SummaryThe Water and Land Resources Division of the Department of Natural Resources and Parks is seeking a Project Manager to support staff in the new Policy, Strategy, and Performance Unit within the Division’s Stormwater Services Section (SWS). The Water and Land Resources Division (WLRD) is 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. SWS is tasked with delivering services essential to managing stormwater runoff and surface water to protect public safety, improve water quality, restore aquatic resources, safeguard properties, and comply with county, state, and federal requirements.
Under the direction of the Strategic Planning Manager, this Project Manager will provide support to programs, strategies, and systems aimed at improving and optimizing stormwater management within the County. This position will coordinate with staff in the unit to provide increased capacity and assist with providing high quality products related to regional stormwater management.

WHO MAY APPLY:  This position is open to the general public.

King County values diverse perspectives, life experiences and differences.  The Water and Land Resources Division encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, and veterans.  We are committed to being equitable and fair in providing equal access to opportunities for all.

WORK LOCATION: King Street Center, 201 South Jackson, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98104

FORMS AND MATERIALS REQUIRED:
• King County Application Form (applying online satisfies this requirement)
• Resume
• Letter of interest that demonstrates your ability to meet or exceed the qualification requirements
• Response to the attached supplemental questions

You must complete and submit all required materials; failure to submit all required forms and materials may prohibit further consideration.

SELECTION PROCESS:  Applicants who meet the required qualifications will be screened based on the clarity, completeness and content of their application materials. After initial screening, the most competitive applicants may proceed to an interview.

WORK SCHEDULE:  This position works a 40 hour workweek, and is an hourly position governed by the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and/or the Washington State Minimum Wage Act, and is eligible for overtime pay or compensatory time accrual with prior approval.  The typical work schedule is 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Monday–Friday.
Job DutiesThe ideal candidate will have the following competencies:

• Customer focus: Adept at building strong relationships and delivering customer centric solutions
• Optimizes work processes: Understands how to get things done using effective and efficient processes with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Ensures accountability: Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments
• Drives results: Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances
• Collaborates: Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Values differences: Recognizes that different perspectives and cultures bring value to an organization.
• Communicates effectively: Ability to develop and deliver multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Instills trust: Gains the trust and confidence of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Demonstrates self-awareness: Uses feedback and reflective practice to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
• Self-development: Actively seeks new ways to grow and be challenged using formal and informal development channels.
• Nimble learning: Learns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both success and failures as learning opportunities.
• Situational adaptability: Capable of adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations

JOB DESCRIPTION: This position will be an integral part of a new unit tasked with being the stormwater policy-making body for the Department of Natural Resources and Parks. The unit will be responsible for supporting and coordinating the development of the County’s first stormwater master plan. The unit will ensure product delivery and facilitate the development of strategy for the SWS Section and the County for matters related to stormwater management. This position will manage some programs and provide communications and data analytics support to other program managers in the unit.

Primary Job Duties include but are not limited to: 

Provide support to existing programs and projects.

• Assist current staff on ensuring a high quality of product delivery.
• Contribute to developing strategies and solutions related to the regional management of stormwater.
• Development of presentations and meeting agendas, drafting of summaries, reports, and policy positions.
• Helping with the centralization and analyzing of information relevant to performance metrics, budgets, and grant proposal development.

Redesign existing school stormwater fee discount program, 

• Work with other staff in Stormwater Services to align this program with section specific priorities.
• Review existing King County Code, develop new partnerships, rethink and redesign the existing tool for an enhanced regional value.
• Explore opportunities to integrate existing programs like the Green Stormwater Infrastructure incentive program.
• Consider efficiencies related to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit requirements, asset management strategies, and regional performance metrics.

Manage Stormwater Services web based content.

• Support current staff on managing web based content specific to current and future stormwater services programming.
• Ensure that the Stormwater Section’s web pages are kept current.
• Work with DNRP staff and partners on website strategy.
• Inventory DNRP web pages related to stormwater management as part of strategic planning efforts.
• Serve as initial point of contact for staff wanting to make changes to program specific web content.

Participate in the active integration of Equity and Social Justice (ESJ) principles.

• Serve as a Stormwater Services representative on Division-wide ESJ initiatives
• Work with section communications staff on the development of ESJ content, programming, and engagement strategy.
• Provide support to Department ESJ leadership.
• Produce monthly/quarterly updates for management
• Help to coordinate the review and comment process for internal ESJ policies.

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, planning, natural sciences or environmental studies with an emphasis in ecology, hydrology, or a related field; or, the equivalent combination of experience and education in a field with appropriate application.
• At least two years of increasingly responsible experience working on environmental policy or environmental program development and implementation.
• Experience working collaboratively in teams.
• Understanding of and familiarity with principles of stormwater management.
• Ability to write and edit information in a clear and concise manner and to assemble large, complex documents, including but not limited to, email, annual reports to regulatory agencies, meeting summaries, progress reports for grant administration, and summary reports for management.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively synthesize and orally communicate technical information to a wide variety of audiences, ranging from King County staff and management to external audiences of technical committees and the general public.
• Ability to work collaboratively with employees, supervisors, and other County agencies.
• Ability to act in a tactful and diplomatic manner and work on sensitive issues with diverse groups of individuals.
• Skills using Microsoft programs for document and spreadsheet production, presentation development, project management, data analysis, and online document collaboration and planning (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project, SharePoint, and Access).

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