Senior Manager, Administration Services

Senior Manager, Administration Services

Office of Water Programs

SALARY: Full range: $6,951-$10,427 per month; Anticipated hiring range: $7,820-$9,558 per month

TYPE: Full-Time / Benefited / Exempt / Salaried / Fully In Person

REQUISITION: 688566862

JOB SUMMARY

The Office of Water Programs (OWP) is an internationally recognized provider of training materials in a variety of media, as well as a source of engineering and scientific research that fills the niche between academia and consulting engineering. Our team of nearly 50 professionals, trained in a variety of academic disciplines, collaborates to produce high-caliber work that furthers our mission to provide cost-effective solutions for protecting and enhancing water resources, public health, and the environment through training, scientific research, and public education. OWP is a self-supported academic center within and located at Sacramento State. For more information about OWP, view the website here:

Under the general direction of the Associate Director of Business Operations, the Senior Manager Administrative Services ensures smooth daily operations for the Office of Water Programs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervising staff and day-to-day operations in the Customer Support Group, Technical Publication Group, and Graphic Design Group.
• Responsible for maintaining all personnel transactions and confidential documents for OWP.
• Manage a broad range of new initiatives, projects, information, and documentation related to the development and production of OWP training materials.
• Member of the leadership team and may represent OWP as needed in national and statewide meetings and conferences.
• May perform certain office tasks to ensure no disruption of the daily activities.

BENEFITS : UEI offers a premier benefits package designed for long-term well-being and work-life balance:

• Participation in CalPERS Retirement Program
• Paid Vacation Time – starting at 10 hours accrued/month
• Paid Sick Time – 8 hours accrued/month
• Paid Holidays – 14 paid holidays per year including paid time off the week between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day as the CSUS campus is closed
• Excellent medical benefits – 100% employer-paid medical & dental for employee-only coverage and low cost for family coverage
• Educational Assistance Program for employees and/or dependents
• Discounted membership to The WELL, Sacramento State’s on-campus fitness center
• View a comprehensive list of all of the benefits at

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Bachelor’s Degree in business or related field or equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.
2. Demonstrated experience in an office environment as an administrator or staff leadership position, which includes supervisory experience in personnel functions.
3. Demonstrated experience supervising staff.
4. Excellent interpersonal skills. Demonstrated skill in working effectively with a diverse population.
5. Demonstrated experience administering office procedures; and knowledge of modern office methods, practices, and procedures.
6. Demonstrated experience in working with budget and operational projections, and the incorporation of such projections into organizational planning efforts with the ability to solve problems creatively.
7. Demonstrated skill in prioritizing, planning, organizing, and coordinating many concurrent projects. Demonstrated ability to independently assume broad responsibilities for complex functions.
8. Excellent oral and written communication skills including excellent command of English usage including grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
9. Demonstrated experience working with computer applications including project management, database, spreadsheet and word-processing and other software programs, such as the programs in the Microsoft Office Suite.
10. Must pass a background check, which may include fingerprinting. Must continue to meet the established standards.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Master’s degree in business or related field.
2. Documented knowledge of grants and contracts requirements and processes, preferably in an academic or non-profit setting.
3. Demonstrated knowledge of human resources and payroll procedures.
4. Demonstrated knowledge of one or more of the following areas: training material development, training system management (scheduling, production, etc.), and customer relationship/satisfaction management.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

This is a full-time, exempt from overtime, benefited position, covered under the California Public Employees’ Retirement System. Continued employment in this position is dependent upon the mutual consent of University Enterprises, Inc. (UEI) and the employee, and either University Enterprises or the employee can, at any time, terminate the employment relationship at will, with or without cause

The selected candidate must furnish proof of eligibility to work in the United States. University Enterprises, Inc. is not a sponsoring agency (i.e. H-1B Visa).

UEI is not a multi-state employer. UEI only employs candidates who live and work in the state of California. If selected for the position you must reside in California and all work must be performed in the state of California throughout the course of employment.

FILING DEADLINE: Open until filled. Priority review date of May 18, 2026.

APPLY ONLINE: To be considered, you must apply through our secure portal: Applicants who apply outside of this link will not be considered.

Note: This position vacancy is with University Enterprises Inc., an auxiliary organization of California State University, Sacramento. This is not a University position; the incumbent will be an employee of University Enterprises. University Enterprises operates commercial enterprises on the California State University, Sacramento campus; it is responsible for grant and contract management and fiscal services for University research and sponsored programs and provides fiscal services to University related agencies and activities. University Enterprises is a non-profit corporation governed by a board of directors in conformance with the appropriate State of California codes and policy directives of the Board of Trustees and the campus administration.

Salary/Compensation: $6,951 - $10,427 per month