Senior Grant Writer

Overview

Join Colliers Engineering & Design as a Senior Grant Writer in our Municipal group and play a key role in helping Texas communities secure funding for impactful infrastructure and public improvement projects. In this dynamic position, you’ll collaborate with municipal clients, technical teams, and funding agencies to identify grant opportunities, manage applications, and drive successful project outcomes. If you’re passionate about community development, strategic problem-solving, and making a lasting impact across Texas, this is an exciting opportunity to grow your career with a nationally respected engineering and consulting firm.

Travel to client and project sites is required for this position.

Responsibilities

• Research funding opportunities and summarize details, becoming fully knowledgeable on each program assigned.
• Conduct outreach to internal staff and clients on opportunities.
• Lead meetings with internal and external clients and program contacts.
• Prepare funding applications (write narratives, complete forms, coordinate application components with client and internal team, prepare supporting documents as needed).
• Communicate application requirements to team and coordinate to compile complete, competitive applications.
• Perform site visits as needed. For example, to take project site photos for applications.
• Complete assignments in the specific time periods requested while ensuring accuracy, completeness, quality, and thoroughness of results. Meet company standards for productivity and profitability.
• Responsible for the quality control/quality assurance process for assigned tasks.
• Maintain regular contact with clients, consultants, government agencies, involved communities and contractors in connection with the projects.
• Establish & maintain positive relationships with co-workers, support and build others on the team and across disciplines/offices.
• Leads and manages complex grant applications and teams of grant writers and support staff, including for federal funding applications.
• Able to be the team’s subject matter expert on complex, specific programs.
• Capable of managing a Grant Writer and/or delegate work to Grant Writer(s).
• Has direct contact with and maintains strong relationships with clients.
• Mine work from clients. Prepare proposals and help secure contracts.
• Assist in the assembly of pricing, estimating, scoping and marketing strategies for proposed grant projects.
• Can work entirely independent when needed with minimal direction or correction from supervisor or grant manager.
• Make decisions with little oversight regarding grants complexities and methods.
• Assists with staff training.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Political Science, Philosophy, Public Administration or related field preferred.
• 3 years in related field.
• Valid driver’s license preferred.
• Ability to read, write and understand English for purposes of comprehending written job-related communications and verbal instructions and interactions.
• Demonstrate general computer skills, knowledge, and acumen (i.e., Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat).
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multi-task.
• Demonstrates intermediate grant writing and grant management skills with local governments and the civil engineering field. Experience with the following funding programs is preferred: FHWA, FEMA, HUD CDBG, EPA Brownfields, USDA, and EPA Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds.
• Advanced writing and research skills.
• Advanced, proactive communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to take ownership of, and responsibility for, work product and manage own time and workload.
• Demonstrate intermediate knowledge of grants-related concepts, theories, principles and practices.
• Demonstrate intermediate investigative, analytical and research techniques.
  
  

What We Offer

At Colliers Engineering & Design, our people are our most important resource. That’s why we are committed to providing all our employees with a safe, comfortable work environment, potential for career advancement, and the ability to impact society through their projects as well as Company sponsored activities.

This dedication begins with supporting a work life balance through a generous compensation package that includes: company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid pregnancy disability leave; short- and long-term disability insurance; life insurance; a company-matched 401(k)/Roth; paid time off that includes parental and military leave; employee referral and professional license bonuses and a straight time policy that compensates exempt employees for billable hours worked in excess of 40 billable hours within a work week.

We have also created an internal culture that provides the resources and technology needed to encourage personal and professional growth opportunities through reimbursement for education; a free in-house resource for hundreds of educational and self-enrichment courses; mentorship program; wellness program; Women’s Organization and ongoing philanthropic opportunities.

Apply today to learn how you can join our team of professionals, so we can help you Accelerate Your Success!