Sr. Director, Infrastructure Funding

Miningamigos; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Short and long-term disability

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Paid time off and parental leave

Paid holidays

401(k) retirement savings plan with-em

Job summary

Brown and Caldwell, headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, seeks an Infrastructure Funding leader to guide clients and the funding team through grant acquisition, securing external funding for capital projects, and building partnerships with the Client Service Manager and CST.

You will develop client relationships with key stakeholders, provide strategic oversight, coach a high-performing team, and ensure compliance with policies while expanding funding opportunities.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 15 years of Strategic Funding or related experience.
• Prior experience securing external funding for infrastructure or private sector projects.
• Experience in a managerial or leadership role is required.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, economics, or business management, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes advanced understanding of state and federal funding sources and agency relationships.
• Identifies optimal funding strategies by understanding client project scopes.
• Completes applications and documentation to secure funding per requirements.
• Directs teams to perform tasks related to infrastructure funding applications.
• Builds partnerships with CSMs and CSTs.
• Develops relationships with key individuals within client organizations.
• Creates guidelines and processes for strategic funding.
• Provides strategic oversight and leadership in infrastructure funding.
• Delivers exceptional client service and stakeholder communications.
• Manages subcontracts and ensures regulatory compliance.
• Leads client relations, competitive analysis, and strategic funding planning.
• Leads, develops, and coaches a high-performing team with clear expectations.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Managerial skills

Risk assessment

Decision making

Communication & leadership

Business acumen

Funding programs

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, economics, or business management, or related field

Job description

The Infrastructure Funding role guides clients and members of the funding team through the grant acquisition processes and ensures external funding is secured in support of client capital initiatives. This role is self-directed and responsible for advancing funding programs with little oversight. This role is responsible for relationship building with clients and achieving strong partnerships with the Client Service Manager (CSM) and Client Service Team (CST). The Infrastructure Funding role develops client relationships with key clients and guides and supports the team of practitioners to securing funding for key projects. The role will collaborate with senior management and external partners to support growth and client satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes advanced understanding of various state and federal funding sources and programs, including relationships with key members of state and federal funding agencies.
• Seeks to understand the scope of client projects to identify the best strategy for securing funding
• Completes applications and documentation to securing funding, based on application requirements.\
• Directs others to complete tasks and assignments associated with the application and securing of infrastructure funding options.
• Develops key partnerships with CSMs and CSTs
• Develops unique and personal relationships with key individuals within client organizations.
• Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs.
• Create guidelines, processes, and procedures for thestrategic funding area
• Provide strategic oversight and leadership in the execution of infrastructure funding.
• Offer exceptional client services, communicating with partners, and stakeholders.
• Manage subcontracts and ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Lead client relations, competitor analysis, and strategic thinkingto providea broad understanding of the organization andstrategic funding needs
• Lead, develop, and coach a high-performing team by setting clear expectations, providing feedback, and fostering a culture of engagement, growth, and accountability.
• Oversee workload planning, performance management, and team operations to align resources with business objectives while ensuring compliance with company policies and regulations.
• Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs.

Skillsand Competencies

• Exceptional strategic thinking and managerial skills, with a deep understanding of funding dynamics at various governmental levels.
• Advancedunderstanding of market dynamics, competitor analysis, client relations, and the ability to use these insights to enhance strategic funding operations.
• Strong proficiencyin risk assessment and mitigation related to strategic funding.
• Strong ability to make crucial decisions to meet the project objectives and manage allocated resources.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with the ability to lead and motivate a team of managers and individual contributors.
• Extensive business acumen with a comprehensive understanding of the overall organization and assigned functional area.
• Ability to leveragefederal and statefunding programs, connections, to advance client projects---reword-how to market and advance projects

Experience

• Typically requiresaminimum of15years ofStrategic Fundingor related experience.
• Prior experience in securing external funding for infrastructure and private sector projects.
• Prior experience in a managerial or leadership role is required.

Education

• Abachelor’sdegree inengineering,economics,orbusinessmanagement, or related field or equivalent experience is required.

Salary Range:

The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee’s primary work location and maybemore or less depending upon skills, experience, and education. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Location A: $159,000 - $238,000

Location B: $175,000 - $262,000

Location C: $191,000 - $285,000

Benefits and Other Compensation:

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• short and long-term disability
• life insurance
• an employee assistance program
• paid time off and parental leave
• paid holidays
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• performance-based bonus eligibility
• employee referral bonuses
• tuition reimbursement
• pet insurance and long-term care insurance

About Brown and Caldwell

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction services firm with 50 offices and over 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For more than 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions formunicipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice—to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visitwww.brownandcaldwell.com

This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

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