Senior Program Coordinator

SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge (NY); On-site; USD 61,200 - 74,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition waivers

Vacation and holidays

Job summary

SUNY Ulster, located in the Catskill Mountains north of New York City, is seeking a Senior Program Coordinator for Advanced Technology, Clean Technology, and Advanced Manufacturing. You will plan and execute workforce training courses, collaborate with academic departments, industry partners, and state agencies, and help grow credentials and degree pathways.

This role requires strong project management, organization, and communication skills to support student pathways, upskill programs, and

Qualifications

• Project management skills with ability to manage deadlines and multiple projects.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and written communication abilities.
• Familiarity with advanced technology industries such as clean technology and advanced manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead program planning and execution for advanced technology programs.
• Manage budgets, schedules, equipment, and logistics for center facilities.
• Coordinate with stakeholders, instructors, and state agencies on workforce initiatives.
• Oversee administrative tasks including documentation, reporting, and grants.
• Ensure programs meet state and industry requirements.

Skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Communication

Technical aptitude

Problem solving

Education

Bachelors degree (technology-related field)

Job description

Advanced Technology, Clean Technology, and Advanced Manufacturing

Unit: OPAP
Grade: V
35 hours/week, 12 months/year

Position Summary

SUNY Ulster, a two-year branch of the State University of New York located ninety miles north of New York City in the Catskill Mountains, is currently accepting applications for a Senior Program Coordinator: Advanced Technology, Clean Technology, and Advanced Manufacturing. The Program Coordinator/Director for Advanced Technology oversees the planning, execution, and administrative duties of designing and programming a vast array of advanced technology workforce courses. This position works with multiple academic departments, industry stakeholders, and state agencies to support student pathways into microcredentials, certificates, certifications, and degrees. It assists academic departments in developing new program pathways. The successful candidate will be expected to program a variety of workforce training courses specifically aimed at the growth and economic development of Ulster County. Key responsibilities include coordinating activities, tracking progress, ensuring budgets and schedules are followed, and communicating with stakeholders. This role requires strong project management, organizational, and communication skills, along with familiarity with relevant technology and project management concepts. The Program Coordinator reports to the Assistant Dean of Workforce and Career Development.

Key Responsibilities

• Program planning and execution: Collaborate with stakeholders to create and carry out a vision for sustaining and expanding advanced technology programs that address the employment needs of the Hudson Valley Region. Develop a strong understanding of programs that incorporate recognized credentials, including state requirements, to improve and/or upskill student employability. Expand programs to include CEUs required for professionals to maintain their professional credential status.
• Project management: Monitor programs to ensure they stay on schedule and within budget, and manage logistics and resources effectively. Ensure programs have the equipment they need and that it is calibrated and in working order. Order new equipment as needed. Manage Pfeiffer Innovation and Technology Center and Kelder Test House, ensuring instructors have the equipment they need to deliver program content.
• Stakeholder communication: Serve as a point of contact for various groups, including technical teams, committees, academic partners, and leadership. Lead the apprenticeship initiative. Serve as the lead contact for county and state agencies as they ensure NY State has the workforce they need to grow/maintain economic initiatives.
• Administrative support: Handle a variety of administrative tasks, such as managing documentation, including budget reporting, marketing, and outreach to promote programs, organizing and planning meetings to align programs with local needs, ordering and calibration of equipment, yearly inventory. Identify grants to support programs. Manage grant reports.
• Process and policy adherence: Ensure programs meet state and industry requirements.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Project management skills: Ability to manage projects, work under deadlines, and handle multiple projects simultaneously. Ability to manage state and county workforce initiatives.
• Organizational and communication skills: Professional, interpersonal, and strong oral and written communication skills.
• Technical aptitude: Familiarity with advanced technology industries, including water and wastewater, advanced manufacturing, and clean technology.
• Problem‑solving skills: The ability to identify and resolve issues, and to escalate them when necessary.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technology-related field.
• Three years project management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field.
• Ability to teach entry‑level advanced technology courses.
• Minimum of five years project management experience.

Salary

An initial starting salary of $56,800 with an excellent benefits package. This position is contingent upon adequate funding.

Benefits

SUNY Ulster offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision, life insurance, NYS or SUNY TIAA Retirement Plan, SUNY Perks, tuition waivers, including dependent waivers, and tuition assistance. In addition, OPAP-covered members receive 24 vacation days, 12 sick days, 6 personal days, 12 holidays including 3 floating holidays. The College is closed on the day prior to Thanksgiving, and between December 26 and January 1, known as the Holiday Curtailment.

Equal Employment Opportunity

SUNY Ulster is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. The college encourages applications from all qualified applicants. This position is contingent upon adequate funding. Offer and assignment of employment is subject to verification of all information provided on the employment application, credentials, transcripts, fingerprint check, verification of the right to work in the United States, and all other required pre‑employment conditions are met.

Applicants who are protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act and who, due to a disability, require accommodations for completing the application process, testing (if required for the position), or the interview, should notify the Human Resources Office ten working days before the required accommodation is needed.