Whatcom County, Washington, is truly "Someplace Special," envisioned as a place where people are able to enjoy an abundant, safe and healthy life. Nestled along the Canadian border, beautifully positioned between the San Juan Islands and the Cascade mountain range, our scenic community is made up of approximately 206,000 people. Seattle is 90 miles to the south and Vancouver, British Columbia, is 50 miles to the north. According to Money Magazine, "Bellingham (the County Seat) is the 5th best place to live in the West and the 24th best place in the nation to live." Citizens enjoy breathtaking scenic beauty of coastlines, Bellingham Bay, Mount Baker and many spectacular parks and lakes. For more details about our wonderful community, view this informational video from the Bellingham Chamber of Commerce and Visit Bellingham-Whatcom County Tourism website.
Duties include :
Directing and providing strategic leadership and direction for Whatcom County.
Assisting the County Executive in planning, budgeting, organizing, and directing County government to provide timely, cost effective, and efficient systems, programs, and customer service delivered by skilled staff with a positive public service approach.
Representing the County Executive at public and departmental meetings, with the media, and through communication of the Executive’s policies, goals, programs, and objectives.
Directing the administration of assigned County departments and being accountable for the efficient and effective performance of assigned departments and the preparation of timely and professional service advice, analyses and reports as a basis for planning, funding and implementation of policy.
Overseeing large scale community wide special initiative projects, as assigned, including multiple capital facility projects. Providing strategic planning leadership, coordination, direction, guidance and recommendations in the development, revision and implementation of budgets and short-and long-range plans, goals, and objectives for Whatcom County government.
Overseeing the preparation of and justifying the County budget. Negotiating and reviewing county service contracts to assure consistency and conformance with legal requirements, policy and program direction, and appropriate process.
Apr 01, 2024
Full Time
Duties include :
Directing and providing strategic leadership and direction for Whatcom County.
Assisting the County Executive in planning, budgeting, organizing, and directing County government to provide timely, cost effective, and efficient systems, programs, and customer service delivered by skilled staff with a positive public service approach.
Representing the County Executive at public and departmental meetings, with the media, and through communication of the Executive’s policies, goals, programs, and objectives.
Directing the administration of assigned County departments and being accountable for the efficient and effective performance of assigned departments and the preparation of timely and professional service advice, analyses and reports as a basis for planning, funding and implementation of policy.
Overseeing large scale community wide special initiative projects, as assigned, including multiple capital facility projects. Providing strategic planning leadership, coordination, direction, guidance and recommendations in the development, revision and implementation of budgets and short-and long-range plans, goals, and objectives for Whatcom County government.
Overseeing the preparation of and justifying the County budget. Negotiating and reviewing county service contracts to assure consistency and conformance with legal requirements, policy and program direction, and appropriate process.
