TxDOT's Compliance Division is looking for a Grant Management Compliance Coordinator based in Austin, TX. A successful candidate will have the opportunity to serve as a subject matter expert and coordinate cross-Divisional and third party education initiatives. If you are looking to advance your career, TxDOT’s Compliance Division offers opportunities to continue your education through job-related professional certifications. We will pay for certification study materials and fees as well as training to fulfill annual CPE requirements. This is a hybrid position that includes both in-office and telework hours as well as flexible work schedule opportunities.

At TxDOT, we value employee work-life balance. In keeping with our commitment to this value, our employees benefit from a wide array of programs and activities that include:

• Low Turnover
• Retirement Pension
• Alternative Work Schedules
• Paid Leave/Holidays
• Health Premiums paid at 100% for full-time employees
• On the Job Training
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Comprehensive Wellness Program/Wellness Leave Incentives
• Career Development Programs/Opportunities for advancement

For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our website at: Total Compensation Package
To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit: Benefits at a Glance | ERS (texas.gov)

Performs highly advanced grant management consultative and technical assistance work in the Compliance Division, External Audit & Advisory Services section. Serves as a resource and grant management subject matter expert to District, Division, and grant recipient staff. Provides consultative and technical assistance regarding Uniform Grant Guidance (Title 2 Code of Federal Regulations 200) and Texas Grant Management Standards. Work involves collaborating with TxDOT granting divisions, districts providing oversight, and the Financial Management Division, tracking grant management federal/state legislation, rules, regulations, and policy implementation and/or updates, providing pre-award education, post-award analysis, and maintaining, reviewing, and preparing confidential and special reports. Work requires contact with departmental executives, managers, governmental officials and third parties. Employees at this level are virtually self-supersizing and assume direct accountability for the work product.

Essential Duties:

• Serves as a lead worker.
• Collaborates with TxDOT granting divisions to provide grant management training to grant recipients and TxDOT employees.
• Tracks grant management federal/state legislation, rules, regulations, and policy implementation and/or updates in order to communicate and educate TxDOT grant program staff on new or modified requirements and best practices.
• Works closely with Financial Management Division in the identification and tracking of grant management funds utilized by TxDOT. Coordinate collaboration between granting divisions on similar scope grants.
• Provides timely and accurate grant management status reports to the External Audit Section Director, Compliance Division Director Chief Audit and Compliance Officer, and Texas Transportation Commission.
• Supports decision-making on appropriate and allowable grant management activities to be utilized by the Department and/or its grant recipients.
• Ensures the Department's monitoring, and oversight of grant management programs reflect the priorities of the Department.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree in any discipline

Experience: 5 years experience carrying out, overseeing, or auditing/monitoring federal and/or state grant management programs. (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated part-time equivalent.)

Licenses and Certifications:

• Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• Must have one of the following certifications at the time of application:
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
  • Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
  • Compliance & Ethics Professional Certificate

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with Department of Transportation Grant Programs.

Competencies:

• Research methodology
• Analyze laws, rules, regulations, and grant data
• State and Federal Grant Management Requirements
• Laws and regulations pertaining to state and federal grant administration
• Contract development and oversight
• Handling multiple tasks and prioritizing
• Determining needs and gathering, analyzing, and presenting data to provide accurate information for management/department use
• Setting own work plan
• Compose materials such as detailed reports, work-related manuals, publications of limited scope or impact and to make presentations to both internal and external entities
• Establish and maintain effective communication and work relationships with department grant program managers and department grantees
• Performance monitoring and reporting standards
• Overseeing and coordinating projects and program activities
• Preparing and maintaining confidential and sensitive records, files and reports
• Preparing detailed reports
• Evaluating technical and financial information
• Program/project planning, development, and management methodologies
• Understand complex problems and explore alternative solutions

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Sedentary work: lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools
• Talking-expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words
• Repetitive motion - substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
• Close visual acuity - work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading

Conditions of Employment:
Please click this link to read the standard conditions of employment for all positions: Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)

TxDOT is committed to hiring veterans. To assist in determining whether your military experience may pertain to the minimum requirements for this position, Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces have been assigned to each state classification code/title where applicable. The MOS codes are grouped by occupational category.

To view the MOS codes please click on link below and click on the appropriate occupational category.

https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions

The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination in the workplace. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities for any part of the employment process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Action of 1990.

Please click this link to read the information for applicants: Additional Applicant Information