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AKS Engineering & Forestry · 1 day ago

Grants Program Manager

Tualatin, OR, OR

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

AKS Engineering & Forestry is a company focused on land development, energy, and infrastructure markets, and they are seeking a Grants Program Manager. This role involves helping communities access funding for infrastructure and development projects by researching grant opportunities, writing proposals, and managing post-award activities.

Consulting

Responsibilities

Research, identify, and track federal, state, and local grant opportunities relevant to AKS’s markets (engineering, surveying, land use planning, construction support, landscape architecture, energy/renewables, traffic, water resources, and natural resources)

Review jurisdictional capital improvement and comprehensive plans to identify funding gaps and opportunities and match potential grant programs that could address those needs

Evaluate the technical requirements, program priorities, scoring criteria, and review panel approach for each grant to develop tailored strategies that increase award success rates

Write, edit, and submit compelling and compliant grant applications and supporting materials

Collaborate closely with technical teams and clients to translate technical concepts into clear, persuasive narratives

Manage post-award activities, including reporting, documentation, and communication with funding agencies

Qualification

Grant writingGrant program managementGrant programsTechnical analysisClient relationship managementWritten communicationCollaborationOrganizational skills

Required

Strong understanding of federal, state, and local grant programs, particularly within the AEC industry

Skilled at analyzing capital improvement or comprehensive plans and identifying potential project matches for grant programs where funding can make an impact

Exceptional written communication skills with the ability to translate technical content into persuasive narratives and graphics

Familiar with how grant scoring systems work and how to structure applications to align with evaluation criteria

Ability to think strategically from the evaluator's perspective, apply detailed analysis of the evaluation criteria, and ensure the application is easy to review and maximizes scoring opportunities

Develop and maintain relationships with prospective clients to understand their funding needs and present AKS's grant writing and management services as strategic solutions

Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple deadlines at once

Collaborative and confident working with engineers, planners, and other technical professionals