Senior Business Administrator, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Job overview

The Senior Business Administrator, Civil and Environmental Engineering role is onsite in Pittsburgh, PA. Compensation is not specified. Carnegie Mellon's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is a research-intensive academic department. The administrator manages finance, accounting, and business operations that support the department's research and academic work. Through budgeting, project accounting, compliance processes, and staff supervision, the role provides reliable financial and operational support to department leadership.

What you'll do

• Prepare budgets, forecasts, and financial review exhibits
• lead monthly variance reviews and support leadership decision-making. Build and manage Oracle EPM budgets and reports across funding sources. Lead sponsored-award labor planning and project accounting
• maintain project/task structures, monitor balances and encumbrances, and reconcile activity. Manage effort certification, purchase orders, cost transfers, journal entries, and financial transactions
• supervise the Administrative Coordinator. Serve as a Workday department initiator for staff hiring, which may include visa coordination with OIE.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior business administrator

civil and environmental engineering

finance

accounting

research finance

budgeting

oracle epm

sponsored awards

effort certification

pittsburgh pa

carnegie mellon university

full-time

staff supervision

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance
• retirement savings with employer contributions
• tuition benefits
• paid time off and holidays
• life and accidental death and disability insurance
• transit pass
• family concierge and fitness center access.

Why this role

The role acts for the Senior Director of Finance and Operations in their absence and supports sponsored research finance, including effort reporting and federal requirements.

About the employer

Carnegie Mellon University is hiring for this role. Industry: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools. Sector: 61.