Grant Administration Manager
About The Position
This position oversees the Grants Administration team within the Finance and Grant Administration Branch. The team is responsible for managing all public transportation grant programs including reviewing applications, establishing and implementing programmatic guidance, providing grant management oversight, and responding to inquiries from grantees about funding, eligibility, compliance, and other related matters. In the future, this position may also be responsible for managing bicycle and pedestrian grant programs. This position is responsible for supervising Transportation Program Consultants and Business Officer/Grant Manager which will require leading weekly staff meetings, monitoring and reviewing performance of direct reports and coordinating section needs and capacity to managerial staff. The position reports to the Deputy Director for Finance and Grant Administration and serves as senior advisor on the Deputy Director’s leadership team.
Requirements
- Master's degree in urban and regional planning, transportation planning, engineering, business administration, or economics from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of experience in public transportation planning or administration or community planning or transit management; or, Bachelor's degree in urban and regional planning, transportation planning, engineering, business administration, or economics from an appropriately accredited institution and five years of experience in the collection and analysis of economic and social data, two of which must have been in public transportation planning or transit management; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Considerable knowledge of state and federal guidelines and regulations related to transportation.
- Experience managing projects, programs, staff and consultants.
- Experience serving as a technical advisor to internal and external partners.
- Experience communicating with diverse audiences in oral and written format.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain working relationships with a variety of customers and stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Managing all public transportation grant programs
- Reviewing applications
- Establishing and implementing programmatic guidance
- Providing grant management oversight
- Responding to inquiries from grantees about funding, eligibility, compliance, and other related matters
- Managing bicycle and pedestrian grant programs (in the future)
- Supervising Transportation Program Consultants and Business Officer/Grant Manager
- Leading weekly staff meetings
- Monitoring and reviewing performance of direct reports
- Coordinating section needs and capacity to managerial staff
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
