Water Quality Strategy & Grants Analyst

State-of-Iow; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay plan

Insurance benefits start after 30 days

IPERS retirement with employer match

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) seeks an energetic, analytical, and team-oriented professional to join our Water Quality Bureau as a Management Analyst 3.

This high-impact role serves as the bureau's strategic lead for financial modeling, complex project management, administrative rulemaking, grant administration, and EPA QMP data governance across six bureau sections and more than 20 funding streams.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial tracking and multi-year budget models across multiple funding sources.
• Knowledge of state code regulations and administrative rules for policy advice.
• Experience managing complex statewide projects and grants.
• Familiarity with EPA Quality Management Plan (QMP) data governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial management and policy analytics across 20+ funding sources and fee programs.
• Manage statewide projects, milestones, risks, and deliverables.
• Oversee federal grants and contracts from proposal writing through service delivery.
• Coordinate administrative rulemaking with program leads and legal counsel.
• Direct EPA QMP, QAPPs, SOPs, QA/QC audits, and data governance.
• Track budgets and advise leadership on fiscal impacts and resource needs.
• Coordinate public records requests and bureau-wide digital records archiving.

Skills

Financial modeling

Project management

Administrative rulemaking

Grant administration

Data governance

QA/QC audits

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) seeks an energetic, analytical, and team-oriented professional to join our Water Quality Bureau as a Management Analyst 3.

This high-impact role serves as the bureau's strategic lead for financial modeling, complex project management, administrative rulemaking, grant administration, and EPA QMP data governance across six bureau sections and more than 20 funding streams.