Government Relations, Grant and Funding Specialist II

Who we are

Here at KLJ, we are Safe, Inclusive, Learners, Performers and Owners. We care you get home safely. Every person, every idea, and every voice matters. We encourage personal and professional growth. We celebrate performance. As a100% employee owned firm, your decisions and efforts will help shape OUR great company.

Why work at KLJ

KLJ Engineering might be just the company you have been looking for. We are the perfect size – not so big that you become a number, not so small that our resources are limited. Here, you can be you, in all your engineering, surveying, planning and scientist glory. Just as you are. We embrace how much you love engineering, because we love it too. We love it when a road curves just right, when we see a familiar water tower on our drive home, or when we consider the fiber in the ground connects us to our friends and family. If you are looking to join a great firm, with amazing technical talent, we know just the place, here at KLJ.

Your Growth Opportunity

• Manage, community engagement, public information and public involvement projects.
• Conduct strategic planning and other planning and facilitation opportunities internally and externally.
• Lead agency coordination with project teams and clients.
• Prepare content for internal and external communications.
• Plan, write, and edit content and ensure it is clear, compelling, and properly distributed across web, mobile, and social platforms.
• Write for a variety of content, including public involvement plans, communications materials and website content, press releases, speaking points, program reports, etc.
• Develop high-quality, professional grant application packages that meet client expectations.
• Monitor, analyze, and synthesize legislation at the state and federal level.
• Analyze project competitiveness with grant programs and communicate effectively with project teams and clients.
• Prepare reports regularly for senior management regarding Government Relations operations.
• Participate in and facilitate meetings with stakeholders and clients.
• Utilize effective written and oral communication .

What You're Responsible For

• Write for a variety of content, including public involvement plans, communications materials and website content, press releases, speaking points, program reports, etc.
• Prepare content for internal and external communications.
• Develop high-quality, professional grant application packages that meet client expectations.
• Analyze project competitiveness with grant programs and communicate effectively with project teams and clients.

What You'll Need

• A four-year degree in communications, political science, English, marketing, or business, and/or applicable experience in related field is required.

Preferences:

• Comprehensive knowledge of local, state, and federal legislation is highly desired
• Experience in grant writing and Funding resources for for client planning and infrastructure construction projects

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

The employee is regularly required to:

• Sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, twist, crouch, and crawl
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms
• Talk or hear and communicate clearly

The employee must:

• Frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

What else you'll need to know

This job description is not meant to be all-inclusive or restrictive and other duties may be assigned. It is a description of the job as presently defined and is subject at any time to revision. This document is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities, as needed.

At KLJ, we have a vested interest in the personal, financial, and professional goals of our employees. We offer a competitive full suite benefit package including health, dental, vision, and life insurance, performance bonus, 401k, employee stock ownership program. and a flexible work environment that gives you options to support excelling both professionally and personally. This position is expected to pay between $70,000 - $88,000 per year depending on applicable experience and location. The options available for the current year are described at www.kljeng.com/careers/benefits

All applicants must be authorized to work in the US, without employer-sponsorship. KLJ does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas and does not participate in any OPT training program.

KLJ will not be partnering with third-party recruiters on this position. Please review our third-party recruiting policy at www.kljeng.com/careers.