Posting Details
Position Information Posting Number: 201104584 Position Title: Assistant Director for Engineering Vieth Institute for Real Estate Leadership State: Wisconsin Employment Status: Full Time Position Status: Limited Term If Limited Term: End Date of Assignment: 06/30/2028 Position Type: Staff Job Family: Academic Program Management and Instructional Services Hours Per Week: 37.5
Position Overview
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The Assistant Director for Engineering Vieth Institute for Real Estate Leadership role works closely with the leader for the Vieth Institute for Real Estate Leadership to execute the strategy and promote the institute and drive interdisciplinary opportunities across multiple disciplines between the Opus College of Engineering and Marquette Business.
Accountable for developing and cultivating relationships with alumni, donors, and leaders in the industries affiliated with the institute. Cultivate relationships with students, provide ongoing student advising, and lead alumni engagement and communication initiatives related to civil and construction engineers.
Duties and Responsibilities
Interdisciplinary Program Strategy and Execution • Lead Interdisciplinary Integration Strategy • Serve as the principal driver for creating and executing initiatives that bridge the Opus College of Engineering and the College of Business, aiming to build a culture of interdisciplinary collaboration among students, faculty, and alumni. • Develop Cross-Disciplinary Program Connections • Design, promote, and manage focused interdisciplinary learning opportunities in high-demand areas, including construction and development, connecting real estate, construction, and civil engineering students, technical sales, marketing, and sales, and supply chain logistics, connecting engineering materials needs with sourcing and delivery expertise. • Coordinate Special Projects • Facilitate student participation in complex interdisciplinary applied projects and internal case design competitions that require combined engineering and business expertise. • Expand Executive and Continuing Education • Partner with experts in Executive Education and the FIELD Center to develop and deliver leadership development and business process short-courses and professional training sessions specifically designed for working engineers and industry professionals.
Student Interconnection and Career Readiness • Responsible for the supervision of student employees, including but not limited to hiring, training, disciplinary actions, and ending the students assignment. • Cultivate Student Interconnection • Systematically develop and manage opportunities to connect students across both colleges, including organizing joint site and company tours, coordinating participation in national conference trips, and hosting joint student club leader roundtables and events. • Manage Flagship Interdisciplinary Student Programs • Recruit, advise, and connect students, including those in Engineering, Business, and Law, to selective interdisciplinary programs, such as the Real Estate Asset Program (REAP) investment fund. • Drive Career Mentoring and Networking • Build personal relationships with students to provide career readiness mentoring and exploration guidance. • Facilitate connections between students and professional mentors and networking opportunities within their field. • Support Professional Development • Serve as co-lead point of contact with Opus College of Engineering Industry Relations Office and grow relationships with employers that lead to internship, co-op, and career opportunities for students and alumni. • Assist the Industry Relations office with internship and co-op initiatives for students in related majors and help with tracking and monitoring internship co-op and job placements for students with strategies in place to ensure successful placements. • Assist as needed with professional development opportunities for students within the college and across the institutes supported students. • Lead Student Communications • Manage and increase the frequency of student communication, including the production of a weekly bulletin to share news, opportunities, reminders, and event information across relevant student bodies.
Alumni Engagement and External Visibility • Expand Alumni Networking Opportunities • Strategically increase involvement and communication with alumni from both Colleges, specifically by developing and executing targeted alumni networking events and professional development opportunities for alumni in relevant interdisciplinary fields. • Facilitate Alumni Participation • Create clear pathways for alumni to re-engage with the University, including serving as guest speakers, mentors, or competition judges in interdisciplinary programs.
Promote External Visibility • Represent the Vieth Institute and the University as an effective speaker at conferences and events to share institutional research ideas and trends that impact the civil construction and real estate industries.
Execute Fundraising and Strategic Alignment • Collaborate with their leader and University Advancement to lead an assigned segment of the fundraising goal for the Vieth Institute and actively contribute to the overall strategy of establishing the University as a nationally recognized leader in construction and civil engineering. • Partner with the Office of University Advancement as needed. • Build and maintain donor and sponsor relationships.
Support and execute the institute strategy working with their leader and affiliated staff.
Lead specific advisory board initiatives as assigned by their leader focused on establishing the University as a nationally recognized leader in construction and civil engineering.
Partner with faculty and the office of the associate dean to ensure all construction engineering majors are completing relevant experiential learning opportunities and required curriculum.
Work with affiliated faculty to ensure that the educational objectives for the Civil and Construction Engineering degrees are clearly carried out, including:
• Working as a construction engineer with awareness of ethical, moral, religious, social, environmental, and economic factors on engineering solutions. • Attaining or pursuing professional registration. • Enhancing team building and communication skills and effective performance in multidisciplinary teams. • Holding leadership positions in professional societies and community organizations. • Engaging in lifelong learning with emphasis on both technical and contemporary issues.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Department: College of Business Administration Posting Date: 11/14/2025 Closing Date: Special Instructions to Applicants: EOE Statement It is the policy of Marquette University to provide equal employment opportunities EEO to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other applicable federal or state-protected classification.
Required Documents: Required Documents: Cover Letter, Letter of Application, Resume Optional Documents: References Posting Specific Questions: Required fields are indicated with an asterisk.