Manager, Grant

Description

The final salary will depend on the candidate's qualifications. Those with 8 years or more of required experience can expect offers up to the midpoint of the salary range. Metra provides full pay ranges so candidates can consider their growth potential.

$82,558.00 - $

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Qualified veterans who meet the minimum requirements will receive outreach during the recruitment process in accordance with Federal and State laws, including the Illinois Veterans Preference Act. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee an interview or job offer. The most qualified candidate will be selected.

Metra is one of the largest and most complex commuter rail systems in North America, serving Cook, DuPage, Will, Lake, Kane, and McHenry Counties. The agency is linking communities in Northeastern Illinois by providing safe, reliable, and efficient commuter service.

Grant Management & Corporate Quality Assurance is divided into three primary sections:
Grant Administration, Project Implementation, and Corporate Quality Assurance. Grant Administration includes the Grant Applications and Grant Reimbursement teams. Grant Applications coordinates program-level information for each project and submits applications for capital, operating, and demonstration grants to appropriate funding agencies. Grant Reimbursement requests reimbursement from funding agencies for capital expenditures, closes out capital project grants, performs monthly and annual reconciliations of reimbursements to capital expenditures, and provides information for audits and funding agency review.

Project Implementation administers approved project budgets, scopes, and schedules, obligates funding for contracts, provides financial oversight and reports project progress to the funding agencies. Corporate Quality Assurance administers Metra’s Quality Assurance oversight program to ensure compliance with the Federal Transit Administration’s Quality Management System and to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Reporting to the Director of Grant Administration, the Manager of Grant Applications oversees a team of Grant Analysts responsible for the full life‑cycle of grant management. This includes the preparation and submission of federal, state, and local grant applications; requests for amendments; review and editing of grant agreements and the preparation of statutorily required reports to grantor agencies.

Acting as a liaison to grantor agencies and other external entities, the Manager serves as a subject matter expert on regulatory compliance, ensuring that projects are implemented in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and best practices, including the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA).

The primary duties include: manage an assigned team responsible for developing, enhancing, and administering grant and fixed asset accounting processes; balance workload with available resources; review and evaluate performance; contribute to the development and implementation of departmental policies, guidance documents, and planning efforts that improve efficiency; and monitor team's adherence to operational procedures. Review grant applications for completeness, accuracy, and to ensure they meet award requirements;

prepare correspondence, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to funding agencies; and ensure applications are submitted to appropriate funding agencies. Coordinate with members of the Grants Department, Capital Programming Department, and the Metra NEPA team to ensure capital needs are balanced, funds are appropriately allocated based on need and funding source availability, and all grant‑funded projects receive the necessary NEPA clearance prior to grant award and construction implementation.

Track and monitor the agency's position in funding apportionments and allocations for use in current and future grant applications; and provide ongoing interaction with, and an additional level of technical assistance…