procurement, position management, and resolving complex accounting issues
• Conducts research, analyzes data, and develops detailed reports, proposals, and presentations
• Provides training and onboarding for Project Development and Planning team members
• Supports annual budget development, monitoring, and cost control
• Oversees year-end processes and ensures expenses are processed and cleared
• Manages capital project budgeting, transactions, and reconciliations
• Performs grants budget analysis to ensure compliance with grant restrictions
• Coordinates procurement processes and vendor communications
• Collaborates across units to implement best practices and KPI tracking
• Interfaces with internal and external contacts to support department operations
• Creates, tracks, and closes processes, contracts, assets, and initiatives using standard tools
• Provides administrative support including meeting scheduling, intranet updates, and document creation

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Reporting

Project management

Communication

Training

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in Business Administration/Finance/Accounting

Tools

PowerBI

Excel

Job description

Commitment to Mission

At Lone Star College System, every employee contributes to ourmission of providing transformational educational opportunitiesthat help individuals get from where they are to where they want tobe. Guided by our vision to lead higher education throughhigh-quality, affordable, and innovative learning opportunities,employees are expected to exemplify professionalism, integrity,accountability, and collaboration.

One LSC Philosophy

Through our One LSC Philosophy, we deliver excellent anduniform customer service, providing consistent information, anduniformly helping every student regardless of physical location,modality, college, campus, center, or medium.

This commitment supports Lone Star College System's strategicgoals:

1. Opportunity through financial resilience
2. Leading in academic excellence
3. Strength in culture and talent development
4. Connections through bridges of prosperity

Great Colleges to Work For

Lone Star College System is proud to be recognized as a GreatColleges to Work For institution by The Chronicle of HigherEducation.

This recognition reflects our commitment to creatingan organizational culture where employees are valued, supported,and empowered.

Campus Marketing Statement

Lone Star College-System Office, University Park

With 100,000 students and counting, Lone Star College Systemprovides transformational educational opportunities that helpindividuals get from where they are to where they want to be. Thetwo-year institution is training tomorrow's workforce today,offering more than 200 degrees and certification programs thatempower students to take the next step.

Lone Star College System has eight main campuses and more than 20locations in the Houston area. Learn more at LoneStar.edu.

Lone Star College System Office employees are based at one of twoSystem Office locations: The Woodlands and University Park. Bothare sites for multiple administrative departments and systemwidetraining programs.

The address is 20515 SH 249 (SH 249 and Louetta Road), Houston,Texas 77070-2607. All applicants must reside in Texas.

