Capital Strategy, Quality and Standards Unit Manager

Summary
This opportunity is open to current King County employees. We are not accepting external applications at this time.

About the Role:
The King County Wastewater Treatment Division is seeking an enthusiastic, strategic, agile, and collaborative leader to support the strategy and standardization of our growing capital program while maintaining a focus on the quality of the projects delivered as we grow. We need a proven leader who will leverage their project management, construction management, and contracting expertise and experience to strategically support the growing CIP and help implement sustaining and consistent tools and standards across all projects and programs while advancing equity in capital and in alignment with WTD initiatives.

The successful candidate will collaborate with all business sections of our utility, other King County departments and leadership, regional partner agencies, elected, and community-based organizations and will support the following work groups.

• Capital Strategy: This effort includes the organizational strategy to support the growing capital program. Examples of this strategy already being implemented that will require further support are the implementation of collaborative delivery, procurement strategies, and facility program management.
• Capital Quality and Standards: This Program supports the implementation sustaining and consistent tools and standards across all projects/ programs while maintaining alignment with WTD initiatives. This Program also includes the Capital Training Program.
• Workforce Development Program: This program is designed to recruit, hire, and on-board staff into WTD's capital program and provide and introduction to all functional units and a general understanding of the entire utility.
• Capital Infrastructure Coordination: This Program supports the coordination between capital projects/ programs and the operational needs of the utility. This program aims to strengthen relationships between operations and capital while supporting operations in a smooth transition of projects.
• Capital Continuous Improvement and Lessons Learned: This program documents, facilitates, and promotes the implementation of learned lessons in all aspects of the utility.
• Equity in Capital: This program coordinates with all other sections and units in WTD to advance equity in our capital program in contracts, outreach to contractors and consultants, and support the communities we serve.

About the Team:
Our regional wastewater treatment system has a big job to do. Not only does it operate around the clock to sustain a healthy environment, but this vital infrastructure also supports economic development that enables our region to thrive. You will have the unique opportunity to work with across all wastewater workgroups and lines of business to help shape how we as a utility adapt and respond to changing regulations and build infrastructure for future generations. You will be a key part of one of King County's largest, most complex capital programs with a variety of interesting, challenging, and critical projects. You will be supporting the growth and strategic development of the largest capital program in King County with projects and programs stretching across 2200 square miles.

To our agency, success means providing clean water safely and reliably to the next generation. It also means being accountable to our ratepayers and operating a well-managed agency. We are committed to the principles of equity and social justice. We value diverse perspectives and life experiences in our workforce and are committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive environment.

Our primary mission is to provide high-quality treatment to wastewater collected from local sewer agencies. With a workforce of about 800 employees and multiple facilities, we serve a population of 2 million people. Our goal is to ensure clean water for the present and future generations, preserving the natural beauty of our environment. We are committed to accountability, both to our ratepayers and to operating as a well-managed agency.

We enforce regulations to reduce harmful waste discharge and actively educate the public and businesses on water quality protection. We prioritize accountability to our ratepayers and operate a well-managed agency that services over 2.3 million King County residents . Our regional wastewater treatment system not only sustains a healthy environment but also fuels economic development, fostering prosperity in our region. If you're passionate about making a difference and thrive in a collaborative environment, join us in our mission to safeguard our precious water resources.

Commitment to Equity, Racial and Social Justice:
King County, named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is a diverse and vibrant community that represents cultures from around the world. Our True North is to create a welcoming community where everyone can thrive. We prioritize equity, racial and social justice, making it a foundational and daily expectation for all employees. As a Capital Strategy, Quality and Standards Unit Manager , you will actively apply these principles in all aspects of your work. Learn more about our commitment at http://www.kingcounty.gov/equity.

