Training, Contracts, and Purchasing Administrator State Program Administrator Intermediate

Job description

**Working Title: Training, Contracts, and Purchasing Administrator**
**Job Class: State Program Administrator, Intermediate**
**Agency: Water & Soil Resources Board**

+ **Job ID** : 89457
+ **Location** : St. Paul
+ **Telework Eligible** : Yes, Hybrid
+ **Full/Part Time** : Full-Time
+ **Regular/Temporary** : Unlimited
+ **Who May Apply** : This vacancy is open for bids and for all qualified job seekers simultaneously.

Bidders will be considered through 10/14/2025.
+ **Date Posted** : 10/08/2025
+ **Closing Date** : 10/21/2025
+ **Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit** : Water and Soil Resources Board
+ **Division/Unit** : Fiscal and Admin Services / Finance & Accounting
+ **Work Shift/Work Hours** : Day Shift
+ **Days of Work** : Monday - Friday
+ **Travel Required** : Yes (up to 5%)
+ **Salary Range:** $25.67 - $37.26 / hourly; $53,598 - $77,798 / annually
+ **Classified Status** : Classified
+ **Bargaining Unit/Union** : 214 - Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE)
+ **FLSA Status** : Nonexempt
+ Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes

**The work you'll do is more than just a job.**

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans.

The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

The Training, Contracts, and Purchasing Administrator provides technical and administrative functions to the agency, particularly related to the administrative aspects of BWSR’s internal and external training responsibilities.

The position also administers related fiscal functions including seeking bids for training sites, facilitating contracts, and managing budgets for training programs.

The position is also responsible for activities related to course registration and scheduling, and other agency program administrative duties.

**Minimum Qualifications**

_To facilitate proper years of service crediting, please ensure that your resume clearly describes your experience in the areas listed and indicates the beginning and ending month and year for each job held._

Two (2) years of experience in procurement, grants or contracts management.

NOTE: A degree in Business Administration or a related field may be substituted as follows: Associates substitutes six (6) months, Bachelors substitutes one (1) year and a Masters substitutes eighteen (18) months.

Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) sufficient to analyze, interpret, and prepare financial information, records, and reports.

Advanced skills with the following PC software tools including word processing, databases, and spreadsheets in order to prepare and present complex financial reports.

Advanced interpersonal and human relation skills sufficient to explain accounting concepts and standards to management and program staff.

Organizational skills and the ability to identify and solve problems, advise others, handle multiple priorities, meet deadlines and apply innovative approaches and opportunities for streamlining existing processes.

Ability to demonstrated research, analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills to understand and address procurement documents.

Ability to work under deadlines and adapt to ever-changing program requirements, financial resources, and administrative change; and ability to identify issues, resolve disputes, and recommend solutions.

**Preferred Qualifications**

More than two (2) years of experience in procurement, grants or contracts management.

ALP Certification for $25,000

SWIFT experience

Procedural understanding of the Minnesota Wetland Professional Certification Program (MWPCP).

**Additional Requirements**

The Board of Water and Soil Resources will not sponsor applicants for work visas, including STEM OPT extensions.

All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US.

It is the policy of the Board of Water & Soil Resources that all candidates submit to a background check prior to employment.

All job offers are contingent upon passing the following components:

+ Employment Reference Check
+ SEMA4 Records Check
+ Criminal History Check
+ Conflict of Interest Review
+ Education/License Verification
+ Driver's License DMV Check
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity.

We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law.

As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities.

If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us .

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