Posted: 18-Sep-24
Location: Seattle , Washington
Type: Full Time
Salary: $119,955.60 - $179,902.08
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Years of Experience:
Internal Number: 2024-00995
Position Description
Are you a strategic leader with a talent for fostering collaboration and driving key projects to success? Do you thrive on resolving complex challenges while ensuring the smooth and efficient functioning of a diverse team?
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is seeking an experienced leader to serve as a Section Manager to oversee and guide its Engineering Records, and GIS sections. This pivotal role offers an exciting opportunity to make a lasting impact by leading cross-departmental partnerships and driving innovation in support of SPU’s mission.
As Section Manager, your top priorities will include ensuring the protection of SPU’s assets by collaborating with City Light, Parks, and SDOT to establish standards, procedures, and agreements. You’ll play a crucial role in conflict resolution at the project level, while providing strategic direction to two functional teams and promoting an inclusive, high-performing work environment.
Key responsibilities include overseeing daily operations, managing budgets, and facilitating successful project completion—all while fostering an environment of growth and development for your team.
About Seattle Public Utilities: Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is a community-centered utility that delivers vital services to Seattle residents and businesses including drinking water, drainage and wastewater, and garbage/recycling/compost. SPU also provides drinking water for 1.5 million customers in the region. SPU’s work includes system maintenance and improvements and keeping Seattle clean. Over 1,400 SPU employees work with our community to provide affordable and equitable stewardship of our water and waste resources for future generations.
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SPU commits to Our City Values and Race and Social Justice as core principles that guide our work. We actively take steps to dismantle systemic racism and increase service equity. We value diverse life experiences and strive to create a workplace that is welcoming to all. We take steps to be inclusive and equitable in our recruiting, hiring and promotional opportunities.
We know work isn't only about what you do it’s also about who you work for and with! SPU provides a fun and family-friendly work environment that supports a work life balance, including:
- Hybrid work schedule opportunities (As Appropriate)
- Family-friendly and multicultural work environment
- Generous benefits package
- Free Orca Pass
- City pension plan with employer/employee contributions.
- Growth potential and advancement opportunities
Job Responsibilities
The top three priorities for this position are:
- Ensure documentation of SPU's assets in digital, hard copy, and geospatial formats is created and maintained by working collaboratively with SDCI, SDOT, and SPU internal workgroups. Develop standards, procedures and agreements.
- Provide effective direction and oversight of business functions of the two primary functional teams in the section ensuring key performance indicators are met and workplans are completed effectively
- Foster an inclusive and collaborative environment for the section where all members are supported and teams function to their highest potential
Day-to-day job duties include:
- Provide overall management of the Engineering Records and GIS functions of ETSD and assure efficient, effective, and equitable delivery of its services
- Supervise and provide managerial oversight of the work of two direct reports including one manager and one strategic advisor
- Work with section leadership to develop annual workplans and key performance indicators and ensure satisfactory completion of both
- Assist the ETSD Director in the development and management of O&M and project budgets, work plans, workload management, support of ETSD management team efforts, special initiatives, and issues that come up that require support from the position, or other work as assigned
- Participate as an active member of the ETSD Managers Team and Leadership Team
- Work to resolve workplace conflict or disciplinary issues, engaging the Director and/or Human Resources as appropriate
- Coordinate with other work groups in ETSD, SPU, and other City Departments as needed to facilitate successful projects, programs, workload balancing, and issues resolution
- Ensure that supervisors and staff have the training, equipment, and resources they need to perform their duties efficiently; ensure that all required training is completed by established deadlines
*Please note this job advertisement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's Degree in library sciences, GIS, or related field.
Education/Experience Equivalency: 2 additional years of related work experience.
Experience: Five (5) or more years of experience in the following area or areas: engineering or technical records archiving, and retrieval, geographical information systems, and engineering plan review. Three or more years of supervisory experience.
Additional Information
Additional Information
This position allows for the flexibility of a hybrid work schedule. Starting November 4, 2024, City employees will have the option to work remotely two days a week. Individual schedules will be agreed upon by the employee and their supervisor.
Who may apply: The City of Seattle encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, veterans, and those with diverse life experience. This position is open to all qualified candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. The City of Seattle values diverse perspectives and life experiences. Applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
The full salary range for this position is: $119,955.60 - $179,902.08 Annually
How to Apply: Click the Section Manager (Mgr.3) to apply directly.
- Submit complete City of Seattle online application
- Upload your current resume, AND
- Include a cover letter that addresses your knowledge, experience, and interest related to this position
For more information regarding this recruitment, please contact: Ernest Stephens at Ernest.Stephens@Seattle.gov.
The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents.
More information about employee benefits is available on the City's website at: https://www.seattle.gov/human-resources/benefits/employees-and-covered-family-members/most-employees-plans