Compliance Lead

Procurement Grants & Loans Compliance Lead

Position Summary

Hive+Co has a contract opportunity with our client in Columbus, Ohio for an experienced Procurement Grants & Loans Compliance Lead to provide enterprise-level leadership and oversight for procurement activities associated with federally and state-funded projects.

This role will serve as Procurement’s subject matter expert for grants and loans compliance, ensuring applicable funding requirements are incorporated into sourcing, contracting, project execution, and procurement governance. The Compliance Lead will partner across Procurement, Grants & Loans, Legal, Engineering, Operations, and other business functions to identify compliance risks, establish controls, prepare for audits, and protect the organization’s ability to secure and retain federal and state funding.

Key Responsibilities

Grants & Loans Compliance Leadership

• Lead Procurement’s compliance strategy for federally and state-funded grants and loan programs.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on applicable funding and procurement requirements, including:
• Build America, Buy America (BABA)
• Contracting and procurement compliance requirements
• Davis-Bacon Act requirements
• Uniform Guidance
• Agency-specific grant and loan requirements
• Interpret funding requirements and translate them into practical procurement policies, procedures, and controls.
• Monitor regulatory and agency requirements that may impact procurement activities.

Governance & Process Development

• Develop and maintain procurement governance frameworks, procedures, templates, controls, and compliance standards.
• Embed grant and loan requirements into sourcing, contracting, supplier management, and procurement processes.
• Establish documentation and record keeping standards to support compliance and audit readiness.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen and standardize compliance processes across the enterprise.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner closely with Grants & Loans, Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Legal, Engineering, Operations, and project teams.
• Provide guidance to procurement and project stakeholders regarding funding-related requirements.
• Support sourcing and contracting strategies to ensure applicable compliance obligations are addressed throughout the procurement lifecycle.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to resolve compliance issues and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.

Risk Management & Audit Readiness

• Monitor compliance risks across portfolios of federally and state-funded projects.
• Conduct procurement readiness assessments and identify potential compliance gaps.
• Lead or support internal audits, external audits, and agency reviews.
• Develop corrective action and risk mitigation plans when compliance concerns are identified.
• Maintain appropriate documentation to demonstrate compliance with applicable funding requirements.

Reporting & Training

• Develop dashboards, risk assessments, compliance metrics, and executive-level reporting.
• Communicate significant compliance risks and recommended mitigation strategies to leadership.
• Develop and deliver enterprise-wide training related to grants, loans, and procurement compliance.
• Serve as a resource to procurement teams and business stakeholders regarding compliance requirements and best practices.

Required Qualifications

Education

Candidates must meet one of the following requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field, plus 5 years of qualified experience , OR
• Associate degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field, plus 7 years of qualified experience .

Qualified experience may include project management, major construction, project estimating, project controls, project engineering, procurement/contracting, or comparable experience within a competitive production or project environment.

Experience & Skills

• Demonstrated experience supporting procurement, contracting, compliance, grants, loans, or major project environments.
• Knowledge of federally or state-funded project compliance requirements.
• Experience developing or implementing governance frameworks, procedures, controls, and compliance standards.
• Strong understanding of procurement, sourcing, contracting, and supplier management processes.
• Experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating project or compliance risks.
• Ability to support audits, agency reviews, and compliance-readiness activities.
• Strong business acumen with experience working across multiple functional areas.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate complex compliance requirements to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and provide guidance across an enterprise organization.
• Experience with project management disciplines such as scope management, cost estimating, contracting, project controls, reporting, quality, negotiations, and risk management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Build America, Buy America (BABA), Davis-Bacon, Uniform Guidance, and other federal or state funding requirements .
• Experience supporting federally funded infrastructure, utility, construction, energy, or capital projects.
• At least 2 years of Project Manager experience or demonstrated equivalent project leadership competencies.
• Project Management Professional ( PMP ) certification.
• Experience working with Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, Legal, Engineering, and Operations teams.
• Experience leading compliance audits, readiness assessments, or government/agency reviews.