What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grants Manager position at APTIM?
Job Overview
The Grants Manager assumes a proficient role in the company's emergency recovery efforts, actively participating in executing recovery initiatives. Responsibilities include conducting damage assessments, collecting comprehensive recovery plans data, and coordinating resources for effective rebuilding. This entry-level position offers an opportunity to deepen your understanding in restoring communities and rebuilding resilient solutions.
With a focus on developing professional expertise, the Grants Manager applies company policies and procedures to resolve various issues, utilizing standard principles, theories, and techniques to address moderately complex problems. Exercising judgment within defined parameters, they build productive internal and external relationships and may provide guidance to non-exempt personnel. This role involves primary intra-organizational contacts with occasional external interactions on routine matters. Work is reviewed for accuracy, and contributions are vital to project and organizational objectives.
The Grants Manager position attracts individuals with strong organizational capabilities, a solid understanding of emergency management principles, and a commitment to effectively managing recovery data sets and project worksheets in the Recovery Phase.
Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
- Compile quarterly reports, reimbursement requests, grant application information, RFIs, and data for ad hoc reports as requested/required and submit to local, state or federal entity within required timeframe
- Perform research and conduct policy analysis on resilience topics working in collaboration with other team members.
- Assist with scoping/identifying additional projects that need funding.
- Attend cadence meetings with client, contractors, external and internal stakeholders.
- Provide guidance on alternative methods of cost-effective approaches for project execution and completion.
- Review and/or upload data into system(s) of record.
- Complete assigned professional development courses to obtain skills and knowledge required to effectively support project management team.
- Ability to travel 50% or more to travel site
- Manage damage inventory
- Liaising with client, vendors, internal team members and support staff
- Ability to effectively manage time to ensure contract deliverables and project milestones
- Ability to prioritize tasks to ensure critical deadlines are met
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college in Emergency Management, Public Administration, Business, Finance or related field.
- 6-10 years' in Emergency Management Disaster Recovery/Services
- Operating with limited use of theories, the Recovery Analyst II resolves routine issues by applying company policies and procedures, following standard practices, and receiving specific instructions.
- Work is closely managed, with contributions primarily focused on assignment-related activities.
- Openly shares and solicits ideas through dialogue; is clear about intentions.
- Uses time effectively; anticipates obstacles, adjusts priorities as needs change and keeps others informed of progress.
- Strong written and oral communication
- Strong time management and organizational skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, be self-motivated, and be adaptable in a fast paced, dynamic, deadline-driven environment.
- Completed: FEMA 100, 200, and 700 · Must have completed at least 3 of the following: FEMA Independent Study Courses: IS-1000 Public Assistance Program Eligibility; IS-1001 The Public Assistance Delivery Model Orientation; IS-1002 FEMA Grants Portal-Transparency at Every Step; IS-1009 Conditions of the Public Assistance Grant.
ABOUT APTIM
APTIM is committed to accelerating the transition toward a clean and efficient energy economy, building a sustainable future for our communities and natural world, and creating a more inclusive and equitable environment that celebrates the diversity of our communities. We specialize in environmental, resilience, and sustainability and energy solutions, as well as technical and data solutions, program management, and critical infrastructure. For every challenge our clients face, there is an opportunity for APTIM to innovate a fit-for-purpose solution that will raise your organization or community to a new standard of excellence.
What you can expect from APTIM:
- Work that is worthy of your time and talent
- Respect and flexibility to live a full life at work and at home
- Dogged determination to deliver for our clients and communities
- A voice in making our company better
- Investment into your personal and professional development
As of the date of this posting, a good faith estimate of the current pay range for this position is $80,000 - $100,000. Compensation depends on several factors including: experience, education, key skills, geographic location of the position, client requirements, external market competitiveness, and internal equity among other employees within APTIM.
Employee Benefits
Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, LLC is committed to providing an extensive range of benefits that protect and promote the health and financial well-being of our employees and their families through the APTIM Benefits Marketplace https://aptim.makeityoursource.com/.
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance: Through the marketplace, our employees can choose benefits from five metallic levels and 10 carriers to find the right benefits that work for them in their location.
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave (eligibility based on company policy and applicable law)
- 401(k) APTIM offers three 401k plans through the Aon Pooled Employer Plan (PEP). The specific plan you are eligible for depends on the business unit you are in. The details of the largest plan are found here:
- APTIM 2025 401(k) Plan Features (makeityoursource.com)
- APTIM - Helpful Documents
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Salary : $80,000 - $100,000
