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Posted: April 15, 2026 (6 days ago)

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Departmental Analyst 9-P11 (IT)

State of Michigan

Licensing and Regulatory Affairs - LARA

Fresh

Location

Michigan, 48909

Salary

$25.85 - $40.51

per hour

Type

Closes

April 24, 2026

SES Pay Grade

Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900

Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves coordinating daily activities and resources to keep a licensing software system running smoothly, working with teams inside and outside the department, and helping customers with permits for things like fireworks sales and storage tanks.

The role also includes creating and checking reports on facility data to support the agency's work.

It's a good fit for someone organized with IT skills who enjoys problem-solving and customer service in a government setting.

Key Requirements

  • Experience coordinating IT application maintenance and staff resources
  • Ability to collaborate with internal teams, external agencies, and vendors
  • Knowledge of licensing and regulatory processes, especially for fireworks, storage tanks, and plan reviews
  • Skills in generating, analyzing, and validating data reports
  • Strong customer service for assisting internal and external users
  • Proficiency in IT tools for application support and data management

Full Job Description

The main function of this position is to coordinate the day-to-day LARA and BFS activities and staff resources needed to maintain the Accela Automation application. This position will coordinate between other agencies within LARA, and DTMB and the vendor, Accela, to ensure a uniform licensing and regulatory platform is maintained. The analyst will provide internal and external customers assistance with consumer fireworks retail sales certificates, fireworks safety fees, aboveground and underground storage tank registrations and plan review submittals. The analyst will also generate and analyze facility data reports for the agency, create reports and validate agency activity information.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

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LARA is proud to be Michigan Veteran’s Affairs Agency (MVAA) Gold Level Veteran-Friendly Employer.

For more information about our department, visit us at www.michigan.gov/lara, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube


The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process; including, but not limited to, responses to application questions, and responses to interview questions or exercises.

Any applicant that is suspected of using AI software for any portion of the selection process may be screened out.

Requirements

Education
Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major.

Experience

Departmental Analyst 9
No specific type or amount is required.

Departmental Analyst 10
One year of professional experience.

Departmental Analyst P11
Two years of professional experience, including one year of experience equivalent to the intermediate (10) level in state service.

Qualifications

Departmental Analyst 9 - 12 
Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school and the equivalent of at least two years of full-time active-duty experience at or above the E-6 level in the uniformed services may be substituted for the education requirement.

Additional Information

View the job specification at: https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/D/DepartmentalAnalyst.pdf

Please attach a resume, cover letter, and official college transcripts. Failure to do so may result in your application being screened out.

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Posted on NEOGOV: 4/15/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/16/2026

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-michigan-5308998