Grant specialist

JOB TITLE : TRANSPORTATION GRANT PROGRAM SPECIALIST

Location

Camp Hill, PA

Job Type

Full time Exempt (40 hours / week)

Reports To

Sr. Traffic Engineer (Drive) and PennDOT Staff

Summary

Drive Engineering Corp. is currently seeking a highly motivated person to work as a Transportation Grant Program Specialist with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).

We welcome and encourage applicants with non-traditional career paths. If you don’t exactly meet the qualifications outlined here, please apply and describe in your cover letter how your own experiences equip you to excel in this position.

Candidates with an AAS, AAB, or BS degrees in related technical, accounting or planning fields are desired but not required.

The ideal candidate will have 2-5 years of work experience with skill sets identified in the essential functions, responsibilities and competencies listed below.

This position will be involved in the clerical duties and coordination required as part of the implementation of PennDOT transportation grant strategies.

Daily job activities are anticipated to include the reviewing and tracking of grant applications, budgets, reimbursements, project progress, and annual reporting tasks associated with traffic signals and other municipal safety improvement projects.

Relevant experience may include database management, invoice review and reimbursements, grant development and program management, annual studies / report development, gap analysis, data analysis, and similar skills ideally focused on municipal, state, or federal consulting in transportation or other related industry.

Candidates will require strong organization skills and attention to detail to identify, track, apply and comply with both grant requirements.

Tasks may include identification of grant resources, matching transportation objectives with those resources, application preparation, invoice reimbursements, reporting and close out.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Primary job responsibilities will include tracking and management of state-wide grant programs. Project management and tasks associated with project activities may include but are not limited to :

• Database management.
• Processing invoices and payments.
• Coordinate with various stakeholders to ensure the grant programs are aligned with the goals and objectives.
• Interview key stakeholders to define problems and needs.
• Develop comprehensive requirements and solutions.
• Coordinate and work with interdisciplinary teams.
• Experience working with transportation engineers and planners on project development.
• Familiarity with traffic signal design plans and projects is beneficial.

• Desired : 2 to 5 years’ experience providing state, local, or municipal program management services in the transportation, tolling, transit, or other related industry.
• Desired : AAS, AAB, BS Degree in a related technical, accounting or planning field.
• Strong technical communication skills, both oral and written.
• Computer and database savvy. Ability to learn and adapt to utilize PennDOT databases and programs as needed.
• Team player with excellent interpersonal and relational skills.
• Self-motivated with ability to prioritize tasks and complete work on time with minimal supervision.
• Excellent critical thinking, analytical problem-solving, ability to research and solve problems independently.
• Outstanding time management, organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Perseverant with ability to overcome challenges.
• Ability to quickly learn the transportation grant programs, communicate guidelines and provide assistance to applicants
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.)

Work Environment

This is an in-person duty assignment at a Drive Engineering Corp. office in Camp Hill, PA. Applicants may need to initially report for duty at the PennDOT Harrisburg location for training for up to 3 weeks prior to working in the Drive Engineering Corp. Camp Hill Office.

This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets.

Physical Demands

This is largely a sedentary role; however, the physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, type, see, and listen while using a computer for periods of time.

The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Background Check :

A background check will need to be completed.

Travel

Limited travel is expected for this position.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Last updated : 2024-09-25

Salary : $35 - $40