• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $72,000- $ 82,000

Position Summary

The Career Placement Officer’s primary responsibility is to place students enrolled in the MS in Civil Engineering and MS Mechanical Engineering in full-time positions and internships. The Career Placement Officer will broaden and deepen relationships with current and prospective employers as well as develop and support events, initiatives and strategies to achieve the goal.

Additional responsibilities include: collecting/analyzing employment data, generating placement and related reports for the Department/School, assisting with the placement of PhD and BS students as needed, supporting admissions and other student affairs-related needs as they intersect with professional development and career placement, and other projects as requested.

 The incumbent reports to the Department of Civil Engineering Director of Finance and Administration (DFA) and the Department of Mechanical Engineering Director of Finance and Administration (DFA); the position is functionally supervised by the Director of Career Placement and works closely with the School-level Graduate Career Placement team.

Responsibilities

• (75%)  Place MS students studying Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering (CEEM) in full-time positions and/or internships. To achieve the goal of 100% placement, the officer engages in the following activities: Source, cultivate and maintain relationships with employers to encourage the hiring of students in the discipline.  

  • Establish a liaison role between Department, School Administration, other CPO's across SEAS concerning career placement.  

  • Manage employer, alumni, and student events and initiatives as they pertain to the CEEM department. 

  • Post/advertise employment opportunities (full-time, internships, and part-time).

  • Counsel students individually and in groups to achieve career readiness and to become familiar with as many students as possible. 

  • Support and manage events and initiatives and collect/analyze accurate placement statistics; generate reports for admissions, recruiting, etc. Generate ad-hoc reports of student placement and related employment statistics.

• (10%) Collaborate with the Graduate Career Placement Team and Professional Development and Leadership Team on multi-disciplinary employers, cross-departmental events, education, and school-level efforts tailored to the needs of Civil Engineering students. Support the School and the Department's graduate admissions efforts where it relates to career placement, student affairs, and support.

• (10%) Support the placement of BS and PhD students in Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

• (5%) Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree is required; graduate-level work is preferred. Minimum of 2-4 years of related experience required.

• Familiar with jobs and employers in the Civil engineering/AEC industry + Mechanical Engineering disciplines. Previous experience in career counseling, marketing, human resources, campus recruitment, event planning, workshop planning, or administration.

• Understand the career development opportunities and challenges affecting the constituents, consisting of a diverse population - domestic and international.

• Possess excellent interpersonal and administrative skills, as well as strong skills in written and oral expression.

• Strong computer literacy/proficiency required: an understanding and appreciation of student services database software and online resources, and the willingness and enthusiasm to respond to the needs of PDL program students in an increasingly technologically-oriented society.

• Proficiency with Google suite of products, MS Office (Excel - Pivot Tables, VLookup a plus), PowerPoint, publishing software, social media (e.g. LinkedIn), etc. Ability to analyze and work with a large volume of students, employer, and related data.

• A cover letter is required for application review and consideration.

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