The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Financial Assistance Center provides funding to communities for water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure and lead service line inventories. You will be part of a team of project managers, engineers, and administrative staff that are dedicated to helping Missouri communities plan and fund infrastructure improvements that benefit the communities’ health, economy, and overall well-being. This position will specifically help administer American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for those improvements. Come join our great team today where you will find many opportunities for professional growth while doing your part to protect the environment for future generations!
This is a temporary, full-time, benefit-eligible position based upon federal American Rescue Plan Act funding. Position funding will end no later than December 31, 2026.
This position will be located atLewis and Clark State Office Building, 1101 Riverside Drive, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101.
- Prepare Financial Assistance Agreements and supporting documentation for grant awards to funding recipients.
- Coordinate closely with financial assistance recipients, engineering staff, regional planning agencies, and others to ensure that ARPA projects proceed successfully in a timely manner to completion. Monitor progress of assigned ARPA projects, identify and resolve issues.
- Communicate effectively and maintain positive working relationship with ARPA financial assistance recipients.
- Review and document work products to ensure compliance with funding requirements, including document submittal checklist, plans and specifications review, bid document review, executed contracts review, and other checklists as necessary for project management. Monitor the projects budget to ensure appropriate funding availability and routinely update the schedules to ensure timely project progression. Maintain the Financial Assistance Center’s project files. Update tracking tools routinely to closely monitor projects.
- Meet with applicants to discuss funding requirements and project development. Attend pre-construction conferences and closings when possible. Communicate frequently with applicants by phone, electronic correspondence, and in person, as necessary throughout the course of the projects to assist with fulfilling all grant requirements. Attend city or town council meetings, as necessary, to present pertinent information relevant to the success of the projects to the community at large.
- Coordinate and communicate frequently with department colleagues, especially Compliance and Enforcement staff and Regional Office staff, regarding the project status of mutual interests.
- Assist with maintaining standard operating procedures for the Financial Assistance Center’s ARPA funding program. Participate, as needed, in efficiency events and offer suggestions for improvements to streamline processes and maintain consistency throughout the program.
To be successful in this position, a candidate will need the following skills:
- Adaptability : adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.
- Teamwork : Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.
- Project Management : Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources.
Minimum Qualifications - A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and 0 - 4 years of relevant experience in environmental protection, environmental or ecological assessment, environmental public health programs, wastewater/public drinking water inspections, or environmental program planning and coordination. (Substitutions may be allowed.)
Preferred Qualifications - Proficient in Microsoft Word and preferably Excel.
- Exceptional communication and project management skills.
- Ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply laws, policies, guidance, procedures, plans, and reports.
- Ability to travel statewide.
Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant. Benefits & Work-life BalanceOur benefits package and flexible 40-hour work week promotes the mental and physical health of you and your family as you work towards achieving your professional goals. Benefits include paid vacation and sick leave, paid life insurance, medical, dental, vision and prescription insurance. Learn more here .
How we invest in you: - Exceptional professional development: mentoring from experienced professionals, cross-media training, career advancement opportunities, paid trainings and continuing education tuition assistance.
- Support for professional registrations when required, through paid study materials, fees, study time, test time, exam fees and licensure renewal fees.
