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Education Funding Administrator, K-12

DLR Group
San Diego, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/29/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/28/2025

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you're in the right place.

We have an opening for an Education Funding Administrator on our Education Funding Services (EFS) team in our San Diego office. We operate within a hybrid work model, supporting flexibility between office time and work from home. Considering this model, this role could be based in the following cities :

  • San Diego, CA

Position Summary

As an Education Funding Administrator , you will support California school districts in determining eligibility for funding in the State School Facilities Program. Acting as a liaison with the California Department of Education (CDE), the Office of Public School Construction (OPSC), and other governmental agencies, you will ensure effective communication and project management on behalf of our school district clients.

What you will do :

  • Assist the Education Funding Specialist in reviewing California school construction and modernization projects to maximize funding opportunities.
  • Communicate with government agency staff to determine project statuses.
  • Manage correspondence and phone communications with internal staff and external clients.
  • Collaborate with architectural project staff and district representatives.
  • File necessary paperwork with appropriate agencies.
  • Oversee specific program activities and projects daily.
  • Consult with city and county planning departments and utility companies to obtain dwelling unit information and fees for state forms.
  • Assist in developing and expediting schedules for project reviews by the CDE and OPSC.
  • Establish and maintain systems for monitoring and reporting progress.
  • Assist the Education Funding Specialist in preparing presentations and staff reports for district staff and the School Board as needed.
  • Independently perform complex administrative work, compiling records, logs, and reports related to funding programs and specific projects.
  • Maintain organized filing systems and ensure document accuracy through proofreading and editing.
  • Required Qualifications :

  • Bachelor's degree in planning, political science, communications, or a related field
  • Excellent organizational and planning abilities, with the capacity to work effectively and efficiently
  • Proficiency in analyzing and interpreting technical documentation
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, enabling effective interaction with staff, employees, state agencies and school districts
  • Ability to represent the firm professionally in all interactions
  • Willingness to travel within California for day trips or overnight stays
  • Eagerness to learn and grow
  • Must be eligible to work in the United States without need for work visa or residency sponsorship
  • Preferred Qualifications :

  • Familiarity with Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe Pro
  • Our comprehensive Benefits at DLR Group include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities. Compensation considerations are based on location, experience, and skills. The suggested pay range for this position is :

    Pay Range

    70,000-$90,000 USD

    DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

    We are 100% employee-owned : every employee is literally invested in our clients' success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

    Through our values - commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork - we elevate the human experience through design, together.

    We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action / M / F / Veteran / Disabled employer.

    Salary : $70,000 - $90,000

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