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Federal Aid Administrator III

State of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE Full Time
POSTED ON 5/11/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/16/2026

The work we do matters!

Hiring Agency:

Water, Energy, and Environment - Agency 84


Location:

Lincoln, NE


Hiring Rate:

$27.005


Job Posting:

JR2026-00025719 Federal Aid Administrator III (Open)


Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):

05-16-2026


Job Description:

The Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (DWEE) is seeking a Federal Aid Administrator for our team. We are looking for a candidate who is service driven, customer focused, team oriented, loves to learn, and has a high personal standard of integrity. The candidate would develop, prepare, review, and apply for grant applications, agreements, and contracts.

Are you passionate about preserving, enhancing, and protecting Nebraska’s environment? If so, please consider a career with the State of Nebraska at the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (DWEE). At DWEE, employees have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and supportive team of mission-focused individuals tasked with maintaining, restoring, and enhancing the quality of Nebraska’s air, land, water and efficient renewable energy use. Some of the things you can look forward to as an employee of DWEE:

• A modern new building in Fallbrook with free onsite parking
• Easily accessible from I-80
• Wide variety and availability of career advancement as one of the largest and most diverse employers in the State
• Flexible work schedules
• Opportunity to be part of meaningful work and make a difference through public service
• Opportunity to work in a productive and creative environment where no two days are ever the same!
• Training and development based on your career aspirations
• Respected as a valued team member

DWEE has a full-time opportunity available for a Federal Aid Administrator on the Management Services Team. We are looking for a candidate who is service driven, customer focused, team oriented, loves to learn, and has a high personal standard of integrity.

What you will do:
The successful candidate would develop, prepare, review, and apply for grant applications, agreements, and contracts for the agency.

What’s in it for you:
• 13 paid holidays
• Vacation and sick leave equating to 24 days your first year, accruing immediately
• Military leave
• 156% (that's not a typo!) state-matched retirement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• 79% employer paid health insurance plans
• Dental and vision insurance plans
• Employer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) through the Federal government
• Wide variety and availability of career advancement as the largest and most diverse employer in the state
• Opportunity to be part of meaningful work and make a difference through public service
• Training and development based on your career aspirations
• Fun, inviting teammates
• A safe and secure environment

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, or genetics.

Location and address of position: 245 Fallbrook Blvd, Suite 100– Lincoln, NE

Work schedule: Monday – Friday – 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Flexible schedule and 10-hour workdays allowed after six-month probation with management approval.


 

Job Duties:

  • Apply for Federal grants for the agency. Track and organize contracts. 
  • Coordinate the Performance Partnership Grant, which is a multi-program grant that funds many of the positions and activities throughout the DWEE. Apply for all Federal grant funds for DWEE and work closely with the programs to ensure we remain in compliance with Federal requirements. Ensure timely submittal of grant applications and grant reports. Responsible for all contracting for the DWEE.
  • Ensure that all programs are following procurement guidelines and that contracts contain required State and Federal conditions. Review agreements and work with the programs at DWEE to develop and carry out the agreements. Work with programs to keep contracts from expiring before work is completed and make sure payment is properly completed.
  • Develop budgets and grant applications calculating personnel and indirect amounts for the SF424 forms. Work with other states in EPA Region 7 for developing and promoting the uses and flexibility of the PPG options.
  • Provide training, grant guidance, and help with EPA rules and regulations and new policies for grants, and ensure they follow procurement and contracting regulations. Review Federal statutes, OMB circulars, statute changes, regulations assistance regulations, and grant policies.
  • Ability to work in designated time frames for duties and assignments.


 

Requirements/ Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in grants management, business administration, public administration, accounting, budgeting, OR related fiscal field, and four years experience in grant management, contract administration, accounting, budgeting, OR other fiscal related areas of work. Additional years of experience in the area listed may substitute for the required education, on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications: Prior participation in a team environment, skilled with business math, flexible and adaptable, problem solving, and can manage multiple priorities.  Experience with grant applications and management.  Experience with self-development, customer service, advanced Excel, and process improvement.

Other:

  • A resume with relevant information with your experience clearly listed as it pertains to this position. 
  • Valid driver’s license or the ability to provide independent transportation.
  • Minimal overnight travel.
  • Ability to maintain regular and reliable attendance. 
  • Submit a current list of at least three professional references (current and/or previous employer) with valid telephone numbers and email.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Knowledge of: the principles and practices of grant agreements and contract concepts and procedures; accounting systems; the methods of filing and maintaining records; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Excel; database management; federal and State laws and regulations applicable to grant agreement and contract operations.

Skill in: mathematical methods and/or formulas to compare, analyze and present data; compiling data from multiple sources into a single, comprehensive document or report; Excel.

Ability to: apply the principles of grant applications and contract management; learn and apply the principles and concepts of specific agency programs, policies and operating details of grants; prepare a budget; design reports and statements; compute and compile financial data involving the use of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages and fractions; manage funds and provide recommendations; analyze data and draw conclusions; organize and present facts and opinions so others will understand; effectively communicate both in writing and verbally; to communicate with all customers with varying levels of expertise; to actively listen, understand and convey accurate information to all customers.


 

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Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.

Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits

Equal Opportunity Statement

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.

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