Administrative Associate, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Front Office

First point of contact for CAEE visitors. Answer department main line and direct calls to other offices or staff, greet the public. Provide information and resources to faculty, students, staff, and guests. Distribute and order parking passes for official visitors. Serve as the primary shipping and receiving staff member for the department, including sort incoming mail. Collect and distribute department campus mail, US mail, and shipping carrier packages, create shipping or receive deliveries for shipping carriers. Make department-related deliveries or pick-ups on UT campus when needed. Responsible for office supply inventory as well as upkeep and maintenance of the reception and kitchen area. This includes keeping all public areas tidy and free of clutter, organization of departmental storage spaces, and resetting meeting rooms after department meetings. Submit shredding service requests and copy machine maintenance.

Event And Meeting Support

Provide administrative and logistical support for events, including but not limited to CAEE annual tailgate, graduate research poster sessions, faculty recruitment visits, and other various department events. Place orders for catered faculty lunches, coffee bar supplies, as well as drinks and snacks for student organizations and / or department meetings.

Special Projects And Initiatives Support

Provide administrative and clerical support to the department chair and director for special projects and initiatives. Under supervision of Director execute Faculty Affairs processes related to Reviews (Annual, Post Tenure, 3rd Year). Create and monitor UT Box folders for 54 faculty for annual reports. Collaborate with Department director on annual endowment letters. Making sure all are received and send on time. Manage department chair's calendar. Schedule appointments and meetings; assemble appropriate reference materials for meetings; reserve conference rooms, virtual conference setting, and phone lines, and handle all other necessary logistical details. Coordinate small meeting functions; respond to requests for meetings; manage complex schedules and working with others to coordinate meeting requests in an often rapidly changing environment. Update Outlook room calendars with department meetings.