Grants Strategy & Development Senior Consultant - WSP USA

This Opportunity

Be involved in projects with our Advisory Services Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.
 
At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!
 
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Grants Strategy & Development Senior Consultant.  This position could work out of any WSP's offices, preferably in major urban/metropolitan areas, and opportunity to have a flexible, remote/hybrid schedule. 
 
WSP’s Grants Strategy & Development group supports our clients in planning, preparing, winning, and managing competitive grant funding from federal, state, and local sources. We offer clients the technical and strategic experience to select the most competitive projects for funding and develop compelling grant applications.

Your Impact

• Develop grants and design funding strategy for public infrastructure projects, on behalf of clients, and in collaboration with the Advisory team and other WSP practice groups
• Contribute to business development activities in pursuit of grant support consultant contracts
• Contribute to client engagement and foster client relationships; current with trends, opportunities, etc.
• Manage and mentor junior consultants working on grants
• Serve as task lead / key staff for grant assistance contracts; manage scope, schedule, and budget
• Demonstrate general knowledge of federal policy and grant guidelines
• Provide grant writing and funding strategy support for infrastructure projects
• Actively contribute to client relationships (both internally and externally)
  Support the professional growth of our junior consultants within the Grants Strategy & Development group

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Grant writing experience for federal discretionary government programs
• Familiarity with US Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) or other federal competitive grant programs
• Grants management experience (post-award), such as experience with FTA's TrAMS system and other federal grants
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work well with multiple deadlines and flexibility to adapt to unanticipated client requests for grant development and/or management support
• Ability to prepare milestone/progress and financial reports
• Support clients in the obligation of their grant funds
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies 

Preferred Qualifications:

• A demonstrated passion for helping clients successfully pursue and manage grants
• Past project management experience, including projects, schedule, staffing, and budget
• Familiarity with non-Federal grants, such as State grants from California, Florida, New York and other States
• Post Graduate Education (Graduate Level Courses Short Courses, Masters, PhD in Planning or other related disciplines)
• Active member of local professional organizations
• Participation on conference program with panels, poster sessions, papers and presentations

WSP Benefits: 

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings. 

Compensation:

Expected Salary (all locations): $109,000 - $142,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

Expected Salary (Colorado only): $109,000 - $133,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

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