Program Support Coordinator (School of Civil & Enviormental Engineering)

Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta seeks an Administrative Coordinator for the Environmental Engineering program to provide professional support for events, meetings, and program initiatives. You will work closely with faculty, staff and students to keep operations running smoothly.

The role requires 3–5 years of related experience, a technical diploma or associate degree, and excellent written and verbal communication.

Qualifications

• Educational requirements: Technical Diploma, Associate's Degree or equivalent.
• Three to five years job related experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, customer service and organization skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute and provide assistance for meeting and event logistics and scheduling.
• Establish schedules, oversee arrangements and provide logistics support for targeted programs and/or projects and unit initiatives.
• Evaluate, assess and report on the feasibility and sustainability of potential programs, projects and initiatives.
• Provide necessary support related to the identification and execution of adopted unit programs/projects and other unit initiatives.
• Develop, arrange/coordinate meetings and project materials for distribution, as necessary.
• Compile, organize and analyze data for use in reports for targeted programs/projects and other unit initiatives.
• Monitor and update appropriate stakeholders of progress/milestones for program/project objectives.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Administrative support

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Technical Diploma

Associate's Degree

Job description

Job Details

Job ID: 304210

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

About Us

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information

About the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology

The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech currently has over 650 undergraduate students, nearly 320 graduate students, 55 tenure-track faculty members, and 4 Professors of the Practice. Women comprise 50% of the undergraduate population, and more than 29% of the undergraduate student population identifies as a member of under-represented minority groups. Thirteen faculty members are women, and eight faculty members identify as a member of under-represented minority groups. Twenty-six faculty members hold endowed chairs or professorships with 30% of them being women faculty. The School's Strategic Vision is available at www.ce.gatech.edu/strategic-vision. The 2027 U.S. News and World Report rankings place both the Civil Engineering and the Environmental Engineering undergraduate programs at #1 in the country. The 2027 graduate program rankings will not be released for some time, but in 2026, the corresponding programs were ranked #3 and #4, respectively.

We are a vibrant and intellectually diverse School, with people who are using new technologies to expand the notion of what it means to be civil and environmental engineers in the 21st Century. We teach our students the engineering fundamentals needed to be successful at the interface of the built and the natural worlds. Our program focuses on learning how to think, how to solve problems, and how to impact society for the better. We provide rigorous learning environments, together with out-of-the-classroom and overseas experiences challenging our students to reach their highest potential.

Job Summary

Coordinate and provide professional and administrative support for the Environmental Engineering program, its corresponding projects, conferences/seminars and other unit initiatives. This position will interact on a regular basis with: Faculty and staff and students. This position typically will advise and counsel: Faculty and staff. This position will supervise: NA.

Responsibilities

• Job Duty 1 - Plan, execute and provide assistance for meeting and event logistics and scheduling
• Job Duty 2 - Establish schedules, oversee arrangements and provide logistics support for targeted programs and/or projects and unit initiatives
• Job Duty 3 - Evaluate, assess and report on the feasibility and sustainability of potential programs, projects and initiatives
• Job Duty 4 - Provide necessary support related to the identification and execution of adopted unit programs/projects and other unit initiatives
• Job Duty 5 - Develop, arrange/coordinate meetings and project materials for distribution, as necessary
• Job Duty 6 - Compile, organize and analyze data for use in reports for targeted programs/projects and other unit initiatives
• Job Duty 7 - Monitor and update appropriate stakeholders of progress/milestones for program/project objectives
• Job Duty 8 - Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Technical Diploma, Associate's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience

Three to five years job related experience

Preferred Qualifications

Technical Diploma, Associate's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Three to five years of experience providing administrative, programmatic, or operational support in a higher education, research, nonprofit, or professional office environment.

Experience coordinating events, workshops, conferences, seminars, or special programs from planning through execution.

Demonstrated experience managing multiple priorities, deadlines, and competing requests in a fast-paced environment.

Excellent written and verbal communication, customer service, and organization skills.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

SKILLS

Excellent written and verbal communication, customer service and organization skills. The ability to prioritize tasks, work independently and/or within a team environment.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6