Grants Manager

About Us

Royal Engineers and Consultants, LLC (“Royal”) seeks a Grants Manager to join our team. The Grants Manager is a detail-oriented, resourceful, and collaborative team member with excellent client and management skills. The primary responsibility of the Grants Manager is to organize and develop grants and guide projects through the funding process. This team member manages all aspects of the grant development process and life cycle, including overall management, planning, and budgeting from award through closeout. The Grants Manager will be directly responsible for Project Coordinators and relevant project staff.

Here’s What You’ll Be Doing

• Guide award recipients and program officials on the proper application of Federal regulations and agency policies and processes, including 2 CFR 200 and federal programs such as HUD CDBG and CDBG-DR, FEMA, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), and the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) requirements.
• Understand, monitor, and manage the entire award/grant lifecycle from pre-award and post-award through closeout.
• Consult with award recipients and program officials on financial, program, administrative, or policy matters.
• Evaluate client needs, recommend project approaches, understand engagement scope, manage activities for completing work, and assist with oversight of overall quality control of deliverables.
• Evaluate award recipient amendment requests (modifications, extensions, changes in scope) to ensure proposed changes comply with the award terms and conditions.
• Monitor financial administration of grants to ensure that proper documentation is submitted for expenditures and that requests for funds are made within the time limitations.
• Monitor and report the status of grants awarded.
• Manage projects to completion accurately and efficiently according to scope, specifications, budgets, and timelines.
• Oversee the administration of projects to ensure that operations conform to the terms of the agreement and that maximum efficiency is achieved.
• Work with staff to understand the necessity of proper procedures to achieve project goals.

Here’s What You Need

• A bachelor’s degree is preferred. Relevant and sufficient work experience may be substituted for the education requirement.
• A minimum of three to five years in grant applications, administration, and management is required.
• At least three years of project administration and management experience with HUD CDBG-DR or GOSHEP/FEMA/PA is required.
• Experience with ARPA, IIJA, and BRIC is a plus.
• Prior experience with the entire award/grant lifecycle from pre-award through closeout on federally funded projects, including but not limited to the FEMA Grants Portal and Louisiana PA web database.

Minimum of two years of experience in two or more of the following:

• Grant Writing (federal or state), including grants under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - Public Assistance (PA) and Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grants under the Robert T. Stafford Act
• Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) (DR or MIT)
• Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)
• Department of Energy

Supervision

• Work requires managing and monitoring employee performance, including evaluating project/work objectives and effectiveness, establishing broad project goals, and realigning work and staffing assignments.

Skills

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Ability to acclimate to project management software or related software.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, innovative, and continuously changing environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with the proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage projects efficiently and within budget.
• Ability to work both in a team situation and autonomously.

Compensation and Benefits

Your talent, skills, and experience will be rewarded with a competitive compensation package.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Royal Engineers and Consultants, LLC is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $70,000 - $120,000