
State Administrative Manager 15 (Section Manager)
Lansing, MIFull-time$47.78–68.73/hrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The State Administrative Manager 15 leads and supervises the Minerals Management Section within the Department of Natural Resources’ Lands and Facilities Division. The section manages 6.4 million acres of state mineral ownership and facilitates leasing and direct sales of state-owned minerals. The manager administers and revises laws, rules, policies, and procedures related to mineral development, exploration, and extraction, and works with industry and state agencies.
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Full job description
It is the function and purpose of this position to provide leadership and supervision to staff of the Minerals Management Section within the Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) Lands and Facilities Division. The section serves as the statewide manager for the 6.4 million acres of mineral ownership under the control of the land administering divisions within the DNR. The Section Manager serves as the department's primary facilitator for leasing and direct sale of state-owned minerals including development, exploration, and extraction of minerals. This position is responsible for the administration, development, and revision of laws, rules, policies, and procedures pertaining to mineral development, exploration, and extraction. This section manager works with industry, Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, and the DNR land administering divisions. This position will serve on various workgroups, special committees, or task forces as requested. The incumbent will serve as a member of the division management team.
Position DescriptionEducation Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major.
Experience Four years of professional experience, including two years equivalent to the experienced (P11) level or one year equivalent to the advanced (12) level.Education level typically acquired through completion of high school and two years of safety and regulatory or law enforcement experience at the 14 level; or, one year of safety and regulatory or law enforcement experience at the 15 level, may be substituted for the education and experience requirements.Please attach a cover letter, resume and official college transcripts to your application. Information provided in your application, resume, cover letter, transcripts, and any other documentation provided will be used to verify responses to the supplemental questions. Unsupported responses may not be considered further.
You must attach an electronic and/or scanned copy of your official college/university transcripts. For our purposes, "Official Transcripts" must contain the college/university name and address, the degree conferred and date granted, coursework completed (especially if no degree granted), and the Registrar's signature and/or seal.
Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.
View the job specification at: https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/S/StateAdministrativeManager.pdf
How this job compares
Set against the 12,937 open Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$47.78–68.73/hr
- Michigan median$17–19/hr99 hourly ranges
- US median$17–20/hr2,531 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $58.26/hr, is 226% above the Michigan median midpoint ($18/hr) — in the top quarter of Management hourly ranges in Michigan.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 412 open Management jobs in Michigan and 12,937 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Management postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (3,953 postings).
- Education
- 1,599 of the 12,937 open Management jobs (12%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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