Grant and Policy Manager - Return Utah

EC-SDC Grant Administration Compliance Oversight: Grant Lifecycle Management: Lead the preparation, application, and strategic administration of the multi-million dollar EC-SDC federal grant, establishing compliant work plans and balanced budgets aligned with Division goals and priorities. EPA Coordination Compliance: Serve as the primary point of contact for quarterly EPA meetings, required federal reporting, audit preparation, and grant amendment requests (budget and work plan adjustments). Subcontract Procurement Oversight: Develop Requests for Proposals (RFPs), scope-of-work documents, and contracts in accordance with State of Utah purchasing rules. Review invoices, coordinate with participating local health departments, and direct external technical support agreements. Provide general implementation oversight on the day-to-day tasks associated with the EC-SDC Sampling Assistance Program. Program Development Implementation Support: Planning and Policy Support: Conduct policy analyses to guide program development and implementation in alignment with Division priorities and goals Technical Assistance Integration: Link sampling initiatives with the Division's monitoring/reporting compliance framework. Direct qualifying water suppliers to state technical assistance leads, State Revolving Fund (SRF) teams, and Division Field Services Cybersecurity and Emergency Response Planning staff. Funding Identification Grant Acquisition: Track, identify, and evaluate emerging funding opportunities and lead or coordinate competitive and non-competitive grant applications and proposals to secure sustained financial resources in support of the Division’s broader Emerging Contaminants Program. Data Coordination: Support data tracking systems and collaborate with technical leads on tools such as the PFAS GIS Mapping initiative, sampling initiatives, and others. Technical Writing Communication: Rulemaking Primacy Documentation: Lead and contribute to the development of State drinking water primacy packages to secure EPA approval. Draft administrative rules, regulatory justification memos, and the policy frameworks, implementation processes, and compliance tracking tools needed to meet statutory deadlines and federal primacy requirements. Technical Writing: Author and refine complex technical documents supporting the EC Program, including Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), policy recommendations, technical guidance for water operators, compliance reports, and state contract scopes of work. Public Outreach Stakeholder Engagement: Develop and maintain technical web content and educational resources for the Division’s EC program; represent the Division at conferences and public forums; and cultivate positive relationships with public water suppliers, local health departments, certified laboratories, technical service providers, and other community partners