Assistant Director of Personnel, College of Engineering

Assistant Director of Personnel, College of Engineering

Job no: 562289
Work type: Management (MPP)
Location: Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo Campus
Categories: MPP, Administrative, At-Will, Full Time, Human Resources, On-site (work in-person at business location)

Under general direction of the Endowed Dean of the College of Engineering and with a dotted line report to the Associate Vice President for Human Resources, the Assistant Director of Personnel provides strategic management and oversight of all Human Resources (HR) and Academic Personnel (AP) functions for the College of Engineering. This role oversees human resource functions such as labor and employee relations, support of CENG management and department chairs regarding human resources strategy, performance management, professional development, faculty rank and tenure processes, faculty and staff leave processes, strategy and process for talent acquisition and recruitment, employee onboarding, and position classifications.

This position also provides strategic direction, management and oversight of three key employees within the dean’s office staff, the Personnel Coordinator, the Front Office and Advancement Coordinator, and the CENG Dean’s Office Coordinator (Front Office and Associate Dean Support). The Assistant Director of Personnel has operational responsibility for the Dean’s Office ensuring staff are appropriately trained and work assignments are completed.

In support of the Dean and the college, the Assistant Director of Personnel plays a critical role in partnering with the eleven departments, including at the Maritime campus, and multiple operational units (ex. communications, development, advising) throughout the college to support a broad scope of academic personnel faculty processes and systems to support the college’s strategic mission and operational goals. The incumbent plays a vital role in building strong relationships with key stakeholders in the college, the Academic Affairs division, the university, and the community to understand and address the strategic personnel needs of the college.

In collaboration with the Dean, the AVP of Academic Personnel, legal counsel and Department Chairs, the incumbent identifies, addresses, and remedies confidential, sensitive, and highly complex personnel matters providing expertise and recommendations, with a focus on continuous improvement and long‑term organizational development.

Cal Poly’s College of Engineering (CENG) is the largest of Cal Poly’s six colleges in terms of overall major enrollment. CENG is widely recognized as an international leader in engineering education because of its Learn by Doing, hands‑on approach, and the college is the anchor of Cal Poly’s overall reputation in the state, nation and world. With 6,800 engineering and computer science students, seventeen undergraduate and ten graduate degree programs, the college is one of the West’s largest engineering colleges.

The college employs almost 310 FTE faculty, with the individual faculty number being much higher due to the number of part‑time lecturers. The college also employs approximately 60 staff, and hundreds of graduate and student assistants. Employees of the colleges are represented by five different unions, each with a distinct collective bargaining agreement.

• Knowledge of standard Human Resources theories, principles, practices, and techniques.
• Skilled at building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Demonstrated skill coordinating several personnel functions and determining the relative importance of each; and demonstrated ability to work with a high level of productivity and accuracy/attention to detail,
• Thoro…