Sr. Funding Programs Specialist

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About the role

Senior Funding Programs Specialist: Boise, ID

At Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services (AE2S), we are dedicated to delivering innovative, sustainable solutions to the communities we serve. AE2S is a 100% employee-owned civil and environmental consulting firm recognized for our strong culture, commitment to extreme client service, and dedication to empowering people and enhancing lives. Our positive, growth-oriented environment offers abundant opportunities to learn, lead, and make meaningful impacts alongside a team that values collaboration, trust, and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Funding and Financing
• Serve as an authority in water and wastewater infrastructure funding and financing across AE2S projects and client engagements.
• Provide guidance to water and wastewater utility leaders on project funding and financing planning.
• Be a recognized leader in the water and wastewater for infrastructure funding and financing.
• Aid utilities in translating operational needs into capital improvement strategies.
• Research and find funding sources for various programs clients are looking for to complete projects.
• Collaborate with project leadership to evaluate and advance funding needs.
• Conduct utility rate modeling, including rate studies, cost of service analysis, and rate design.
• Business Development
• Support the growth of AE2S Nexus and Communications Practice services through client relationship development and strategic pursuits.
• Collaborate with Client Program Leaders, Operations Managers, Practice Leaders, and project teams to identify and pursue opportunities with municipalities, utilities, and other government organizations.
• Participate in business development activities, including meetings with clients and prospective clients, present at industry events and conferences, and expand a network of relationships.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with clients, funding agencies, and project partners.
• Participate in proposal development and preparation, project pursuit activities, presentations, and client meetings.
• Participate actively in professional associations and local, regional, and national industry events.
• Present the findings of utility rate modeling to clients and prospective clients.
• Communications
• Provide communications consulting services to a variety of clients, including municipal, utility, regional water or wastewater systems, economic development, and other government entities.
• Aid clients by developing materials to explain complex financial and technical concepts to stakeholders and the public.
• Create strategic communications plans for clients.
• Collaborate with communications and marketing teams to create outstanding content and materials for internal and external clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Communications, Political Science, or a closely related field
• 5+ years of relevant experience in funding programs, finance, grants administration, or similar areas
• Demonstrated knowledge of federal, state, and local funding programs, including grant applications, loan programs, and funding strategy development
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to independently manage multiple funding initiatives, prioritize competing deadlines, solve complex funding challenges

Elevate Your Career with AE2S – Award-Winning Culture and Unmatched Benefits

• Great Culture and Spirit where Creativity is Fostered
• Significant Opportunities to Grow and Advance
• 100-percent Employee Owned
• Core Values which Speak to the Heart of AE2S and its Employees
• Large, Diverse, and Challenging Projects with the Latest Technology
• Family-Friendly with Flexibility and Work-Life Balance

AE2S offers more than just competitive compensation and a best-in-class insurance package to our employees and families; our benefit plan is one of the richest plans currently in the marketplace today!

• 100-percent paid Family Health Insurance
• 100-percent paid Employee Dental, Short- & Long-Term Disability, and Vision Insurance
• Discretionary Bonus Plan
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Matching 401(k) Contributions with Discretionary Profit Sharing Contributions
• Paid Time Off (PTO) Credits for Past Experience
• Paid Parental Leave
• Wellness Program