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The Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering at Colorado State University consists of about 3,000 students enrolled in BS, MS, and PhD programs, 145 tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty, and over 400 support staff and research scientists. The Office of the Dean manages national accreditation for the College’s ten academic programs. The College conducts more than $75M of sponsored research annually in multiple buildings totaling more than 500,000 square feet of space, including classrooms, laboratories, centers and institutes.

The Engineering Business Office works closely with the CSU offices of Procurement Services, Business and Financial Services, and Travel Services to coordinate operational activities of the college with the university and to ensure compliance with and adherence to broader university initiatives and policies.

The Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering at Colorado State University (CSU) is seeking a highly motivated leader to serve as the Business Operations Manager, a full-time position providing vision and leadership for the college. This position reports to the Director of Business and Research Support Operations and serves as a strategic advisor to college leadership on all services related to purchasing, travel, cash management, and new employee relocations.

The Business Operations Manager is a subject matter expert on business operations within the college and serves in an advisory capacity to the director, the college leadership, and departmental personnel. This position requires broad and in-depth knowledge of varied purchasing and travel procedures, including related university-specific policies. The Business Operations Manager must also demonstrate a fundamental understanding of federal, state, and local regulations as well as the ability to implement controls to ensure compliance. Creative problem-solving skills and the aptitude to develop practical solutions are critical for success. The successful candidate must also demonstrate the ability to work cooperatively with departments, units across the college, and the broader campus community from a human-centered perspective.

In addition, the Business Operations Manager will possess strong technical skills. They will maintain tools previously built in Smartsheet and DocuSign, which are accessible via the college’s website. They will continuously adapt existing applications to meet new requirements or develop new features as needed to improve the efficiency of the Engineering Business Office and to ensure workloads remain manageable within current staffing levels.

Successful applicants will demonstrate strong written and oral communication skills, excellent interpersonal abilities, a commitment to excellent customer service, and strong organizational capabilities. Adaptability and the ability to work collaboratively with others are essential.

The dress code is business casual.

The successful candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States by the proposed start date. The Department will not sponsor a visa for this position.

Please submit a cover letter that clearly addresses the required and preferred qualifications for this position, your resume/CV, and the contact information for three (3) professional references. References will not be contacted without prior notification to candidates.

CSU is committed to full inclusion of qualified individuals. If you are needing assistance or accommodations with the search process, please reach out to the listed search contact.

Please note, applicants may redact information from their application materials that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

Colorado State University (CSU) provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks for the finalist before a final offer. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.