Recycled Water Project Manager

• Support strategic planningfor the Recycled Water Program including long range planning alignment with division wide resource recovery goals across the Renewable Products & Services work group.
• Cultivate and strengthen relationships with key stakeholders including water users partner agencies regulators external and internal work groups. Develop strategies to expand recycled water use support customer success and advance regional water reuse initiatives. Represent King County in external stakeholder meetings and planning groups involving water reuse and water resources management.
• Participate in strategicplanning policy design and implementation effortsand recommendationsrelated to water reuse and water resources management for internal teams leadership and cross divisional projects. Provide expert guidance on policy and regulatory requirements system planning and design considerations.
• Lead complex studies planning efforts and design projects working with cross-divisional teams or consultants. Develop scopes schedules and budgets; provide direction on ambiguous or precedent setting issues; and ensure projects advance program and utility priorities.
• Support regulatory compliance and reporting with internal teams to ensure adherence to user agreements permit conditions and state recycled water standards. Prepare permit applications and act as primary regulatory liaison on permit development. Monitor the recycled water regulatory and policy landscape at the state and federal levels and advise on policy actions our utility should pursue.

• Oversee development of program communications and educational materials developed by internal communications resources including web content fact sheets public facing documents and internal briefings. Provide oversight and strategic direction for staff responses to potential customers existing customers general public state and local agencies regulators elected officials and the media.

Qualifications You Must Bring:

• Knowledge of water quality drinking water systems treatment processes and recycled water wastewater system operations or similar utility-based experience including familiarity with policy development and regulatory frameworks permit requirements and principles that support safe compliant and beneficial use of recycled water.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience preparing technical documents regulatory reports policy recommendations and outreach materials and presenting complex information to regulators customers elected officials and the public.
• Experience using environmental or operational data to inform program decisions including maintaining detailed records developing systems producing summaries or visualizations and applying data to improve recycled water (or similar utility-based resource) production distribution or compliance strategies.
• Proven ability to build and sustain relationships with a wide range of stakeholdersincluding regulators customers/users partner agencies researchers and internal teamswhile navigating competing priorities complex technical issues and long-term program planning needs.

• Plans and Aligns- Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Communicates Effectively- Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Collaborates - Works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives. Represents own interests while being fair to others and their areas. Partners with others to get work done. Credits others for their contributions and accomplishments. Gains trust and support of others.
• Organizational Savvy- Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy process and people-related organizational dynamics.
• Strategic Mindset- Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
• Manages Complexity - Making sense of complex high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Manages Ambiguity- Operating effectively even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.

• Must possess a valid Washington State Drivers License to regularly travel to field sites and event locations not served by public transit.

• Experience leading strategic planning and execution within a utility environmental or public-sector setting including the ability to translate long term vision into actionable plans that advances system reliability and regional sustainability goals.
• Demonstrated skill in developing interpreting and implementing policy including experience assessing regulatory requirements anticipating long range regulatory impacts and shaping policy recommendations that support safety and compliance specific to recycled water or related resources.
• Experience leading cross disciplinary collaboration and organizational alignment including the ability to coordinate across technical operational policy and communications teams to advance integrated initiatives and program strategies that are consistent with broader priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to support strategic alignmentand coordinate with technical staff planners communicators and operational partners to ensure policies and program initiatives are integrated consistent and advancing shared unit and work group priorities.
• Experience with water and wastewater planningincluding water demand planning for municipal commercial agriculture and instream water demands and water policy and water resource management including water rights municipal waterplanning andinstream protection.

Working Conditions:

• Remote and Onsite Work Details:The Resource Recover Unit works in a hybrid model with days in the office as well as telecommuting. The ratio of remote to onsite work will be dependent on business needs and is subject to change. The primary onsite location is the Collaboration space at King Street Center 201 S. Jackson Seattle Washington 98104 and King County Treatment Plants. Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements. King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely. The individual selected for this opportunity will join an innovative and progressive team that is redefining how we work as we transition to the departments hybrid environment. Employees will be provided with a County-issued laptop and must maintain a home workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.
• Work Schedule: This full-time position works a 40-hour work week Monday - Friday with occasional evenings and weekends to meet business need. 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 Technical Employees Association (TEA) - Wastewater Treatment Division
• Physical Requirement:Incumbents performing field work at a wastewater treatment plants and associated facilities are required to walk and stand lift navigate wastewater treatment facilities. i.e. outdoor work with uneven terrain.

• Complete Application
• Resume
• Cover Letter

• Virtual Technical Interviews (20 minutes) - Week of 6/22
• Onsite Panel Interviews (50 minutes) - Week of 6/29