Grants Program Liaison (Administrator II)

Maryland DOT State Highway Administration; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 72,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Maryland DOT State Highway Administration seeks a Grants Program Liaison to support the Grants Team Leader across federally funded programs. You will assist with project scope, development, and budget elements, offering guidance to sponsors and ensuring compliance with rules and regulations.

The role includes reviewing applications, recommending funding to MPOs and the Grants Selection Committee, maintaining project data, and conducting on-site inspections for program oversight.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Five years of administrative or professional work experience.
• Selective qualification: 2.5 years in grant administration and/or monitoring grants.

Responsibilities

• Assist Grants Team Leader with federally funded grant programs (RTP, TA, CDS, SB).
• Provide technical assistance to internal and external customers on project scope, content, and budgets.
• Review project applications, make funding recommendations, and participate in grants selection processes.
• Help maintain a comprehensive project database and perform on-site inspections for oversight.

Job description

ANNUALLY: $71,805.00 – $113,243.00

Nature of work: The Grants Program Liaison assists the Grants Team Leader with the overall activities of the federally funded, congressionally mandated Grant Programs, which include Recreational Trails (RTP), Transportation Alternatives (TA), Congressionally Designated Spending (CDS), and Scenic Byways (SB), within the Office of Planning and Preliminary Engineering’s Grants and Programs Management Division. This includes providing technical assistance to internal and external customers and assisting with monitoring projects to ensure they are designed and constructed in compliance with program guidelines and federal and state laws and regulations. This is accomplished through educating and providing in-depth guidance to project sponsors, particularly concerning project scope and development, proposal content, and budget elements. This requires learning and understanding federal and state regulations, policies, and guidelines, and working with a team of engineering, environmental, planning, and other transportation-related professionals. This position will assist with the review of project applications to make funding recommendations to the Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and Grants Selection Committee, which is essential to ensuring SHA awards grant money to quality projects. This position will also assist in maintaining a comprehensive database that ensures continuous project information gathering and dissemination of up-to-date project information and is responsible for on-site inspections for oversight of project
implementation.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience: Five (5) years of experience in administrative staff or professional work.

Selective Qualification:Two and a half (2.5)years of experience in grant administration and/or monitoring grants.