New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Hiring for Director, EMRTC Job at Socorro, NM Full Time

TITLE: DIRECTOR, ENERGETIC MATERIALS RESEARCH & TESTING CENTER

DEPT: OFFICE OF RESEARCH / EMRTC

REG. TEMP FULLTIME PARTTIME

STARTING RATE or SALARY RANGE Negotiable at Paygrade

Employees being promoted to a higher classified position receive the minimum for the position or a pay rate adjustment of 8% whichever is greater.

All regular positions also entitle the employee to several benefits including health, dental, vision, life insurance, and retirement which is largely paid by New Mexico Tech for the employee and dependents.

INTERNALPOSTINGTHROUGH: Concurrent* CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN FIRST TO TEMPORARY AND REGULAR TECH EMPLOYEES WHO APPLY WITHIN THE 7 DAY INTERNAL POSTING. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE 7 DAY POSTING MARGIN WILL BE CONSIDERED WITH OTHER OUTSIDE APPLICANTS.

Job Summary
New Mexico Tech seeks a dynamic and entrepreneurial-minded leader to serve as the Director of the Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC). Reporting to the Associate Vice President for Research the selected hire will oversee all facets of center management and planning. Specifically, they will be responsible for demonstrating leadership and/or ability in the following areas:

· Strategic Direction – The Director must have an in-depth understanding of applied research, testing, and evaluation for use in strategic planning for the Center. The Director develops and presents strategic plans for review/approval of leadership and implementation by Center staff. The Director works with the Associate VP for Research to define priorities and direction of the Center. The Director works with EMRTC employees and stakeholders to share the strategy to develop buy-in and support.

· Business Development – The Director must have established relationships and credibility with experts and leaders. The Director will communicate with experts and leaders on a regular basis to explain EMRTC strategy, current projects, and accomplishments to emphasize the value of the Center. The goal is to demonstrate why these stakeholders should support the EMRTC with funding, collaboration, or other resources. The Director will also oversee the development proposals, grant and contract applications, and make funding presentations to companies, government agencies, prospective donors, and University leaders.

· Management, Supervision, and Mentoring – The Director must have strong leadership and mentoring skills to inspire and manage employees, students, and collaborators. The Director will be the Principal or Co- Investigator on most EMRTC projects and will supervise a leadership team and both full- and part-time employees. The Director will lead and participate in the hiring, management, and supervision of employees.

· Research – The Director must have a desire to solve difficult problems through supervising and ensuring cutting edge research. The Director must be able to collaborate with experts in industry, academia, and government agencies on a variety of topics.

· Communication – The Director will need excellent written communication skills to write proposals, papers, and articles, as well as to review papers written by the EMRTC team. The Director will need to make presentations about the Center’s research at technical conferences, professional meetings, and as a part of educational classes.

· Education – The Director must value the education mission of NMT. The Director will also work to recruit and guide leading experts in a wide variety of subject areas to provide content and presentations for courses and other training initiatives.

· Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – The Director must demonstrate a commitment to promote a culture of respect where diversity, equity, and inclusion are embraced at all levels of the EMRTC team.

For more information on EMRTC, please use the following link to access the center’s web page: http://www.emrtc.nmt.edu.

Job Duties and Responsibilities: 1. General
a. Performs a full range of supervisory personnel management functions and supervising Senior Leadership, the activities of engineers, scientists, technicians, and support personnel including NMT faculty, staff, student, and contractor personnel.

b. Makes program assignments to the EMRTC’s existing workloads, mission area, funding status, organizational capabilities, and established priorities.

c. Oversees the management and operation of the outdoor field research, testing, and training laboratory located in the mountainous area adjacent to the NMT campus in Socorro, NM.

d. Engages in effective and transparent decision-making, consistent with NMT and EMRTC goals and values, and in consultation with key stakeholders.
2. Business Development
a. Provides vision for developing and expanding EMRTC’s enterprise across the spectrum from small scale programs to large scale, multi-disciplinary projects.

b. Leads efforts to effectively organize and identify funding for the Center’s research initiatives.

