Salary : $136,281.39 - $172,744.42 Annually
Location : Seattle - Regional area, WA
Job Type: Career Service (Exec)
Job Number: 2026IG26952
Department: DNRP-Natural Resources & Parks
Division: WLRD -Water & Land Resources
Opening Date: 07/02/2026
Closing Date: 7/19/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: C1 : PROTEC17-DES, DLS, DNRP
Full- or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours/Week: 40 hours/week

About the Role:
The Capital Projects Supervisor (Capital Project Manager IV), located in the River and Floodplain Capital Unit within the Water and Land Resources Division (WLRD), will lead a team dedicated to the delivery of flood risk reduction projects that foster healthy rivers and resilient floodplain communities. Team priorities are focused in the Green River Basin and the individual in this position will become intimate with the Green River and the unique challenges of addressing flood risk reduction in this complex river system. The successful candidate will manage their team's project portfolio and support multiple complex and politically visible capital projects from initiation through implementation and closeout. In addition to working closely with staff throughout the River and Floodplain Capital Unit, this position will also require close coordination with the River and Floodplain Management Section and WLRD management as well as with Flood Control District staff and elected officials from King County and other jurisdictions.
As a leader in our organization, the individual in this position will provide guidance and mentorship to teams and individuals, help set performance metrics, work closely with project managers to create highly functioning teams, and set a tone of excellence and continuous learning where all team members are valued. This CPM IV position will also serve as a technical expert and support other programmatic activities within the River and Floodplain Management Program, including corridor planning efforts for the County's six major river systems, the inspection, maintenance and operation of the County's inventory of flood protection facilities, participation in the flood warning and flood patrol program, post-construction effectiveness monitoring, and coordination with Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) staff to implement salmon recovery plans. This position may also participate in key Department and County initiatives such as equity and social justice, climate change, organizational development, and process improvement committees.
This position follows a hybrid work model, blending remote and in-person work.

Job Duties

What You Will Be Doing:

• Provide direct supervision, technical oversight, and quality control to an interdisciplinary team for the implementation of river and floodplain management capital improvement projects. Supervisory duties include hiring, performance management, career development, coaching and mentoring, and fostering a work culture where staff feel valued and not overallocated.
• Direct personnel in the planning, design, and construction of river and floodplain management projects, including revetment, levee, floodwall or floodplain reconnection capital projects. Provide and/or direct technical and quality engineering review of capital improvement projects to apply accepted design and engineering standards.
• Ensure compliance with the WLR Project Management Manual in terms of project charters and planning, alternatives analysis, preliminary and final design, permitting, acquisition, construction, and closeout.
• Assist in the development and implementation of workflow processes to ensure consistency in implementation and effective delivery of capital projects. Oversee and supervise the preparation, review and approval of design and construction contract documents.
• Proactively apply principles of Equity and Social Justice to build and maintain relationships with other jurisdictions, governmental agencies, tribes, community members, and other interested parties through effective communication and outreach efforts as needed to plan and implement capital projects.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the Capital Section and River and Floodplain Management Program to participate in the development of annual capital improvement projects and budgets, including estimating costs, assigning work, and setting priorities.
• Manage complex, sensitive, and politically visible issues that may require regular coordination with WLRD senior management, the King County Flood Control District, and County elected officials.
• Participate in flood warning and emergency response programs and activities, including the Flood Warning Center, flood patrols, and post-flood inspections.

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills
Qualifications You Bring:

• Bachelors in civil engineering, environmental engineering, water resources, environmental science, natural resource management, urban/regional planning, or any combination of education and experience that clearly demonstrates the ability and skills to perform the core work duties of the position.
• Demonstrated experience managing the work of others, including assigning and scheduling work, reviewing products, and providing training and oversight.
• Demonstrated experience as a supervisor, project representative, or project manager of a large-scale public works contract or complex, multiple public works contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to work within an organization to address policy, process, and people related dynamics.

Competencies You Bring:

• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Values Differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
• Drives Engagement: Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
• Instills Trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Ensures Accountability: Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Manages Complexity: Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Being Resilient: Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.

It Would Be Great if You Also Bring:

• A Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of Washington, or the ability to obtain the license within one year of hire.
• Master of Science in civil engineering, environmental engineering, water resources, environmental science, natural resource management, urban/regional planning, communications, public administration or closely related field.
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of hydrologic and open channel