DOTD Program Specialist 4 - Grant Manager

State of Louisiana • Baton Rouge, LA

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About The Position

This position is responsible for managing a multimodal program which includes engineering, maintenance, construction, and safety aspects of public use airports, ports, navigable waterways, short line railroads, and commercial trucking initiatives throughout Louisiana's multimodal system. At DOTD, our mission is to innovatively develop and sustain safe and reliable infrastructure comprising highways, multimodal transportation assets, micro-mobility systems, and public works. We are proud to serve the people of Louisiana with integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to equity.

Requirements

• Five years of experience in the development, implementation, or administration of a transportation or safety program; or in engineering, architecture, geography, human resources, financial operations, information technology, risk management, policy planning, or administrative services.
• Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus two years of experience in the development, implementation, or administration of a transportation or safety program; or in engineering, architecture, geography, human resources, financial operations, information technology, risk management, policy planning, or administrative services.
• A bachelor's degree plus two years of experience in the development, implementation, or administration of a transportation or safety program; or in engineering, architecture, geography, human resources, financial operations, information technology, risk management, policy planning, or administrative services.
• An advanced degree plus one year of experience in the development, implementation, or administration of a transportation or safety program; or in engineering, architecture, geography, human resources, financial operations, information technology, risk management, policy planning, or administrative services.
• Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Responsibilities

• Research, writes, and manages government funding, overseeing the entire grant lifecycle from funding opportunities and writing proposals to ensuring compliance, reporting, closeout, adhering to strict complex regulations and uniform guidance.
• Coordinates with officials and federal administrations in order to ensure compliance with state and federal guidelines.
• Manages, directs, implements, and evaluates state multimodal transportation development programs on the regional level to achieve multimodal transportation goals and objectives.
• Manages the annual office prioritization of multimodal capital improvement projects within each mode of transportation and associated federal and state funding for recommendation to the Deputy Commissioner and Commissioner of Multimodal Commerce.
• Advises on state and federal regulatory issues within modal nodes for local government officials, sponsors, airport authorities, railroads, freight optimization management and consultants to provide professional direction, guidance, and representation in the identification, planning, implementation, and funding of development and innovative projects.
• Manages grant development for the office multimodal commerce through multimodal transportation development and administration of compelling grant proposals, budgets, and technical assistance through timeline management, progression reporting, and grant reconciliation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level