Training, Contracts, and Purchasing Administrator - State Program Administrator Intermediate

Training, Contracts, and Purchasing Administrator - State Program Administrator Intermediate

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Working Title: Training, Contracts, and Purchasing Administrator

Job Class: State Program Administrator, Intermediate

Agency: Water & Soil Resources Board

• Job
• 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.
• Date Posted: 01/06/2026
• Closing Date: 01/20/2026
• 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:
  Yes

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.

• 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 PC software tools including word processing, databases, and spreadsheets 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 demonstrate 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.

• 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).

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

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