Management Analyst Journey, Grants Administration

Title:

Management Analyst Journey, Grants Administration

Department:
Zero Carbon Energy Solutions

Location:

Sacramento, CA, US,

Apply by Date: 01/15/2026

Posting Type: Open

Hiring Manager: Kristy Mc Keen

Join SMUD's dynamic Grants Team where you will play a pivotal role in advancing our ambitious Zero Carbon Plan and sustainability priorities. As the nation's sixth-largest community-owned, not-for-profit electric utility, SMUD is committed to achieving absolute zero carbon emissions. Grant funding is essential to transforming this bold vision into reality. The Grants Team spearheads the pursuit and management of funding awards across key areas, including clean energy, grid resilience, transportation electrification, and equity-focused community initiatives, working cross-functionally with nearly every business unit in the organization.

At SMUD, the Management Analyst classification encompasses a broad range of responsibilities that vary depending on department and organizational needs. This position is embedded in our Grants Team, where your primary focus will be supporting the pursuit and management of critical grant funding. Candidates for this position will be primarily evaluated based on their experience and skills related to grant management for awards secured by SMUD.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Management Analyst with strong budget management and advanced spreadsheet skills to support grant administration activities. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of federal and state government departments and their processes, including relevant legislative and regulatory frameworks. Experience in report writing and grant management is highly valued, and we seek candidates with a well-rounded skill set that integrates these competencies.

Performs administrative, analytical, and/or technical functions and serves as a project lead supporting assigned operations and management/supervisory staff in an assigned department to ensure efficient department functioning and achievement of department results and goals.

This classification is comprised of two levels:
Level "E" is the entry-level where incumbents are provided formal training and/or certification for progression to the journey-level of the classification. The incumbent is promoted/progressed to the journey level "J" upon successful completion of all training and/or certification requirements for the classification. Incumbents hired at the entry-level are required to successfully progress to the journey-level within 18 to 60 months, depending on the length of the training and/or certification program.

If an employee is unsuccessful with progressing to the journey-level they will return to last class held or separate from SMUD.

• Provides administrative, analytical, and technical support to assigned management staff to ensure manager’s time for non-routine management obligations; researches, drafts, and prepares various written materials including correspondence, memoranda, draft and final versions of departmental directives or procedures, and reports for internal/external distribution; ensures that all correspondence, reports, policy responses, and processes meet SMUD policy, procedural, and quality requirements.
• Enhances department efficiency through consistently informing department management staff of changes to SMUD policies, regulations, and programs; reads, researches, analyzes, and provides information or recommendations on SMUD policies, procedures, and programs; maintains related departmental archives and manuals for staff reference.
• Provides support in budget preparation and administration to ensure the department operates within budget and complies with SMUD policies, procedures, and quality standards; coordinates and/or participates in various phases of the budget preparation process; assists the department manager and unit heads in documenting budget assumptions and justification; coordinates and participates in the gathering and analysis of data; prepares budget reports and exhibits;
  
  participates in ongoing monitoring of expenses, analysis of budget variance, and reporting of budget status.
• Coordinates and participates in the timely completion of analytical and administrative tasks and activities to ensure efficient department organization and functioning and responsiveness to SMUD and external policies, regulations, and requests for information; oversees the preparation of documents and compilation of data for internal and external use; performs studies of work or business processes; provides administrative support and coordination of specific business processes and department efforts;
  
  coordinates review and approval of internal control documents by department and SMUD entities; evaluates, analyzes, and reports results of processes and findings of studies; negotiates changes in or commitments to business processes or agreements; disseminates information and responds to requests for…