Senior Manager - Grants

Interested persons must submit a current resume and optional cover letter to Tricia.Jamieson@roberthalf.com 

As Senior Manager - Grants, you will manage the Agency’s grants program and supervise the Grants Team.  This is a key strategic role with direct impact on execution of agency priorities for over $100 million in annual funding.  You will oversee billing, reporting and compliance, establish strategies to maximize grant funding opportunities, and manage the research, development, and submission of new grant applications.  You will represent the Agency in funding negotiations and produce long term forecasts of grant revenues.  You will also direct and oversee development and implementation of administrative controls required by grantor agencies.

Compensation for this role includes a hiring range of $126,668 - $158,335 plus benefits that include medical/dental/vision, retirement via PERS, deferred compensation plan section 457, and more.

Team Management

• Manage the daily activities of the Grants Team, including planning, managing, and reviewing staff and consulting contracts.
• Ensure staff are trained.  Encourage professional growth and manage employee relations.

Grants Administration and Compliance

• Manage grant cycle and agreements, from submission to close-out.
• Oversee grant opportunity research.  Write and review applications. 
• Oversee billing, program, and financial reporting, in coordination with the finance team and program management staff. 
• Develop and implement administrative controls, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with grant requirements.
• Direct and ensure audit readiness, documentation, and compliance for audits.  Represent Community Transit with the Federal Single Audit, FTA triennial review, and other funder audits or reviews.

Strategic Planning and Coordination

• Develop overall grant funding strategy to maximize funding opportunities.  Ensure integration with the Agency’s budget, transit development, and long-range financial plans.
• Develop and manage strategic direction, ensuring compliance and oversight for all grants.
• Lead and advise Project Managers to plan and manage awarded funds.
• Lead and develop long-term forecasts of grant revenues and ensure integration within the Agency’s financial plan.

External Relations and Representation

• Acts on behalf of the Agency in funding negotiations.
• Advises the executive team and the Board on grant/funding strategies, positioning, and opportunities. 
• Represents the grants function and Community Transit with other departments, programs, and agencies, including the Puget Sound Regional Council and the Federal Transit Administration.
• Direct and manage FTA oversight and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Represent Agency on various external committees

Financial and Administrative Management

• Develop and manage the team’s annual budget.  Forecast future funding needs and oversee expenditures.
• Ensure and review documentation, data, and reports for grant revenue and expense accounting.
• Manage and conduct special projects

Agency Values and Safety

• Promote the Agency’s core values and contribute to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Follow Agency safety rules and integrate sustainability into business practices.

Perform other duties of a similar nature or level

Education and Certification/License Credentials

• Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning, Public Administration, Business Administration, Management, Finance, or a related field.
• Project management certification preferred.

Functional/Knowledge/Skill Competencies

• Five plus years of experience in federal grant administration and program development for a large organization, preferably involving public works and transit facilities.
• Three plus years of leadership, budgetary, planning, and workforce management experience.
• Demonstrated experience of progressive supervisory roles managing people.
• Advanced standards, practices and procedures of grant development, monitoring, management, and reporting.
• Federal grant development, administration, and compliance, especially with the Federal Transit Administration.
• Methods and techniques of research, analysis, and statistical and report preparation.
• Project management principles and practices.
• Record keeping and reporting requirements and procedures.
• Working knowledge of PeopleSoft Financials or similar accounting software.
• Applicable local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and statues, including 2 CFR 200 (Federal Uniform Guidance).
• Regional and metropolitan transportation planning processes and requirements
• Evaluating and analyzing technical grant activities and developing solutions
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with various stakeholders
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Supervisory principles and techniques

Leadership, Management and Personal Characteristics

• Fostering an inclusive workplace by valuing and leveraging diversity, equity, and inclusion to uphold Community Transit’s Core Values and achieve the organization’s vision and mission. Inspiring and fostering team commitment, pride, and trust.

• Facilitating collaboration and cooperation and motivating team members to accomplish group goals while treating others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect
• Planning and driving organizational transformation related to best practices, people capabilities, and culture change
• Possesses a strategic mindset and ability to see the big picture
• Coaching, inspiring, and motivating team members and others to accomplish the Agency’s mission
• Ethics and integrity – Earns the trust, respect, and confidence of peers, staff, and external partners through consistent honesty and forthrightness
• Ability to inspire others for common goals and effectively manage change while driving for performance
• Applying professional and technical knowledge to fulfill job requirements
• Ability to rapidly identify, synthesize, and communicate a wide range of information from multiple sources, perspectives, and formats
• Managing multiple tasks simultaneously and effectively and adjusting to changing priorities
• Ability to think critically, identify strengths and weaknesses and alternate solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems