Grants Administrator 1/2 (PCN 253805) Anchorage

Alaska Manufacturing Extension Partnership; Anchorage (AK); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities seeks a Grants Administrator 1/2 flex to manage the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) program and support the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) while ensuring compliance with state and federal requirements.

The role covers grant development, contract management, reporting, meetings coordination, and collaboration with industry partners. A flexible, hybrid telework schedule is available after probation.

Qualifications

• Budget administration knowledge of budgeting principles, reporting, and related systems.
• Conscientiousness: consistent effort, responsibility and reliability.
• Program oversight: plans, coordinates, and monitors programs to meet federal/state requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) program and support the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP), ensuring programs meet state and federal requirements.
• Develop and write federal grant applications, support Commercial Vehicle Compliance initiatives, manage contracts and procurement, prepare reports, coordinate meetings, and engage industry partners to navigate compliance.

Skills

Budget Administration

Conscientiousness

Program Oversight

Job description

Grants Administrator 1/2 (PCN 253805) | Workplace Alaska page has loaded.

Full Time

Job Number

56118

Transportation and Public Facilities

Division

MSC-MS/CVE

11/13/2026

Closing Date

Measurement Standards & Commercial Vehicle Enforcement

This job class uses Competency Based minimum qualifications (MQs). Please read the Competency Based MQ instructions below to learn more. The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF), Division of Measurement Standards & Commercial Vehicle Compliance (MSCVC), is looking for a Grants Administrator 1/2 flex to help us Keep Alaska Moving! What you will be doing:

You’ll help keep Alaska’s transportation safety programs moving! As the Grants Administrator 1/2 flex role, you’ll manage the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) program and support the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP), ensuring programs meet state and federal requirements. You’ll develop and write federal grant applications, support Commercial Vehicle Compliance initiatives, manage contracts and procurement, prepare reports, coordinate meetings, and work with industry partners to navigate compliance requirements.

The level at which you enter the position will depend on your experience and qualifications. Grants Administrator 1 works under direct supervision with guidance and oversight while developing skills in grant and budget administration. A Grants Administrator 2 brings experience in budget administration and grant management and is expected to work more independently, exercising sound judgment and taking greater responsibility for program activities.

From grant management to program support, you’ll help turn funding into real-world results.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities’ mission is to Keep Alaska Moving. The Division of Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Compliance (MSCVC) supports this mission by Ensuring Accurate Trade Measurements and Enforcing Commercial Vehicle Regulations.

This position contributes by managing grants and programs that support safe motor carrier operations and protect Alaska’s transportation system.

The benefits of joining our team:

Join a collaborative planning team where you can put your professional skills to work supporting grant programs and commercial vehicle compliance efforts across Alaska. This position offers opportunities to expand your knowledge and experience in federal grant administration, budget management, procurement, and transportation safety programs. Whether you are building your skills or bringing established grant management experience, you’ll have opportunities to take on new responsibilities, develop professionally, and grow your expertise while contributing to programs that make a difference across Alaska. A hybrid telework schedule is available following successful completion of probation.

This position is located at the MSCVC headquarters, conveniently located in Anchorage’s Huffman Business Park, close to shopping and restaurants. Located in a professional office environment with work hours from 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday (excluding 12 state holidays). This position has potential travel for program activities, meetings and training.

Who we are looking for:

To be successful in the position the candidate will need the following core competencies:

• Budget Administration : Knowledge of the principles and practices of budget administration and analysis; including preparing, justifying, reporting on, and executing the budget; and the relationships among program, budget, accounting, and reporting systems.
• Conscientiousness: Displays a high level of effort and commitment towards performing work; demonstrates responsible behavior.
• Program Oversight: Plans, coordinates, and monitors programs to ensure that federal, state, and/or local government program requirements and plans are met, providing professional consultation on the specialized services of the program or associated project(s).

Special Note:

• This position requires a valid Alaska driver's license.

Job Description

ATTENTION ALL ALASKA RESIDENTS!

Come join the State of Alaska!

This job class uses Competency Based minimum qualifications (MQs). Please read the Competency Based MQ instructions below to learn more. The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF), Division of Measurement Standards & Commercial Vehicle Compliance (MSCVC), is looking for a Grants Administrator 1/2 flex to help us Keep Alaska Moving! What you will be doing:

You’ll help keep Alaska’s transportation safety programs moving! As the Grants Administrator 1/2 flex role, you’ll manage the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) program and support the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP), ensuring programs meet state and federal requirements. You’ll develop and write federal grant applications, support Commercial Vehicle Compliance initiatives, manage contracts and procurement, prepare reports, coordinate meetings, and work with industry partners to navigate compliance requirements.

