Senior Community Services Planner
Senior Community Services Planner
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Job Description
Summary
- This posting is open to all qualified King County employees only.
About the Role:
The successful candidate will plan manage and provide field communications and public outreach support for multiple projects to build large infrastructure facilities such as pipes pump stations and large underground storage tanks. A successful candidate will support projects in the planning design and construction phases where established guidelines or processes may not exist and must be developed. The candidate will interact with communities affected by projects in their neighborhoods and public spaces. The person in this role will be expected to use an equity lens to reduce risks and increase opportunities for WTD projects to advance equitable outcomes for all people. The candidate will support incident response by being available 24 hours a day for eight to ten weeks a year on a rotating basis. In this capacity the candidate will provide public communication support to protect public health and safety during sewage spills or unplanned repairs of the regional wastewater system.
About the Team:
If you want to use your communication skills to protect people enhance the environment and improve equity then the Wastewater Treatment Divisions (WTD) Community Services group looks forward to meeting you. We use the art of engagement to serve others and help our division do the same. We work together to communicate clearly and solve problems. We manage our work adaptively to get the desired results. We know diverse perspectives make us better so we welcome diversity and seek to be mindful. As a member of WTDs Community Services Unit you will support all the divisions work. You will inform the public about our projects operations and services. You will engage communities in equitable decisionmaking work oneonone with individuals businesses and communities to understand and respond to their needs. The position will support WTD operations Executive priorities and complex multidisciplinary capital project planning and programs.Join our team dedicated to ensuring clean water for generations to come! With over 700 employees engaged in planning designing building and operating treatment facilities our agency is at the forefront of environmental stewardship. Success for us means upholding our legacy while promising future generations a pristine environment.
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 wellmanaged agencythat 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 youre 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 Water Quality Planner/Project Manager III you will actively apply these principles in all aspects of your work. Learn more about our commitment at now for a rewarding career at theWastewater Treatment Divisionof 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 trainingcomprehensive benefits and growth opportunities.
Job Duties
What You Will Be Doing:
Gain public acceptance for complex construction projects that plan build repair or maintain wastewater treatment facilities such as large pipes pump stations and underground storage tanks for WTDs Capital Improvement Program. Develop manage and implement public involvement plans for projects where established guidelines may not exist or must be developed to share information and build community understanding and support for WTDs work.
Represent WTD projects in public at events briefings and oneonone venues. Support WTD project teams by working directly with interested community members to minimize threats and advance opportunities for WTDs Capital Improvement Program. Assignments will include providing direct support for capital projects with significant construction impacts for the community.
Provide planning assessment and advocacy for equity and social justice opportunities on WTD capital projects and plans using County equity assessment tools.
Support the community relations elements of the Wastewater Treatment Division incident response program which requires night and weekend availability on a rotating basis. Duties could include safely moving through industrial and construction sites and driving metal fence posts into the ground to close off public spaces affected by response activities.
Experience Qualifications Knowledge Skills
Qualifications You Bring:
- Experience managing public outreach successfully on numerous concurrent projects and delivering strategically aligned services to projects where no established guidelines exist and must be developed.
- Experience serving as the primary public representative for King County as it makes decisions likely to affect services and daily activities in residential neighborhoods business areas and/or public spaces.
- Experience working effectively with racially culturally and socioeconomically diverse individuals and communities.
- Experience planning and implementing effective public outreach campaigns that include strategic goal identification objective setting tactic selection and service delivery schedule. Demonstrated skills in designing accessible outreach and using equitable engagement tactics.
Competencies You Bring:Being Resilient Rebounds from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations. Is confident under pressure. Handles and manages crises effectively. Maintains a positive attitude despite adversity. Bounces back from setbacks. Grows from hardships and negative experiences.
Customer Focus Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customercentric solutions. Gains insight into customer needs. Identifies opportunities that benefit the customer. Builds and delivers solutions that meet customer expectations. Establishes and maintains effective customer relationships
Drives Results Consistently achieves results even under tough circumstances. Has a strong bottomline orientation. Persists in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks. Has a track record of exceeding goals successfully. Pushes self and helps others achieve results
Interpersonal Savvy Relates openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people. Relates comfortably with people across levels functions culture and geography. Acts with diplomacy and tact. Builds rapport in an open friendly and accepting way. Builds constructive relationships with people both similar and different to self. Picks up on interpersonal and group dynamics.
Required Licenses/Certifications:Washington State Drivers License or the ability to provide transportation to remote work locations with limited or no public transportation services.
It Would Also Be Great If You Bring:Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively about complex topics in plain language via inperson presentations in group and oneonone settings.
Experience using community engagement to help major projects or plans advance equity and social justice.
Experience as the lead public representative for more than one King County project.
Experience building community awareness and support for the construction of public infrastructure for more than one project in neighborhoods of diverse ability race ethnicity socioeconomic status and primary spoken language.
Supplemental Information
Working Conditions
Remote and Onsite WorkDetails:Employees in this role work remotely from a home location with onsite reporting requirements.The frequency of onsite work isdeterminedby business needs and may be adjusted accordingly.Onsitereportinglocationsmaybeat variousKing Countyworksites including thecollaborationspace at King Street Center 201 S. Jackson St Seattle WA 98104.This work arrangement promotes worklifebalance and reduces carbon footprint under the departments vision ofGreen Where We Work.
Work Schedule:This fulltime position works a 40hour work week. This position is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provisions and is not overtimeeligible. Night and weekend availability as necessary.
Union Representation:This position is represented by King County Technical Employees Association (TEA) bargaining unit.
Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand walk and use hands to touch handle or feel objects tools or controls. The employee is frequently required to talk and hear and occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and to stoop kneel or crouch. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Application and Selection Process:
We welcome applications from all qualified applicants. 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)
- Optional Cover Letter(will be reviewed if submitted)
- Complete Supplemental Questions
For more information regarding this recruitment please contact:
Rodney O. Dungo
HR Analyst
Discover More About the Wastewater Treatment Division:Visit ourwebsite and check us out atFacebookX (formerly Twitter)InstagramYouTubeand ourWTD Blog.
DiscoverMoreAboutDNRP: Visit ourwebsiteexplore aninteractive map of our recent accomplishments and check us out atFacebookX (formerly Twitter)LinkedInTikTokInstagramYouTubeandKeeping King County Green News.Forbes named King County as one of Washington States best employers.
Together with leadership and our employees were changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a differenceCome join the teamdedicated to serving one of the nations best places to live work and play.
Guided by our True North we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting support and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply including Native American and people of color immigrants refugees women LGBTQ people living with disabilities and veterans.King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer
No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race color religion national origin sex (including gender identity sexual orientation and pregnancy) age genetic information disability veteran status or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions including but not limited to recruitment hiring selection for training promotion transfer demotion layoff termination rates of pay or other forms of compensation.
To Apply
If you are interested in pursuing this position please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
