WSP Group

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Grants Strategy and Development Senior Consultant . This position could work out of any WSP's Texas offices in Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, San Antonio, or Victoria , 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:

• Master’s Degree is preferred.

• A demonstrated passion for helping clients successfully pursue and manage grants

• Familiarity with US Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) or other federal competitive grant programs

• Grant strategy and writing experience for federal programs

• Familiarity and experience with California discretionary grant programs (SB1 and TIRCP)

• Past project management experience, including projects, schedule, staffing, and budget

• 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

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About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.