Allegheny Science & Technology (AST)is looking for aGrants Management Specialistto support ourDepartment of Energy (DOE)customer in supporting the following activities: monitor, analyze and implement actions on the reporting of selectee/awardee/applicant and Program activities based on Departmental accounting systems, and other Departmental records, Treasury reports, and private sector data sources.
Position Responsibilities:
Direct experience with federal financial assistance (grants and cooperative agreements) including administration activities during the pre-award, active, closeout and auditing stages
Possess knowledge of applicable laws, regulations and policies to ensure compliance.
Acquire current data for insertion into the relevant databases and supports the tracking of project-level milestones.
Respond to and validate data requests for appropriate federal, laboratory and/or schedule contractor personnel.
Assist in incentive/project planning: developing workflows, defining process requirements, and tasks assignments.
Assist the Federal staff with oversight, monitoring, and progress assessment of program activities.
Review documentation in the field and highlights critical issues for the federal staff to address and report.
Develop and contribute to technical communications (reports, white papers, fact sheets, research summaries, briefings).
Participate in and take detailed notes for negotiation meetings with selectees.
Build and load applicant profiles into software database.
Position Requirements:
Bachelor's degree with at least 3-5 years of experience in Business or related field.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (specific callout: intermediate-advance knowledge of Excel).
Previous experience utilizing automated tools to extract data.
Previous experience maintaining databases and data systems.
Previous experience translating data into trends, patterns, and predictions (ability to reorganize data in a digestible format, e.g., tables, charts, pivot tables, etc.).
Previous experience developing surveys with platforms such as Microsoft Forms.
"AST provides career growth and development, a competitive compensation and benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, flexible spending account, life insurance and a 401(k) plan.
AST is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories."