Grant Program Manager - Everest Consultants, Inc.

Job Title: Grant Program Manager
Duration: 6-month contract (20 hours per week)
Location: Tualatin, OR (hybrid)
Pay Range: $90.00 $95.00 per hour

Our client is seeking a skilled Grant Program Manager to join their team, where you who will play a critical role in managing their grant programs. The focus will be on coordinating and fulfilling the Statement of Project Objectives (SOPO) for various grants, including high-profile projects. This position requires skillful negotiation of unique SOPOs with different governing agencies and partners.
In this role, the responsibilities will include overseeing the execution, scheduling, and reporting of multiple grants, requiring strong communication skills as one must liaise with government bodies and external partners. The individual will also work closely with the Senior Infrastructure Program Director in external reporting to stakeholders and the Public Utilities Commission. This position is ideal for someone with excellent project management and negotiation skills, and offers the opportunity to collaborate with diverse teams and make a significant impact in the client's grant management efforts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and Innovate: Manage diverse projects, including business system improvements, strategic implementations, and pilot programs. Your leadership will shape the future of our operations.
• Strategic Partnership: Work closely with operations managers, aligning projects with strategic goals, optimizing costs, and minimizing operational impacts. You'll be the bridge between vision and execution.
• Project Mastery: Craft comprehensive project plans, manage schedules, budgets, and resources. Anticipate risks and devise effective mitigation strategies.
• Team Leadership: Guide and inspire your team. Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Your leadership will be key to our collective success.
• Quality and Compliance: Ensure projects are delivered with the highest quality, on time, and within budget. Your attention to detail will set the standard for excellence.
• Effective Communication: Develop and implement communication strategies, ensuring all stakeholders are informed and engaged.
• Process Improvement: Lead initiatives to refine processes and policies. Your insights will drive efficiencies and innovations across the organization.
• Collaboration: Engage with peers, customers, and other utilities to share best practices and strengthen partnerships.

Education Requirements (Experience in Lieu of Degree):

• Four-year college degree
• 5 years of experience
• PM certification
  

Top 3 Must-Haves:

• Be comfortable in managing ambiguity
• Must be highly organized
• Able to develop relationships quickly and be able to leverage those.
  

Top 3 Nice-To-Haves :

• Grant experience
• PM certifications
• Utilities experience would be helpful

Team Overview: The client has a small team of 5 individual contributors plus a manager, responsible for applying and obtaining grant funds that support the company's priorities and offset customer impacts. The client leverages the enterprise to ensure grant compliance is maintained.
A Day in the Life: As a Grant Program Manager (GPM), you will administer the operational and logistical aspects of individual grants. This includes:

• Working closely with the project team and others to comply with applicable requirements and regulations.
• Managing reporting, budget (awarded funds and committed cost sharing), adherence to terms and conditions, and coordination with the funding agency.
• Implementing administrative (often cross-functional) processes to support the effective and consistent management of all grants across the company's portfolio.
• Acting as the lead between the Grant Management Team (GMT) and Principal Investigators/Project Managers (PIs), serving as the central administrative contact for the grant.
• Supporting the execution of grant-funded projects from negotiation through closeout, including contract negotiation, post-award setup, grant handbook development and maintenance, grant budget oversight, documentation of program management processes and decisions, and implementation of policies and processes to ensure adherence to sponsor requirements.

Interaction Level: Daily interaction with the manager and other key personnel.

Top Priority in the First Few Weeks/Months:

• Initiating negotiations with grant funders on hydroelectric grants.
• Ensuring processes are set up to meet grant requirements.
• Establishing processes for the execution of the Hydrogen Hub grant.

Biggest Challenge: Managing the numerous internal and external parties engaged in the grants.


The following benefits are offered for this position: medical, dental, & vision insurance, short-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, and a 401(k) retirement plan.

Everest Consultants is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, or federal civil rights laws. #IND