Job Details

Director: ACC Infrastructure Academy

Position Number: 7167427
Location: Austin, TX
Position Type: Adult and Continuing Education Programs

Director: ACC Infrastructure Academy

Austin Community College

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:
Director: ACC Infrastructure Academy

Job Description Summary:
Provides strategic and operational leadership for Austin Community College's (ACC) Skilled Workforce Training initiatives. The Director is responsible for aligning Continuing Education (CE) programs with credit-bearing career pathways, developing partnerships with industry and community stakeholders, and, in coordination with the Dean, overseeing the ACC Infrastructure Academy. This position supports the college's mission of expanding access to high-demand, high-wage careers in the skilled trades and built environment sectors.

Job Description:

Supervision Received and Exercised

Reports to an Administrator and collaborates extensively with other department heads and executive leadership to ensure alignment with college-wide initiatives. This role exercises supervision and oversight over a team of managers and individual contributors. The Director is responsible for guiding, mentoring, and evaluating performance, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional development.

Competency Expectations

Provides district-wide leadership for the development and ongoing support of operational and strategic relationships with community-based organizations and other external partners including, but not limited to, community businesses, non-profits, and educational partners to support student success initiatives, especially for low-income and other targeted student populations.
Leads the creation and execution of a strategic plan, in concert with leadership from ACC and its partners.
Plans, develops, recommends, and oversees ACC budgets; approves expenditures.
Develops, writes, and implements operating policies and procedures.
May represent ACC at local community events or in area-specific contexts.
Responsible for all campus operations in the assigned region, including hiring, training, supervision, and evaluation of staff; budget development and monitoring; facilities contracts; course scheduling; and classroom scheduling and maintenance.

Description of Duties and Tasks

Leads the development and implementation of strategic plans to align skilled technical workforce Continuing Education programs with ACC's credit programs and guided pathways in fields such as Automotive Technology, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Welding, Building Construction, Architectural & Engineering Computer Aided Design (CAD), Geographic Information System (GIS), Geospatial Engineering, and related programs.
Develops and implements operational policies, procedures, and quality standards for workforce training programs.
Oversees the daily operations, partnerships, and strategic growth of the ACC Infrastructure Academy, ensuring training aligns with workforce needs and employer expectations.
Coordinates with ACC Dean of Applied Technologies, divisional department chairs, and faculty to facilitate articulation agreements and stackable credentials between CE and credit programs, enabling seamless student transitions.
Develops and manages partnerships with industry, labor unions, workforce boards, municipal agencies, and community-based organizations to enhance program offerings, student support services, and job placement opportunities.
Develops customized workforce training solutions and employer-sponsored training partnerships that support regional workforce needs and contribute to institutional workforce development goals.
Leads outreach and recruitment initiatives aimed at increasing participation and promoting skilled workforce programs, including proactive engagement with middle and high school students to promote ACC as a clear and accessible pathway to construction and infrastructure careers.
Oversees, supervises, and evaluates training coordinators, assigned staff, and contractors in the planning, scheduling, and delivery of skilled technical workforce training courses, ensuring high-quality instruction, strong student outcomes, and alignment with regional workforce needs and industry demand.
Develops, administers, and monitors departmental and grant-funded budgets; approves expenditures and ensures compliance with ACC fiscal policies.
Identifies funding opportunities, and supports grant development efforts in collaboration with ACC's grant office and external partners.
Collaborates with ACC's Marketing and Public Information Office to promote skilled workforce programs and Infrastructure Academy initiatives through targeted campaigns and events.
Represents ACC at local and regional workforce boards, chambers of commerce, city planning meetings, and other public forums focused on economic development and skilled workforce planning.
Develops and monitors key performance indicators (KPIs), prepares reports, and makes data-informed decisions to support program growth and continuous improvement.
Monitors workforce and student outcomes including enrollment, completion, credential attainment, employment placement, wage progression, and industry engagement metrics to ensure program effectiveness and alignment with labor market demand.

Job Requirements

Knowledge:

Understand and perform administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
Apply principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Basic principles of college-level administration.
Ability to utilize effective communication techniques and strategies.
Operate standard office equipment including computers, telephones, copiers, and scanners.
Follow and apply knowledge of college policies and procedures.

Supplemental Knowledge:

Knowledge of workforce development strategies, labor market trends, performance-based outcome measurement, and labor market data tools (e.g., EMSI/Burning Glass, Texas LMI) to support alignment with regional and state workforce needs.
Knowledge of skilled technical workforce and built environment sectors, including industry certifications, licensing requirements, emerging workforce trends, and training and mobility pathways.
Knowledge of community college systems, including Continuing Education (CE) to credit integration, stackable credential models, and guided career pathways, along with curriculum design principles, instructional design techniques, and instructional elements supporting effective workforce training program development and delivery.

Skills:

Demonstrate required skills, and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
Make decisions based on thorough analysis of issues and sound judgment.
Exhibit strong interpersonal skills, tact, discretion, and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals and constituents in a multicultural college community.
Show effective leadership, team building skills, and strong customer orientation when working with students, faculty, administration, community and business leaders.
Utilize organizational and planning skills, and ability to meet deadlines.
Maintain confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
Maintain an established work schedule, with occasional nights and weekends.
Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.
Use query and control language tools, web technology, client-server technology, data extraction and reporting, troubleshooting enterprise software applications, testing new program releases and patches, and integrating data from external sources.

Supplemental Skills:

Ability to analyze data, develop key performance indicators (KPIs), and produce reports to support data-informed decision-making and continuous improvement.
Proficiency in the use of learning management systems (e.g., Blackboard, Canvas).
Knowledge of grant writing processes, funding development efforts, and related proposal activities.
Ability to build and maintain partnerships with industry, workforce boards, labor organizations, and community stakeholders.
Strong organizational and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and cross-functional initiatives simultaneously.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's degree or higher.

Preferred Education:

Master's degree in Education, Workforce Development, Applied Technologies, or a related field.

Experience:

Five (5) years of related experience including one (1) year of supervisory experience.

Preferred Experience:

Progressively responsible experience with demonstrated success in program development, Continuing Education-to-credit alignment, partnership management, and career pathway and curriculum integration across training and academic programs.
Demonstrated success managing complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives, including project planning, execution, evaluation, budgeting, resource allocation, and program sustainability.
Background in grant development, grant writing, funding support efforts, and compliance administration.
Expertise in public-private partnership development and stakeholder engagement, including collaboration with industry, labor unions, workforce boards, and community-based organizations.
Experience in financial and operational management, including budgeting, resource allocation, program sustainability, and oversight of multi-stakeholder initiatives.
Project management expertise, including planning, execution, and evaluation of complex, cross-functional initiatives.

Physical Requirements

Physical Demands:

Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, and occasional lifting of objects up to 10 pounds.
Travel within the region and occasional evening or weekend work may be required.

Work Environment:

Work is performed in a standard office or educational environment.

Salary Range (PG 127)

$99,155 - $123,943

Number of Openings:
1

Job Posting Close Date:
June 1, 2026

Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC. The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information.

For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit www.austincc.edu/asr . You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ( CleryComplianceOfficer@austincc.edu ). For an overview, see ACC's Clery Act website.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.

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