Program Manager, ETI (Environmental Training Institute)

Job Summary

The Program Manager, ETI (Environmental Training Institute) responsible for the successful management of all phases of operations and execution of training initiatives for the ETI . Responsible for assisting the Center for Environmental Excellence ( CEE ) Director and the Continuing Education (CE) Associate Director with coordination and management of all aspects of the ETI courses, programs goals and objectives. The manager oversees instructors, subject matter experts, and vendors that provide instructional services for ETI while maintaining budget projections and operational goals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, engineering, business, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university with four (4) years of experience program management, coordinating or overseeing continuing education programs, or related experience with two (2) years of supervisory experience or eight (8) years of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with program management and coordination.
• A valid Texas driver license is required.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in environmental science.
• Experience managing budgets, and participation in environmental outreach, compliance, and/or regulatory practices.
• Familiarity with state and federal environmental laws and policies or related rules, regulations, and issues.
• Work experience with eLearning practices and instructional design principles.
  
  

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Manages projects for the ETI program, including open enrollment classroom/online training, contract training and ETI curriculum development. Manages schedules for open enrollment/contract courses while coordinating all program logistics.
• Hires, manages, trains and schedules instructors and subject matter experts; provides supervision to casual coordinator and support staff; and approves invoices and contract billing. Makes personnel decisions including hiring and evaluating staff and instructor performance.
• Develops and manages marketing and sales plan development/implementation to expand the environmental programs locally and in international markets; seeks and identifies business opportunities and prepares training proposals, grant applications, and other business development documents.
• Facilitates effective communication with management, instructors, clients, training sites and division staff to innovate strategies to improve learning, course delivery and program management.
• Participates in and provides outreach at environmental conferences, seminars, and associations to further expand ETI brand;coordinates and facilitates industry meetings; serves a liaison with industry partners; performs market analysis of competitors.
• Responsible for ETI catalog development, editing and distribution.
• Supports program goals by compiling/analyzing financial data (e.g. revenue and expense tracking) and metric reporting.
• Performs other duties as assigned.