Community Development Administrator

MSA has an opportunity for a Community Development Administrator at our Rhinelander, Rice Lake, or Marshfield office location. You will collaborate with our internal staff of planners, engineers, and architects to assist with and manage a wide variety of community improvement projects. You will help to drive business development and manage, prepare, and submit applications and administer the funds on behalf of communities and in coordination with engineers to ensure all funding aspects of loans and grants are managed according to prescribed regulations and within accepted time frames.

MSA provides funding, planning, and design services to public and private clients to address issues ranging from comprehensive planning, transportation planning, and downtown revitalization to infrastructure improvements such as water treatment and urban roadway reconstruction. This is a salaried, full-time position with hybrid working arrangements possible.

What does it mean to serve communities for over 100 years? It means doing the type of work that helps people raise a family, grow a business, engage with their neighbors, and enjoy a variety of unique, enduring spaces that form the fabric of "home."

MSA’s roots reach back to 1919. What began with an entrepreneurial solo practitioner in Baraboo, Wisconsin, has grown into a robust and thriving company of over 400 employee owners conducting work across the country. As a 100% employee‑owned firm, when we say we "own" our work, we mean it. We stand behind the quality of our designs, the integrity of our people, and the generations of client relationships we’ve formed based on trust, firm handshakes, and the belief that together — we can accomplish anything.

Commitment to DEIB

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

• Associate’s degree in Public Administration, Finance, Planning, Business Administration, or related field required
• Community and economic development experience required
• 5+ years of experience in the application and administration of various types of funding grants required
• Intermediate user of Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel required
• 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

The salary for this position ranges from $70,369 to $112,590 per year, commensurate with experience. Higher compensation within this range will be paid to candidates with significant experience and exceptional qualifications.

• Better Together – A collaborative work environment that promotes open doors, new ideas, and honest opinions.
• 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.
• We’ve Got Your Back – Support when you need it, independence when you don’t. We’re 400+ team members strong, operating as one cohesive MSA.
• Passion & Purpose – We’re passionate about what we do and proud of it! Join us to share inspirations, "geek out" and think big.
• Pay & Perks – We offer competitive industry pay and a variety of perks — just a few of the things that make us uniquely MSA.
• Communities of Practice – Our CoPs are our company think tanks and idea generators, the perfect means to regularly share, collaborate and learn together.
• 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…