Apply now for a rewarding career at the Wastewater Treatment Division of King County Department of Natural Resources & Parks (DNRP). Join our talented workforce in protecting and restoring the natural environment and promoting more resilient, sustainable, and equitable communities. Enjoy training, comprehensive benefits, and growth opportunities.
Job Duties
What You Will Be Doing:

• Effectively lead and manage the work of the Capital Strategy, Quality and Standards Unit
• Establish and maintain strategic alignment with WTDs mission, organizational values, goals, and objectives for capital delivery. Lead WTDs Capital Readiness initiatives with the division and department leadership teams, including progress updates and where their support, influence or action is requested.
• Fully collaborate with other capital delivery units, WTD sections, and WTD leadership to support the development and implementation of capital strategies, consistent quality, standards and processes across all projects and programs while advancing equity in capital and alignment with WTD initiatives.
• Foster a positive environment in diverse work situation, create strong morale with engaged teams, instill vision and purpose, and encourage open dialogue.
• Manage all recruiting, hiring and workforce development needs for the unit, including on-boarding, training, mentoring, and coaching.

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills
Qualifications You Bring:

• A minimum of ten (10) years of recent and verifiable experience at the project executive or manager level in the management of large capital programs and a minimum of ten (10) years of experience directly supervising personnel. Experience must include knowledge and experience in multiple areas of capital programs such as Portfolio, Program and Project Management, Construction Management, Project Controls, Engineering, Planning, Contracting, Procurement, Compliance, and Collaborative Delivery.
• Demonstrated knowledge, skills and abilities directing capital teams in all aspects of King County Wastewater Treatment Division capital delivery systems, process and tools for capital portfolio, programs, projects, and contracts. Knowledge and skill in the principles and practices of successful supervision, employee coaching and performance management.
• Skill in applying strategic planning techniques to establish the direction and make decisions regarding multiple competing internal and external programs or projects. Skill in evaluating information to make decisions within and outside established guidelines with limited documentation.
• Established reputation as a strong leader who develops mutually respectful relationships, achieves consensus among competing interests and fosters a collaborative approach to problem solving.
• Substantial experience and skill working with elected officials, and the King County Capital Project Management Work Group (CPMWG) agencies to initiate programs, develop policies and enhance the strategic direction of WTD. Skill in negotiating and identifying solutions that balance the division's and County's interests and find common ground to progress initiatives.
• Substantial experience managing teams and overseeing consultants in the delivery of large capital projects/ programs. Ability to provide an empowering leadership style and foster a productive and supportive work environment that attracts and retains quality employees, promotes teamwork, and challenges and develops employees.
• Thorough knowledge of relevant portfolio, program and project management and construction management best practices, laws, ordinances, codes, regulations, specifications, and standards. This includes a thorough understanding of procurement, contracting and collaborative delivery options available to a Washington State public entity such as WTD.

Competencies You Bring :

• Strategic Mindset - Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
• Drives Vision and Purpose - Painting a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action.
• Manages Complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Builds Effective Teams - Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Drives Engagement - Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.

Required Licenses:

• Washington State Driver's License.
• Project Manager Professional (PMP) from Project Management Institute

It Would Be Great if You Also Bring:

• Certified Construction Manager (CCM) from Construction Management Association of America
• Associate Design Build Professional (ADBP) from Design Build Institute of America

Supplemental Information

Working Conditions:

• Remote and Onsite Work Details: Employees in this role work remotely from a home location, with onsite reporting requirements are approximately 10 times a quarter. 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.
• 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 position is exempt from the overtime provision of the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) and is not overtime eligible.
• Union Representation: This position is represented by the Teamster, Local 117. Pursuant to Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust $2.00 per hour from the base wage will be submitted to the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust Fund.

Application and Selection Process:
We welcome applications from all qualified internal King County employees only. We value diversity, diverse perspectives and life experience and encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. Application materials will be screened for clarity, completeness and alignment with the experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skills essential for this role to determine which candidates may be invited to participate in one or more panel interviews.
To apply, submit a:

• Complete Application
• Optional Resume (will be reviewed if submitted)
• Cover Letter
• Responses to the supplemental questions

Note: Additional documents won't be considered during minimum qualification screening.

W ho to Contact: For more information regarding this recruitment, please contact Diana Eberly at diana.eberly@kingcounty.gov

Discover More About the Wastewater Treatment Division: Visit our website and check us out at Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, YouTube, and the WTD Blog.

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