Administrative Manager, Texas Materials Institute, ...

Serve as financial contact and conduct unit accounting duties, including budget monitoring and forecasting, reallocation, financial reporting, front-end expense approval, invoice review, contracts, purchases, and overall expense management. Provide post-award management support including costing allocations, effort reports, budget transfers, progress reports, no cost extensions, contractual amendments, subaward invoice payments, expense management, and grant close-outs.Manage all aspects of travel, entertainment reimbursements, procurement, departmental inventory reporting, and contracts administration through supervision of documentation of two administrative staff; Reviews and approves all documents generated in DEFINE, Point Plus, FRMS, WORQS, and other UT electronic systems. Electronic Office Manager (EOM) in the university's mainframe accounting system and serve as unit contact and expert on that system. Troubleshoots issues related to unit accounts.Serve as the primary coordinator of human resource for the unit, managing employee timesheets, personnel files, assignments, coordinating annual performance evaluations, and coordinating title and compensation adjustments as needed. Process Workday appointment and tuition reduction benefits for students on accounts through the Institute each semester.Assists with proposal preparation and submittal in UTRMS, working closely with the Director, faculty, and the Office of Sponsored Projects.Fosters the public image of the Materials Science and Engineering Program and the Institute by ensuring work products such as reports, correspondence, newsletters, etc. are of high quality and support the overall mission of the organization.Prepares the Institutes annual report, ensuring information is accurate, professionally prepared, and ready for delivery in a timely manner. Tracks unit activities and provides updates to the Director on a periodic basis.Coordinates administrative elements of the management of the Institutes service center facilities, including billing and reviewing and updating the facilities charge structure with the Budget Office. Assist with Service Center Agreements for Texas Materials Institute facilities billing.Coordinates events and meetings for the Institute.Perform other duties, sometimes complex in nature, as assigned.

Created: 2026-02-12