Grants Specialist

The City of Fort Worth Water Department is seeking to fill the position of Grants Specialist to perform work to ensure continuous compliance of regulatory activities; exceptional organizational and planning skills; technical writing skills; and to provide administrative support to management.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college with major course work in Business, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field
• One (1) year of grant related experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Educational background in chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, environmental science or related field
• Experience evaluating Federal and State environmental regulations for drinking water and wastewater systems
• Experience with standard water and wastewater lab practices; field and treatment processes; and terminology
• Experience meeting Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) regulatory requirements

The Grants Specialist job responsibilities include:

• Provides grant support. Ensures purchases move forward; monitors and reconciles grant accounts; and creates or reviews grant required performance reports
• Coordinates activities related to the planning, organization, and follow up of assigned special projects. Attends meetings with stakeholders; identifies objectives and responsibilities; monitors progress against timeline and milestone data; and troubleshoots issues
• Researches and identifies potential funding sources to support funding needs and programs. Networks with industry trade representatives and private foundations; searches for grant funding availability and eligibility; attends business functions about new or existing funding opportunities; and monitors state and federal legislation that may affect availability of grant funds
• Tracks grants to facilitate implementation of money; coordinates timely completion of project deliverables and disbursement of funds; provides assistance in completion and maintenance of project related budgets; and audits grant expenses
• Writes, edits and critiques grants. Translates funding needs to qualify within funding source guidelines; gathers necessary documentation; fills out applications for submittal; and provides additional information, as necessary
• Trains staff on grant management. Interprets and communicates grant guidelines and regulations
• Participates in the preparation of the annual budget development process. Determines grant funding availability; and assists with annual contract projection to forecast contractual obligations for upcoming budget year
• Attends and participates on various committees and boards. Prepares annual request for proposal; and prepares staff reports and other correspondence, as needed. Assists with internal and external auditing. Gathers documentation
• Adheres to assigned work schedule as outlined in the Department and City attendance policies and procedures; ensures all behaviors comply with the City's Personnel Rules and Regulations
• Performs other related duties as required

Working Conditions and Physical Demand:

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions. Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Conditions of Employment:

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor. The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions. Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. Criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.