c. Represents the Center in high-level conferences with other top-level government, academic, and commercial management, scientific, and engineering groups to discuss, plan, and solidify program requirements and follow-up courses of action.

d. Seeks out, then acts on business opportunities for the Center and NMT; develops and establishes business-related partnerships; and crafts, coordinates, and finalizes formal agreements and contractual arrangements with customers/clients.

e. Assumes full responsibility for planning, coordinating, and representing the Center in institutional and functional activities.

f. Fosters visionary initiatives that develop and connect faculty expertise with EMRTC’s research mission.
3. Personnel
a. Periodically reviews progress and makes reassignments, if necessary, to keep the programs of EMRTC and its business units (i.e., the Center) on schedule in terms of research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) and training commitments and priorities.

b. Evaluates subordinate supervisors and reviews evaluations performed by subordinate supervisors on other employees.

c. Interviews candidates for vacant supervisory positions and makes selection of such.

d. Advises, counsels, and instructs subordinates on both work and administrative matters.

e. Hears formal group grievances and employee complaints that cannot be resolved by Senior Leadership supervisors.

f. Reviews serious disciplinary actions and problems involving key Center personnel.

g. Maintains a continuous appraisal of the technical competence of the Center’s workforce and directs such actions as may be necessary for improvement of this competence through properly designated training.

h. Approves the Center’s developmental and training programs.

i. Periodically reviews job descriptions of subordinates for currency and accuracy and reviews positions to eliminate inappropriate jobs to achieve optimum position management.

j. Ensures organizational adherence to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) principles and policies, and complies with NMT efforts on energy conservation, organizational safety, and security matters.

4. Operations
a. Develops a sustainable financial model that includes a balanced budget, appropriate resources, and effective financial controls.

b. Manages the operations of EMRTC and its business units.

c. Performs long-range planning for, and maintains continuous review of, resources, including funding and work activities of the Center.

d. Oversees and guides major expenditures for equipment, facilities, and additional personnel.

e. Collaborates with heads of other NMT organizations and departments to negotiate, decide on, and coordinate work-related changes affecting their units and advises the Vice President for Research on problems involving the relationship of the work of the individual organizations to broader programs and its impact on such programs.

f. Maintains technical contact with state agencies; federal agencies, and organizations such as, but not limited to, the Departments of Defense, Energy, State, Homeland Security, Commerce and Justice; the Environmental Protection Agency; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the National Laboratories; and agencies within the intelligence community.

g. Through the Vice President for Research and in coordination with the Director of Governmental Affairs, develops, establishes, and maintains a working relationship with New Mexico’s congressional elected officials and their respective staffs.

h. Leads the development of business opportunities and actively pursues collaborative efforts with federal, state, tribal, local, academic, and commercial entities.

i. Resolves major technical or scheduling problems with test and training support elements or outside organizations through discussion with their representatives.
5. Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Required Qualifications

A Master’s degree from an accredited institution in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, or related field is required. Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively advancing technical, management and marketing experience. Must have demonstrated skills and ability to communicate at all levels and to solve interpersonal problems. Strong leadership qualities and abilities to organize and manage contract research and development partnership with government and private industry. Demonstrated experience in managing staff. Experience, knowledge and familiarity with top level administrators and decision makers from the federal government. Experience and knowledge of government functions, organization, appropriation processes, contracting methodologies and contracts in top level organizations. Current or past experience in obtaining funding and conducting research. Have a valid New Mexico Driver’s License or the ability to obtain and maintain a valid New Mexico Driver’s License within 30 days of employment. Have an active DOD TS/SCI security clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD TS/SCI security clearance.

Desired Qualifications
Earned doctorate or equivalent from an accredited institution in a relevant field of study is preferred. Familiarity and experience with government grants/contracts and procurement programs, particularly the

Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, National/Federal labs, Department of Energy, and Department of Transportation. Previous military or civilian Department of Defense/federal government programmatic experience at the O5, GS-15, DR-3/4 level. Leadership experiences in relations at the State and National levels.

Demonstrated excellence in leading or participating in a complex organization-focused on research, testing, or evaluation.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $165,000.00 – $200,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: One location