Grants Coordinator

Grants Coordinator

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Houston, TX

Job Type

Regular Full-time

Job Number

16817

Department

Flood Control District

Opening Date

06/15/2026

Closing Date

6/18/2026 3:27 PM Central

Max Number of Applicants

200

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Position Description

About Harris County Flood Control District:

The Flood Control District has the mission to reduce the risk of flooding in Harris County, the third most populated county in the United States, with a population in excess of 4.7 million, including the City of Houston, the nation's fourth largest city. The Flood Control District has jurisdiction over the primary stormwater facilities in the county, which consist of approximately 1,500 channels totaling nearly 2,500 miles in length, as well as more than 60 regional stormwater detention basins, totaling more than 10,000 acres and several wetlands mitigation banks including Greens bayou.

What you will do at Harris County Flood Control District:

The District is seeking a diligent and strategic candidate for the Grants Coordinator role, who will oversee and manage daily operations and procedures related to grants to achieve departmental objectives and provide exceptional service. This role will also involve conducting thorough research, assisting in determining grant eligibility, and coordinating administrative procedures and controls for the grant application process. This includes facilitating interdepartmental coordination and communication for multi-departmental grant projects to ensure grants are processed and administered promptly and in accordance with grant requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare and compile all components of each grant submission, ensuring that the proposal is formatted, packaged, and submitted in accordance with the granting agency requirements.
• Assist with grant proposal planning, research, budgeting, and interpretation of funding regulations, and provide frequent updates to management and staff.
• Grant Tracking, Reporting, and Data Management
• Develop and maintain databases and systems for recording and tracking grant applications, grant proposals, awards, reporting deadlines, and related statistical information.
• Create and distribute standard and special reports, studies, summaries, and analyses, as required.
• Post Award Grant Administration
• Oversee the administration of post-award grants, ensuring adherence to budgeting and administrative policies, procedures, and agency requirements, as well as addressing and managing administrative issues and budget changes that may arise throughout the awarded granting period.
• Policy, Compliance, and Communication
• Disseminate and present changes to departments, providing recommendations for implementing changes and listing potential impacts on funded operations.
• Maintain knowledge of grant funding policies, regulations, and procedures.
• Additional Responsibilities and Duties
• Assist with department projects, as needed.
• Assume additional responsibilities as required, adapting to the Districts evolving demands, responsibilities, needs, and objectives.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx

If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net.

This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.

Requirements

Education:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Science, Construction Management, or a related field.

Experience:

• Two (2) years of experience that includes any combination of engineering planning, design, and construction management or a directly related work experience.

Licensure:

• Valid Class "C" Texas Driver's License

Knowledge Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including discussing project complexities in non-engineering language with stakeholders and elected officials staff.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills, including gathering and comparing resources, sharing findings, and formulating a developed yearly grant strategy.
• Strong decision-making, planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of grant accounting guidelines, regulations, and standards.
• Ability to determine informational needs, collect and analyze information, and devise and develop statistical analyses and reports.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and meet strict deadlines.

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.

General Information

Position Type, Salary:

• Regular | Full-Time | 40 hours per week

• Salary: To be discussed at interview

Location:

• Partnership & Programs | 9900 Northwest Freeway Houston, Texas 77092

Physical Demands and Environmental Exposure:

The physical demands described here are representative of 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 to perform the essential functions:

• Occasional standing and walking; prolonged sitting.
• Occasional ascending/descending stairs, stooping, bending, reaching, lifting, and carrying items up to 10 pounds.
• Occasional sorting, filing, shelving, and handling of files, books, documents, file drawers, and related materials and equipment required for clerical operations.
• Work is performed indoors in a normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature, air conditioning, and noise levels.

Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.

Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.

HARRIS COUNTY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Harris County offers a highly competitive benefits program, featuring a comprehensive group health plan and defined benefit retirement plan.

The following benefits are offered only to Harris County employees in regular (full-time) positions:

Health & Wellness Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Wellness Plan
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Ten (10) days of vacation leave per year (accrual rate increases after 5 years of service)
• Eleven (11) County-observed holidays
• One (1) floating holiday per year
• Paid Parental Leave*
• Sick Leave

Retirement Savings Benefit

• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

The following benefits are available to Harris County employees in full-time and select part-time positions:

• Professional learning & development opportunities
• Retirement pension (TCDRS defined benefit plan)
• Flexible work schedule*
• METRO RideSponsor Program*
• Participation may vary by County department. The employee benefits plans of Harris County are extended to all eligible participants across various departments with the exception of the Harris County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, for which the cited Health & Wellness Benefits are administered through the State of Texas.

In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, group health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Harris County Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the Countys behalf as needed.

For plan details, visit the Harris County Benefits & Wellness website:

www.benefitsathctx.com

01

Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position?

• High School or GED diploma
• Associate Degree
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters Degree or higher
• None of the above

02

Which of the following best describes your relevant work experience (i.e. business analysis, data analysis, project management, operations management, program analyst, policy analysis, or related experience)? (To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your applications employment history)

• Less than two (2) years
• Two (2) years or more but less than three (3) years
• Three (3) years or more but less than four (4) years
• Four (4) or more years
• I do not have this experience.

03

Please provide the dates of employment during which you obtained experience that includes any combination of engineering planning, design, and construction management or a directly related work experience. Provide the month and year that began and ended the experience. Example: "January 2020 - December 2023" If this experience is not clearly documented in the Work Experience section, your application will be disqualified. If you do not have this experience, type "N/A" in the space provided.

04

Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions: Advanced: A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data. Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons. Intermediate: A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons. Basic: A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup. Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it. Entry Level: A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel. Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents. Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.

• Advanced
• Intermediate
• Basic
• Entry Level
• Not proficient

05

For this position, a valid Texas Drivers License is required. Do you meet the above requirement? Please choose the option that best describes your situation:

• Yes, I currently hold a valid Texas Drivers License.
• Yes, I possess a valid Out-of-State Drivers License, but I am aware that I must acquire a valid Texas Drivers License before the start date.
• No, I do not currently have a drivers license, but I commit to obtaining one before the start date.
• No, I do not currently have a valid drivers license.

Required Question

Employer Harris County

Address 1111 Fannin St

Ste. 600

Houston, Texas, 77002

Phone 713-274-5445

Website https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/harriscountytx