Manage research accounts and faculty guidance as a Full time Limited Term Project Administrator at the University of Calgary. Use financial and policy expertise daily.

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering within the Schulich School of Engineering seeks a Project Administrator for approximately two years. Reporting to the Manager, Department Operations, this position supports research account administration, finance and human resources transactions. You will advise faculty, staff, and graduate students while coordinating grants, contracts, purchasing, recruitment, and appointments.

Key Responsibilities:

- Advise on university policies, regulations, grants, and eligible expenditures
- Coordinate new research accounts, projects, revenue, and compliance
- Track balances, end dates, over-expenditures, and expired projects




- Prepare journal vouchers, billing requests, expense reports, and honoraria
- Coordinate purchasing, speaker series, recruitment, and academic hiring

Requirements:

- Business administration or accounting degree or diploma
- Minimum three years of related experience preferred
- Intermediate Microsoft Office 365 proficiency
- PeopleSoft and financial reporting systems experience
- Strong organizational, communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills

Apply research administration, financial systems, and policy knowledge while supporting faculty accounts and academic hiring at UCalgary.

📌 Research Accounts Project Administrator (Calgary)
🏢 University of Calgary
📍 Calgary