Data and Technical Coordinator
Research Foundation CUNY
Job Title: Data and Technical Coordinator
PVN ID: VC-2409-006447
Category: Administrative Services
Location: OFFICE OF VC - FACILIT PLAN, CONSTRUC & MGMT
Job Description
General Description
CUNY has embarked on a multi-billion dollar and multi-year capital design and construction program at its 25 campuses. The Data/Technical Coordinator’s primary responsibility will be to provide support in the project control functions for CUNY’s Capital Design and Construction Program. This candidate will play an integral cross-functioning role that involves tracking and reporting procedures on projects and program workflow performance reporting directly to the Manager of the Program Management Office for Facility Planning, Construction, and Management. The Data/Technical Coordinator works collaboratively with numerous stakeholders including Directors, Assistant Directors, and Projects Managers.
Other Duties
• Coordinate with all departments to assist the Manager, Program Management Office with program procedures and workflows• Update cost and schedule information for all projects that are included in the Design and Construction Program• Analyze budget performance for all projects including expenditures, actuals, and projections• Identify discrepancies in data and advise the Manager, PMO accordingly• Frequently update the CUNY Project Management System on the status of projects in relation to financial information, project schedule, and progress report• Prepare regular project management reports to inform decisions by senior FPCM staff• Act as technical support to leading our project management software (PMWEB) by regularly updating workflows, coordinating with all project Managers and Assistant Directors• Experience in time management and multitasking with multiple competing priorities• Experience in creating adhoc reports utilizing Excel skills such as Pivot table, Gant Charts, Formulated cross references
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
+ A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or Data Management curriculum2+ years working as a technical or data coordinator
+ Experience in advanced administrative skills such as problem-solving, conflict resolution
+ Understanding of building components and construction
+ Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools (Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project)
+ Computer skills, including email, spreadsheets, databases, project management, and presentation packages
+ Programming languages (C#, C++,Java, JavaScript)
+ Experience using GitHub and PowerBI
Preferred Qualifications
+ Construction Project Management background
+ Experience with NY State and/or New York City agencies
+ Demonstrated coordination skills with the ability to coordinate with teams and use strategic and tactical judgment to make decisions and handle various situations
+ Strong technical and analytical skills
+ Strong leadership skills to lead project teams
+ Proven ability to promote equitable practices that value inclusiveness and diversity
Core Competencies
+ Excellent written and verbal communication
+ Ability to work on multiple design and construction projects at one time
+ Excellent organizational skills and the ability to multi-task
+ Ability to work under pressure and to meet multiple deadlines
+ Ability to prioritize competing work
+ Self and team motivator
+ Ability to be a team player
+ Ability to set project priorities and adjust implementation strategies
+ Ability to work effectively with staff, associates, and internal and external constituents
+ Knowledgeable of capital and operating budgets
+ Alert and observant and looking for ways to improve processes
+ Out-of-the-box thinker, creative, inventive, and adaptable to situations
RFCUNY Benefits RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals
About the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
Key Features
Department Program Management Office
Status Full Time
Annual Salary Range $50,000.00 - $70,000.00
Closing Date Mar 31, 2025 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit No
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