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About the Role:  We’re in search of an individual with a dynamic leadership approach to lead a dedicated team of capital program and project managers, design engineers, an environmental scientist, and technical support staff. Together, you will be at the forefront of delivering crucial stormwater capital improvement projects and feasibility studies in unincorporated King County. This role offers you a chance to be the voice of stormwater capital projects, support crucial and innovative stormwater facilities projects, and lead a passionate team of stormwater professionals through organizational change. Don’t let this rare chance slip through your fingers; it’s your time to shape the future of stormwater management and environmental preservation.

Why It’s a Great Team:  This team currently operates within the Water and Land Resources Division (WLRD) Stormwater Services Section but will soon transition to WLRD’s newly established Capital Section this Spring, alongside three other WLRD capital units. Are you a people leader that has the enthusiasm to work with a team of highly engaged stormwater professionals as we transition to the new Capital Section? Your team will continue to provide essential services to the Stormwater Services Section, focusing on implementing capital improvement projects and feasibility studies aimed at addressing natural drainage flooding issues, restoring and preserving stormwater facility assets, and reducing the impact of stormwater runoff on water quality and aquatic ecosystems. These projects and studies often require innovative problem-solving and decision-making, providing you with opportunities for rewarding interactions with landowners, local, state and federal permit representatives, contractors, elected officials, and decision-makers. This is your shot to make a real difference, and to learn and grow within a supportive, dynamic environment that provides a great work-life balance and comprehensive benefits. Apply today!  

Work Location:  This is predominantly a remote position, with onsite work requirements as informed by business needs. This position reports onsite on the first day of employment for orientation and approximately 2-3 days per month, subject to change based on business needs.

Employees must reside in Washington State and be within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to meet workplace reporting requirements.

The primary onsite location is King Street Center (201 S. Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104).  This location offers excellent accessibility through multiple mass transit options ensuring convenient and sustainable commuting.   This work arrangement promotes work-life-balance and reduces carbon footprint under the department’s vision of Green Where We Work.

Commitment To Equity and Social Justice:
As the only jurisdiction in the world named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nation’s history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.

Applying equity and social justice principles is a daily responsibility and foundational expectation for all King County employees. In this role, you will apply equity and social justice principles (ESJ) that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices to all aspects of the work.

To learn more, please visit http://www.kingcounty.gov/equity.

What You Will Be Doing: 

• Manage the Stormwater Unit of the Water and Land Resources Division (WLRD) Capital Section in the planning, design, and implementation of capital improvement projects aimed at solving natural drainage flooding problems, restoring and preserving stormwater facility assets, and reducing stormwater runoff impacts to water quality and aquatic systems. This unit currently has 16 staff comprised of capital program and project managers, design engineers, an environmental scientist, and technical support staff.
  
  
• Oversee staff supervision within the Unit, including hiring, performance management, safety, job training, coaching, mentoring, discipline, and resolution of grievances. Oversee allocation of staff to projects and facilitate resolution of allocation conflicts. Provide opportunities for staff development; facilitate team building in a remote work environment; facilitate remote and occasional in person meetings and team events.
  
  
• Develop, track, and coordinate the Unit’s annual capital improvement program budget; prepare necessary justification to support budget requests; prioritize complex, multi-year and high-cost projects; coordinate with other capital units on multi-benefit projects; ensure program and project managers keep the County’s adopted project management process and tools up to date; seek additional resources as needed to complete projects; and report progress on delivery of the Unit’s capital projects and services.
  
  
• Serve as Project Supervisor for projects as determined necessary; lead the Stormwater Capital Unit through organizational change; ensure consistent and efficient application of WLRD’s Project Management Manual; set performance standards and measures for the Unit, staff, and project teams; remove barriers to project team performance; seek continuous improvement of project management procedures; facilitate resolution of project management and construction issues; and implement efforts to increase equity in service delivery.
  
  
• Serve on the Capital Section management team and represent the Unit’s stormwater interests and needs to Section and upper management; communicate relevant information from meetings with Section and Division leadership and other work groups to team; collaborate with other Capital Section workgroups on multi-benefit projects; and work with the Stormwater Services Section on the sourcing and prioritization of stormwater capital improvement projects and studies.
  
  

Qualifications You Bring:

• Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering, water resources, landscape architecture or closely related field.
• Three years of experience with design, permitting, contracting, and construction of capital improvement projects.
• Three years of experience managing a work group that delivers multiple programs and projects, including being responsible for work group planning, staffing, budget, coordination, and performance.
• Three years of experience in providing technical oversight, quality control, and personnel management as a supervisor of multiple staff, including setting performance expectations, evaluating performance, hiring, coaching, training, recommending pay changes, imposing disciplinary actions, providing recommendations on grievances.
• Experience with applying or overseeing the application of engineering principles, practices, and methods to assessing, understanding, and solving stormwater facility, water quality and/or flooding  problems.
• Experience with interpreting and applying local, state, and federal regulations, codes, and rules pertaining to stormwater and surface water management.
• Experience working with and making presentations to high-level decision makers and project stakeholders.
• Demonstrated oral and written communications that are clear, concise, and able to convey complex technical information to diverse and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge of equity and social justice principles.
• Enthusiasm for stormwater and interest in improving environmental health and human safety through implementing stormwater capital projects.

• Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Directs Work: Providing direction delegating and removing obstacles to get work done.
• Drives Engagement: Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
• Manages Conflict: Handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.
• Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

• Licensure as a Professional Engineer.
• Experience managing stormwater capital projects or programs.
• Experience with use of the King County Surface Water Design Manual or equivalent.
• Experience with use of project management software, Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, ArcGIS, and AutoCAD.
• Experience with contract management.
• Experience with applying equity and social justice principles and practices to programs and operations.

Who Are We?  The Water and Land Resources Division is at the forefront of King County’s efforts to protect and restore clean water and healthy habitat and strengthen the resilience of communities, environment, and infrastructure in the face of climate change. We are a dedicated workforce of more than 400 supported by an annual budget of ~$250 million. WLRD has a strong track record of developing innovative strategies for protecting working farms and forests, restoring habitat, protecting water quality, and ensuring people have equitable access to green space. We reduce flood hazards, manage stormwater facilities, and reduce toxic threats. Our Environmental Lab and Science sections maintain high-quality data sets used in long term-water quality trend analysis and use Best Available Science to inform decision making. We house three salmon recovery forums and support the Land Conservation Initiative, which will preserve our last, most important natural lands and urban green spaces over the next 30 years. Our forestry and agricultural programs help people protect their lands and support local food production.

Discover More About DNRP: Visit our website, explore an interactive map of our recent accomplishments and check us out at Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Keeping King County Green News.

Working Conditions:
  

• Work Schedule: This position is exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and it is not overtime eligible. This full-time position works a 40-hour work week. 
  
  
• Union Membership: This position is represented by PROTEC Local 17X. 

• King County application
• Resume
• Cover Letter detailing your background and what you can bring to this position
• Responses to supplemental questions