Canada Ontario Jobs in Kingston as Department Manager in Queen’s University
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY
Kingston, ON, CANADA
At Queen’s University, the pursuit of excellence is driven by a passion to make the world a better place. We educate our students to prepare them to be citizens and leaders of today’s truly global society.
Located in the historic City of Kingston, midpoint between Montreal and
Toronto, and a pleasant drive from the nation’s capital, Queen’s fosters an environment of academic learning and discovery. And as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, we provide excellent career opportunities for personal growth and professional development
1. Department Manager
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Bring your several years of staff supervision, management, budget control and project management experience within a university or related environment to this exciting challenge. You will oversee, plan and co-ordinate the multi-faceted functions associated with administrative and technical services supporting Department teaching and research activities. As a result, your duties will include priority planning and co-ordination, budget management (yearly operating budget of over $4 million; contracts and grants average $8 million per year), policy and procedure development, and staff (union and non-union) supervision in such areas as computing services, technical labs, machine shops and administrative services. A degree, ideally in Mechanical Engineering, is required, as is extensive knowledge of the rules and regulations regarding employment, collective agreements, safety, academic standards and administrative systems. You can
conceptualize creative plans and workable solutions for dealing with an array of management issues, and are proficient in spreadsheet, database, word-processing, web design and engineering graphics packages. A P.Eng. registration in Ontario is considered an asset
Candidates should e-mail a letter of application and a resume, by Friday, August 13, 2010, quoting competition #2010-113, to
working@queensu.ca.
