Grants Operations Specialist - Residential Programs - Lansing, MI

Capital Area Community Services, Inc. is seeking a Grants Operations Specialist for our Residential Programs. This is a new position with our Agency and a terrific opportunity.

• Administer and support federal, state, local, utility, philanthropic, and private grants related to residential repair, weatherization, energy efficiency, and housing stability programs.
• Assist with grant applications, funding proposals, budgets, narratives, reports, reimbursement requests, monitoring materials, and funder updates.
• Track grant budgets, expenditures, obligations, balances, deadlines, deliverables, and compliance requirements.
• Work with finance department and program staff to support accurate financial tracking, documentation, reconciliation, and reporting across multiple funding sources.
• Maintain organized grant, contract, procurement, project, financial, and compliance records.
• Support compliance with applicable funding requirements, including CDBG, Weatherization, Davis-Bacon and related labor standards, procurement, environmental review, and federally funded construction requirements.
• Assist with building, improving, and documenting client-centered processes for residential program operations and pilot programs that support housing stability.
• Support coordination between intake, inspection, construction, weatherization, finance, compliance, and partner teams.
• Communicate professionally with funders, government partners, utility partners, contractors, skilled trades professionals, vendors, clients, and internal staff.
• Represent CACS with professionalism, discretion, and diplomacy in meetings, funder conversations, political environments, and public-facing situations.
• Use technology confidently, including grant management systems, spreadsheets, databases, project management tools, and other platforms used to track program activity, finances, compliance, and reporting.

• Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and project coordination skills, with a commitment to client-centered service.
• Ability to manage multiple grants, deadlines, funding requirements, and priorities.
• Ability to track and report on program finances, expenditures, obligations, and grant balances.
• Ability to understand and apply complex grant requirements, contracts, program guidelines, and compliance standards.
• Ability to work professionally with funders, government officials, contractors, skilled trades professionals, clients, and internal teams.
• Comfort working in complex, evolving program environments and supporting new program pilots.
• Technology-savvy, with the ability to learn new software, systems, and reporting tools.
• Ability and willingness to build competency in federally funded construction programs, CDBG, Weatherization, Davis-Bacon, procurement, compliance documentation, and related residential program requirements.
• Familiarity with residential construction, housing rehabilitation, weatherization, energy efficiency, or skilled trades environments preferred.
• High level of professionalism, judgment, flexibility, discretion, attention to detail, and appropriate sense of urgency while maintaining focus on client needs and housing stability.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Construction Management preferred. An equivalent combination of education, training, and/or relevant work experience may be considered.
• Experience in grant administration, program coordination, compliance, financial tracking, reporting, housing programs, construction-related programs, weatherization, or a related field required.
• Experience with federally funded construction, CDBG, Weatherization Assistance Program, Davis-Bacon, procurement, or residential rehabilitation programs required.

The qualifications listed above are guidelines for selection purposes; alternative qualifications may be substituted if sufficient to perform the duties.

Full-Time: 40 Hours per Week; 52 Weeks per Year

Benefits: Full Package after 60 Days of Employment

Worksite: 1301 Rensen Street, Lansing, MI

Capital Area Community Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are a drug free workplace, with pre-employment drug screening required (including marijuana). Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation.