Director of Operations Peugeot Center for Engineering Service
Director of Operations Peugeot Center for Engineering Service
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Job Description
Primary Function Supervises directs and facilitates the preparation organization and implementation of Peugeot Center engineering mission projects with a focus both on the technical work to be done and the spiritual basis and growth opportunities inherent in serving others.
This position requires both independent and team work. Applicants should expect to be selfsufficient and proactive in their tasks as well as collaborative and cooperative among the team. The position also requires an understanding of leadership communication and management around a variety of stakeholders including college students engineering professionals donors and partner organizations. Applicants to the role should be willing to learn able to adapt and prepared for uncomfortable situations due to the complex nature of engineering mission projects. Project management is an important responsibility for this role and will include coordinating teams schedule equipment and travel logistics among others. The position also requires travel primarily through serving as a leader for at least one engineering project team annually.
Description of Tasks Performed
- Lead the recruitment training equipping and coordination of engineering students and professionals in the key technical social economic spiritual and cultural dynamics that affect their engineering service projects.
- With a winsome spirit engage with our students faculty host partners and industry partners to best use the skills that God has given each of us to serve others.
- Coordinate the stewardship of relationships with the Peugeot Centers partners in developing communities and identifying new appropriate projects with them from cultural socioeconomic spiritual logistic and technical perspectives.
- Develop and sustain key connections with professional engineers for technical support of projects to ensure successful completion of objectives.
- Provide support to student participants and team leaders in fundraising and development of support.
- Supervise the identification and equipping of student leaders for the technical interpersonal and spiritual challenges of leading faithmotivated engineering service
- Support engineering faculty in research projects including work to be published in professional journals and presentations to professional societies.
- Exercise independent judgement and responsibility in representing Lipscomb to our mission hosts and partners
- Discern and manage risks of travel and projects in collaboration with Lipscomb Missions and Risk Management
- Participate in the development of strategic plans and goals for the operation of the Peugeot Center
- Oversee the expenditure of funds necessary to support the engineering mission program.
- Maintain records of projects participants host partners industry partners and costs and resources required for the program
- Supervise and manage student workers
- Engage alongside students faculty and staff in domestic and international mission projects.
Position Qualifications
- Education Bachelors Degree with BS in Engineering
- Experience 3 to 5 years
- Prior involvement in at least three engineering missions or humanitarian engineering projects
Preferred Qualifications:
- MS in an engineering field or Professional Engineer (PE) license
- Fluency in a second language (e.g. Spanish)
Working/Environmental Conditions
- Work performed in interior and exterior conditions.
- Position requires continuous moderate or occasional heavy physical activity.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
