Senior Grants Specialist 2026

State of Wyoming; Cheyenne (WY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hiring bonus

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plans

Flexible schedules

Job summary

Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) in Cheyenne, WY invites applications for a Senior Grant Specialist in the Highway Safety Program. The role focuses on managing federally funded traffic safety initiatives to improve road safety and ensure fiscal accountability.

This is a full-time, on-site position with benefits including health insurance, vacation, sick leave, and retirement plans. Travel for monitoring and trainings is expected, with a hiring bonus of $2,000 and a Total Compensation

Qualifications

• Experience writing grants and contracts
• Knowledge of Federal rules (23 CFR 1300, 2 CFR 200)
• Familiarity with budget tracking and expenditure reporting
• Understanding safety issues and traffic safety campaigns

Responsibilities

• Perform grant management for assigned programs including fiscal oversight and compliance monitoring
• Review funding requests and prepare grant agreements and amendments
• Verify expenditures and supporting documentation; ensure allowability within grant limits
• Monitor project activities and progress; conduct on-site sub-recipient monitoring
• Provide technical assistance to sub-recipients and contribute to audits
• Analyze behavioral data and traffic records to inform grant decisions and reports

Skills

Grant management

Budget oversight

Regulatory compliance

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business

4–6 years experience in Grants/Contracts Administration

Job description

Description and Functions

Open Until Filled

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is excited to announce an incredible opportunity for a full-time Senior Grant Specialist in our Highway Safety Program, based in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Are you passionate about making a tangible difference in your community? As a Senior Grant Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in improving traffic safety on Wyoming’s roadways by ensuring that the right strategies and countermeasures are in place to reduce traffic injuries and fatalities. Your expertise in grant management will ensure that federally funded traffic safety programs are both fiscally responsible and effective.

Cheyenne is a steadily growing community along the Front Range, but still true to the history of the Old West. The city offers nearby mountain biking, skiing, hiking, fishing, hunting, and other outdoor activities. Cheyenne is the home to the "Daddy of 'em All" – Cheyenne Frontier Days – held every last week of July. Wyoming is one of only nine states with no state income tax.

This position offers:

• $2,000 Hiring Bonus See notes for eligibility
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA, and holidays
• Retirement - Pension and 457B plans that help you build a secure future
• Flexible schedules and work-life balance options
• Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities

and MUCH MORE! Click here for detailed information, or you can watch this short video to learn about our benefit package!

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Human Resource Contact: 307-777-4356

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function which may be performed in the job level.

• Performs all aspects of grant management for assigned grant program areas to include fiscal oversight, sub-recipients’ federal compliance monitoring, and technical assistance
• Reviews grant funding requests within assigned program areas for applicability
• Writes grant agreements, internal scope of work, and amendments to include required elements from Federal regulation, State regulation, and department audit section requirements
• Verifies monthly expenditures and supporting documentation, makes corrections as needed to vouchers and expenditure reports
• Maintains documentation of transactions per general accounting procedures and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) audit requirements
• Ensures expenditures are allowable and do not exceed grant limitations and the scope of the project
• Monitors project activities, objective progress, and compliance with federal rules and regulations
• Performs annual on-site monitoring of sub-recipients’ activities and expenditures
• Provides technical assistance for sub-recipients within assigned program areas
• Participates in federal and state financial audits of assigned grant program areas
• Analyzes behavioral data determining trends to aid decision making, as to grant awards
• Analyzes behavioral-related traffic records information to determine trends affecting safety on Wyoming roadways for inclusion in the Highway Safety Performance Plan and Problem Identification reports
• Provides program area narratives and budgets for inclusion in reports
• Interprets applications' reasonableness and past performance of sub-recipients
• Rewrites appropriate grant funding requests into project narratives for inclusion in the Highway Safety Plan
• Summarizes assigned program areas in narratives detailing project successes and/or challenges and final budgets

Qualifications

Preference may be given to candidates with a Bachelor's degree in Business with 2-3 years of progressive work experience in Grant/Contract Management or Policy Administration.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of writing grants and contracts
• Knowledge of Federal Rules and Regulations 23 CFR 1300 and 2 CFR 200
• Knowledge in expenditure tracking, project review, and project activities as required by Federal Grant Regulations
• Knowledge of safety issues and associated information: seatbelts, child restraints, airbags, impaired driving, traffic violations, and national campaign efforts
• Knowledge of descriptive statistics, data compilations, and summarization with the ability to summarize information for public consumption
• Knowledge of the agency accounting reports verifying expenditure pass-through
• Knowledge of evaluating data and writing a narrative report of findings
• Knowledge of other state and WYDOT programs/committees related to traffic safety

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree (typically in Business)
• Experience: 0-3 years of progressive work experience (typically in Business) with acquired knowledge at the level of a Grants and Contracts Administration Specialist II
• OR
• Education & Experience Substitution: 4-6 years of progressive work experience (typically in Business) with acquired knowledge at the level of a Grants and Contracts Administration Specialist II
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: None

Necessary Special Requirements

PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Travel will be required for meetings, monitoring, and training.

NOTES:

• FLSA: Non-Exempt
• E-Verify: WYDOT uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.
• The Department of Transportation is a Drug-Free Workplace.
• Qualifying eligibility and criteria for the hiring bonus
  • Acceptance of a permanent, full-time position posted for public recruitment
  • Temporary employees accepting a full-time position
  • Current employees accepting a promotional opportunity - recruitment must have been opened to the public
  • One year of service to WYDOT must be completed; failure to complete this requirement will forfeit the hiring incentive, and funds will be recouped from final pay.
  • Internal candidates would be required to remain in the position for a minimum of one (1) year from their promotion date.
  • Employees would only be eligible for one (1) hiring bonus in a 12-month period.
  • If the employee elects to downgrade through an active recruitment and/or appointment during the twelve (12) month period, they would be required to pay the bonus back.

Supplemental Information

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The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.

Class Specifications are subject to change, please refer to the A & I HRD Website to ensure that you have the most recent version.