Infrastructure Funding and Grants Consultant

Transportation At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

When it comes to environmental consulting, we’re focused on cleaning up our communities today to improve tomorrow. We don’t settle until we give our best and know that we’re making a difference. If you want to join a company invested in you, your success, and the global community - join us as a Funding Consultant to help our communities thrive.

You will support the efforts of our Federal, State, and Local clients to evaluate and implement their priority objectives. Support to the Infrastructure Funding and Grants Team is the primary focus area for this position. You will collaborate with diverse teams at Jacobs such as our advisory solutions team that includes economic, financial, and grant funding specialists, transportation and water planners and engineers, economists, resiliency specialists, and many others to meet our clients’ needs.

You will support regional and community clients with innovative financing strategies, the preparation of State Revolving Fund applications, pre- and post-award compliance assistance, and program management activities across the US.

Specific responsibilities that the Funding Consultant is envisioned to hold include:

• Lead development of technical, economic, and financial analyses of federal funding initiatives for water, wastewater, drinking water, and/or stormwater.
• Develop training and other presentation materials for Federal policies and programs.
• Conduct training for federal agency staff, state agencies, and broader stakeholder groups focused on water resources.
• Provide technical assistance to states and other entities as required by Federal agency assignments.
• Coordinate with colleagues at Jacobs to develop responsive scopes of work and budgets for assignments identified by Federal agencies.
• Support business development work through our Jacobs’ sales team and Client Account Managers in developing scopes of work and qualification statements for proposals to agencies related to technical support.
• Supporting mentoring and development of supporting staff through on-the-job training.

You may also support EPA and other agencies in conducting training and technical assistance and support development of guidance documents to aid in the implementation of federal program initiatives.

Here's what you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, public administration, public policy, or related field; master’s degree preferred.
• 5 years of professional experience working with Federal, State, or local agency public sector funding programs focused on water, wastewater, drinking water, and/or stormwater.
• Experience in developing guidance documents that define how to access and take advantage of Federal funding programs.
• Strong writing skills, including the ability to draft technical reports and guidance documents in a professional voice and style, free of spelling or grammatical errors.
• Proven ability to work within interdisciplinary teams where the technical input from diverse disciplines needs to be coordinated, often within short timeframes.

Posted Salary Range: Minimum

85,000.00

Posted Salary Range: Upper

132,750.00

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $85,000.00 to $132,750.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on March 03, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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Locations

City State Country
Birmingham	Alabama	United States