Community Development Administrator

Description

• Collect, analyze and summarize data from various sources
• Develop and maintain relationships with municipal, County and State level staff and elected officials
• Facilitate public engagement activities for planning and engineering projects
• Complete wage rate monitoring for projects
• Funding coordination with local officials, contractors, agencies, and MSA staff
• Prepare applications for and administration of loan and grants for municipal clients

Requirements

• Associate's degree in Public Administration, Finance, Planning, Business Administration, or related field required
• Previous experience with grant administration preferred
• Experience with ArcGIS and 3D graphic tools preferred
• This position requires you to have authorization to work in the United States for any employer. We will not provide sponsorship for this position
• Experience with the application and administration of various types of funding grants or strategies preferred
• Intermediate user of Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel required
• 5+ years of applicable experience required

Benefits

• Limited travel within the Midwest, rarely requiring overnight stays
• Work-Life Integration – Life doesn’t stop when the work day begins. MSA supports our employees as professionals, parents, citizens and friends — with the understanding and flexibility to meet your obligations and balance your time.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – MSA is an ESOP S-Corporation, which means that our company is 100% owned by us! Through the ESOP, eligible employees receive MSA stock in the form of company shares as a percentage of compensation, at no cost to the employee.
• 401k Retirement Savings Plan – Employees can also choose to participate in a 401k plan, with a generous employer match that is immediately 100% vested.
• Commitment to Learning – We support the professional aspirations of our employees with ongoing training options, tuition reimbursement opportunities, and the technology to keep us connected, creative and competitive.
• Pay & Perks – We offer competitive industry pay and a variety of perks — just a few of the things that make us uniquely MSA.
• Better Together – A collaborative work environment that promotes open doors, new ideas, and honest opinions.
• Communities of Practice – Our CoPs are our company think tanks and idea generators, the perfect means to regularly share, collaborate and learn together.
• Paid Holidays – MSA offers time off pay for 8 holidays in every calendar year.
• Quality Insurance Options – Medical, dental and vision coverage for you, your spouse or domestic partner and eligible dependents
• Short Term Incentive (STIP) – This program rewards employees who meet performance goals with a one-time annual STIP payment as a percentage of their eligible compensation — recognition of individual accomplishments and achieving organizational goals. STIP payments are awarded if MSA reaches its corporate financial plan for the year.
• Supplemental Insurance – MSA pays 100% for all employees to have life insurance, long-term disability insurance and short-term disability insurance.
• Community Engagement – We give back to the communities in which we live, work and play. MSA employee owners are volunteers, educators, STEM outreach participants and event attendees, supported by dedicated corporate sponsorship and donations initiatives.
• Paid Parental Leave – Both parents will receive 2 weeks of paid time off and birth parents are eligible for additional paid time off under MSA’s Short Term Paid Leave. The paid 2 weeks of time also applies to adoption and foster care placement.
• Paid Time Off – All full-time employees will receive, at minimum, 17 days (that’s 3+ weeks!) of paid time off in the first year alone.
• Multi-disciplinary Opportunities – As multi-talented people in a multi-disciplinary firm, we encourage everyone to follow their interests, seek new experiences and apply their skills where they feel most impactful.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance