Are you passionate about protecting public safety, improving water quality, restoring aquatic resources, safeguard properties? Come join our team.

The Stormwater Services Section (SWS) is seeking a talented and experienced Engineer to join the Engineering Response and Support Unit (ERSU) in our effort to help deliver services essential to managing stormwater runoff and improvement of water quality, and restoration of King County’s aquatic resources.

Why This is a Great Opportunity: 
As a Senior Engineer (Engineer III) you will be responsible for empowering landowners in unincorporated King County, addressing a range of drainage and surface water issues. You will also take the lead within a collaborative team of engineers, offering tailored support, facilitating essential construction projects, and ensuring compliance with King County regulations. This would be an awesome opportunity to join us in shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future for our communities!

About the Role:
This role is an integral part of our engineering team leading multiple programs to provide assistance, solutions and enforcement across all of unincorporated King County. As a senior engineer, you will be a leader within the team, implementing programmatic work while providing occasional oversight and direction to other members of the team. Program management responsibilities include the Neighborhood Drainage Assistance Program (NDAP), Enforcement, and SWM Fee Reviews.

Additional tasks include being the lead engineer providing technical assistance to the Rainscapes Program and supporting all other Stormwater Section and Unit programs as assigned. This role provides technical assistance to landowners private and public and will require well developed communication skills in the delivery of customer service.

As a Senior Engineer, you will design, manage, and implement small construction projects, provide technical assistance to diverse stakeholders and ensure compliance with King County code related to drainage and surface water management. This position requires the successful applicant to have the skills and knowledge to independently develop and implement drainage maintenance and improvement projects in the urban and rural landscapes to address a wide variety of stormwater and surface water related problems. This position requires solo field work year-round, in inclement weather and in aquatic environments.

About the Team:
The Water and Land Resources Division (WLRD) is a highly diverse and multi-disciplinary organization charged with protecting, restoring, and managing King County’s water and land resources using best available science, innovation, and collaboration with its partners and the community.

Key Program Areas Include:

• Manage and implement the Neighborhood Drainage Assistance Program (NDAP), Enforcement program, and Surface Water Management (SWM) Fee Inquiry and Review program. 
  
  
• Receive, track and resolve requests for inspections of properties owned by Facilities Management Division (FMD) and Water and Land Resources Division for surface water complaints, code enforcement and NPDES compliance. 
• Design and execute drainage and surface water projects, including NDAP and additional assignments. Act as the lead engineer interfacing with the Rainscapes program to provide engineering technical assistance.  Independently conduct surveys, design, permitting, and project management. Prepare engineering designs for approval and occasionally direct staff on project tasks.
• Support Stormwater Services Section (SWS) programs as directed, including engineer complaints and reviews, studies, beaver hazards response, claims, and rural drainage programs including the Agricultural Drainage Assistance Program (ADAP), and others as assigned.

Qualifications You Bring:

• Two (2) years work experience in applying engineering principles, practices and methods to assess, understand and solve stormwater and/or surface water problems. 
• A bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or similar area of study including but not limited to environmental, natural resource, water resource, forest, ecological, construction or geotechnical engineering, OR a demonstrated equivalent amount of work experience as an engineer working under the direction and oversight of a professional engineer. 
• Familiarity managing aspects of ongoing projects, programs, or similar.
• Familiarity with interpreting and applying local, state and/or federal regulations, codes and rules pertaining to stormwater and surface water management.
• Ability to communicate complex technical details in a clear and concise manner to diverse audiences, both technical and non-technical, through both oral and written channels, including technical writing.
• A commitment to equity and a demonstrated skill establishing and maintaining work relationships with a diverse group of people.

• EIT or PE qualification
• Continuing education (post grad, professional development, and certifications, etc.)
• Knowledge and understanding of the King County Surface Water Design Manual
• Knowledge and understanding of King County Code section 9, 16.82 and 21.24
• Experience enforcing regulations
• Experience with Hydraulic and Hydrologic modeling software, such as HEC-RAS and Western Washington Hydrologic Model (WWHM).
• Knowledge and experience using CAD programs with a preference for AutoCAD Civil3D
• Knowledge and experience using GIS programs with a preference for ArcGIS Pro
• Proficient in office software: Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Working knowledge of the principles, practices, and methods of topographic survey
• Application of the concepts and practices of Standard Work and Continuous Improvement
• CESCL Certified
• Multi-lingual with ability to speak and write in 2 or more languages

• Tech Savvy – Anticipating and adopting innovations in business building digital and technology applications.

• Decision Quality – Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.

• Plans and Aligns – Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.

• Values Differences – Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

• Communicates Effectively – Communicates Effectively Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. 

• Being Resilient – Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.

Working Conditions:

• Remote and Onsite Work Details: Employees in this role work remotely from a home location, with onsite reporting requirements on an average of once per week; and Various Field Locations (0-5 days/week depending on season) The frequency of onsite work is determined by business needs and may be adjusted accordingly. Onsite reporting locations may be at various King County worksites including the collaboration space at King Street Center (201 S. Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104). This work arrangement promotes work-life-balance and reduces carbon footprint under the department’s vision of Green Where We Work
• Remote Work Location Requirement: Employees must reside in Washington State and be within a reasonable distance to King County worksites to meet onsite reporting requirements.
• Work Schedule: This full-time position works a 40-hour work week. This position is covered under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and is overtime eligible.
• Union Representation: This position is represented by PROTEC Local 17A.  

• King County Application.
• Resume.
• Cover letter.  Please ensure one (1) page or more detailing you experience in:
                –  Design or management of stormwater, and/or surface water projects. 
                –  Regulatory Compliance or Permitting.
                –  Engaging diverse stakeholders.

Who to Contact: For more information regarding this recruitment, please contact:
 William Herbert
 Human Resource Analyst
 206-477-5494
 wherbert@kingcounty.gov

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