Funding Strategist

Founded in 1973, ISG is a multi-disciplinary, employee‑owned firm providing architecture, engineering, planning, and interior design services to communities across the nation. Guided by our mission: simplify solutions and passionately design the future; we partner with clients to turn complex challenges into meaningful, lasting impact.

ISG employee owners are motivated by a shared goal to stretch the limits of great design and go above and beyond to positively influence each other, our clients, and the communities we serve. If you’re passionate about strategic planning, funding alignment, and community‑driven outcomes, we invite you to explore a career within ISG’s Planning team.

We are seeking a detail‑oriented and motivated Funding Strategist to support planning, architecture, and engineering projects through strategic funding development. In this role, you will play a critical part in advancing community‑focused initiatives by identifying, securing, and managing public funding opportunities, from grants to loans, throughout the full project lifecycle. This position is ideal for someone with a background in planning, public finance, economic development, or grant administration who enjoys connecting funding strategy to real‑world projects.

You’ll collaborate closely with planners, engineers, architects, and clients to align funding sources with project goals, translating complex program requirements into compelling, well‑supported applications.

• Identify and evaluate funding opportunities that support community planning and infrastructure initiatives
• Prepare, submit, and manage grant and loan applications from initiation through closeout
• Develop clear, persuasive narratives supported by accurate data and compliance requirements
• Support communities in bringing visionary planning and development projects to life
• Successfully manage multiple deadlines in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven funding environment

Your strong writing, organizational, and data management skills, combined with your ability to work efficiently under funding deadlines, will directly enable ISG and our clients to move meaningful projects forward.

We’ve listed a compensation range that reflects our expectations for this role, including both direct and indirect components. We understand that your experience and value may fall outside of this range. If you feel you're a strong fit but your compensation needs differ, we’re open to a conversation—let’s talk.