Job Description

PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

The Manager, Project Development and Planning is responsible foroverseeing and coordinating the financial, operational,administrative, procurement, budgeting, compliance, and businesssupport functions for the department. This position serves as astrategic partner to departmental leadership by managing businessoperations, supporting capital project financial management,ensuring compliance with organizational policies and regulatoryrequirements, and implementing process improvements that enhanceoperational efficiency and transparency. The position serves as theprimary business operations resource and subject matter expert fordepartment personnel, campus stakeholders, and cross-functionalteams.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Manages daily financial operations for the department includingaccounts receivable, accounts payable, journal entries,procurement, position management, and resolving complex andunpredictable accounting issues
2. Conducts research, compiles and analyzes data, and developsdetailed reports, proposals, and presentations in alignment withapproved branding and tools
3. Serves as the point of contact and Subject Matter Expert (SME)for the Business Operations team, providing ongoing support andcollaboration with department leadership, responsibilities includecreating and delivering finance training, creating job aids, andleading information sharing sessions to campus teams, departmentpersonnel, and peer groups. Responsible for Project Development andPlanning team member onboarding and training
4. Supports department leadership in managing the annual budgetprocess, including the development and monitoring of annualoperational and capital budgets, as well as monitoring costs,budgets, and providing proactive budget recommendations
5. Oversees Project Development and Planning year-end processes,providing reports and query data to ensure all expenses areprocessed and cleared
6. Manages and advises on Capital project budgeting, overalltransactions, and reconciliations
7. Performs grants budget analysis to ensure associatedexpenditures are compliant with grant restrictions
8. Responsible for owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP),project insurance verification and vendor communication
9. Collaborates across LSC functional units to identify, develop,and implement consistent best practices, key performance indicatorsand re-engineer SOPs to ensure efficiency, documentation, adhere tobest practices and transparency. Interface with internal andexternal contacts as needed to carry out the functions of theposition
10. Coordinates, compiles, and tracks board agenda items (BAls),monitors their expiration, and oversees the implementation of newBAls and related contracts, this includes adhering to procurementprocesses, communication with external vendors, and ongoing vendorrelationship management
11. Manage the creation, entry, tracking and closeout of processes,projects, contracts, assets, and initiatives utilizing standarddepartment tools such as service tickets (IT, CMMS, Legal,Marketing, etc.) database entries, Excel sheets, PowerBI, and AIRdashboards
12. Provides comprehensive administrative support to assigneddepartment including, supply management, meeting scheduling, inboxmanagement, intranet updates, form and document creation, andcommunications. Ensures compliance with local, state, and federalregulations and LSC policies and procedures
13. Acts as a resource to the division across LSC campuses tomaintain normal business operations as needed
14. Responsible for other reasonable, related duties asassigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Advanced financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, andreconciliation skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the abilityto evaluate complex financial and operational issues
• Excellent project management and organizational skills
• Strong written communication skills, including the abilitytoprepare reports, executive summaries, presentations, policies,procedures, and business correspondence
• Skilled in developing and delivering training programs,on-boarding materials, and instructional resources
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including data analysis,formulas, pivot tables, reporting, and financial modeling
• Process improvement and workflow design skills
• Ability to utilize reporting and business tools

PHYSICAL ABILITIES:

The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably todo the work. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending;carrying of light items, such as papers, books, or small parts; ordriving an automobile. No special physical demands are required toperform the work.

WORK SCHEDULE AND CONDITIONS:

• Equipment used includes, PC workstation running on a LAN in aMicrosoft Windows environment, calculator, phone, and other generaloffice equipment
• Interface with internal and external contacts as needed to carry out the functions of the position
• Work is performed in a climate-controlled office with minimalexposure to safety hazards
• May regularly travel to different LSC locations
• May be fully reassigned to a different LSC location ifnecessary
• May need to work weekends and untraditional hours ifnecessary

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience must include at least 3 years in projectmanagement
• Experience must include at least 2 years in a management levelposition

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance orAccounting
• Experience working in higher education
• Experience in bond construction projects
• Experience in the construction Industry

Salary

Hiring salary range is: $77,356 - $88,959

Lone Star College provides a hiring salary range for all postedfull-time non-faculty positions. Where your salary offer would fallin that range is determined by your related experience andeducation. Should you receive an offer of employment from Lone Star College, the resume submitted in the application process will be utilized to calculate your salary offer. The information outlinedbelow will provide the Office of Human Resources everything neededto determine an accurate starting salary.

1. Length of time (specific months and years) of employment
2. If the position was full time or part time
3. If the position was paid or unpaid
4. Level of degree completed including date earned.
5. Unofficial transcript for highest earned degree

Benefits Marketing Statement

By joining our top-notch institution, you will enjoy being a partof an organization that offers a supportive, collegial workenvironment and excellent work/life balance. This includes a fullcomprehensive and competitive benefits package, a generous numberof paid holidays and vacation days, wellness programs, tuitionwaiver, professional development opportunities and more.

Lone Star College participates in the E-Verify program, under whichLone Star College provides the federal government with informationfrom each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm that the employee is authorized to work in the United States.

More information on the E-Verify program is available at www.dhs.gov/E-Verify .

Lone Star College is an EEO Employer. All positions are subject to a criminal background check.