The level at which you enter the position will depend on your experience and qualifications. Grants Administrator 1 works under direct supervision with guidance and oversight while developing skills in grant and budget administration. A Grants Administrator 2 brings experience in budget administration and grant management and is expected to work more independently, exercising sound judgment and taking greater responsibility for program activities.

From grant management to program support, you’ll help turn funding into real-world results.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities’ mission is to Keep Alaska Moving. The Division of Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Compliance (MSCVC) supports this mission by Ensuring Accurate Trade Measurements and Enforcing Commercial Vehicle Regulations.

This position contributes by managing grants and programs that support safe motor carrier operations and protect Alaska’s transportation system.

The benefits of joining our team:

Join a collaborative planning team where you can put your professional skills to work supporting grant programs and commercial vehicle compliance efforts across Alaska. This position offers opportunities to expand your knowledge and experience in federal grant administration, budget management, procurement, and transportation safety programs. Whether you are building your skills or bringing established grant management experience, you’ll have opportunities to take on new responsibilities, develop professionally, and grow your expertise while contributing to programs that make a difference across Alaska. A hybrid telework schedule is available following successful completion of probation.

The State of Alaska has a generous benefits package and an excellent retirement plan. Please see here for more information: https://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/benefits/

The working environment you can expect:

This position is located at the MSCVC headquarters, conveniently located in Anchorage’s Huffman Business Park, close to shopping and restaurants. Located in a professional office environment with work hours from 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday (excluding 12 state holidays). This position has potential travel for program activities, meetings and training.

Who we are looking for:

To be successful in the position the candidate will need the following core competencies:

• Budget Administration : Knowledge of the principles and practices of budget administration and analysis; including preparing, justifying, reporting on, and executing the budget; and the relationships among program, budget, accounting, and reporting systems.
• Conscientiousness: Displays a high level of effort and commitment towards performing work; demonstrates responsible behavior.
• Program Oversight: Plans, coordinates, and monitors programs to ensure that federal, state, and/or local government program requirements and plans are met, providing professional consultation on the specialized services of the program or associated project(s).

Special Note:

• This position requires a valid Alaska driver's license.

To view the general description and example of duties for positions please go to the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/ classspecs

Minimum Qualifications

Competency Description

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations, as opposed to specific tasks, and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Grants Administrator 1:

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in

• Accounting: Knowledge of traditional accounting practices including accrual, obligations, and costs methods.
• Analysis and Assessment: Uses information technology in accessing, collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating data and information.
• Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Interpersonal Skills: Treats others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect. Considers and responds appropriately to the needs and feelings of different people in different situations.
• Reasoning: Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or experience in accounting, grants administration, budget administration, procurement, professional services contracts and/or providing administrative support to a business or organization.

Special Note:

“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.

“Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.

“Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

Grants Administrator 2:

Successful completion of a formal training plan as a Grants Administrator 1 with the State of Alaska.

OR

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in

• Accounting: Knowledge of traditional accounting practices including accrual, obligations, and costs methods.
• Compliance: Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance.
• Grants Management: Knowledge of requirements, practices, and procedures for soliciting, receiving, reviewing, and processing proposals, and awarding and administering grants and agreements.
• Reasoning: Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.
• Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or experience in accounting, grants administration, budget administration, procurement, professional services contracts and/or providing administrative support to a business or organization.

Special Note:

“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.

“Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.

“Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

Additional Required Information

NOTE: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY

THIS RECRUITMENT IS FOR ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY

Please be sure to check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

For your application to be evaluated you must answer the Supplemental Questions.

The State of Alaska (SOA) uses four levels of proficiency to measure and describe an applicant’s level of competence in applying certain behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are: Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You will need to rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

FLEXIBLY STAFFED

This position is flexibly staffed. This vacancy may be filled at either the Grants Administrator 1 or Grants Administrator 2 level depending on the applicant's training and/or experience. Please respond to all of the minimum qualification questions. If filled at a lower level, incumbent will have the opportunity to advance to the next level upon management's assessment that the incumbent is performing adequately and has successfully completed the training plan and meets the minimum qualifications of the higher level.

EDUCATION

To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university.

WORK EXPERIENCE

If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer’s name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported, and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

EEO STATEMENT

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities