Infrastructure Coordinator

Job Description:

Infrastructure Coordinator

Description

Summary

This posting is open to current King County employees only

This position is hiring for (2) Career Service Infrastructure Coordinators



The Department of Natural Resources and Parks. Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) is seeking (2) energetic and motivated Infrastructure Coordinators to work between our Capital Sections and Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Section. These positions are housed within WTD’s Capital Strategy, Quality, and Standards (SQS) unit.

WTD’s Capital Program has grown significantly over the last 30 years and is expected to nearly triple in size over the next decade to keep pace with population growth, increasing regulatory requirements, and aging infrastructure. Nearly all WTD projects are mission critical and directly aligned to protect public health and the environment by collecting and cleaning wastewater while recovering valuable resources for a thriving Puget Sound region. We want to ensure these projects are delivered efficiently and are of high quality.

These unique roles straddling the Operations and Maintenance and Capital worlds are a nimble part of the organization and play an integral role in ensuring we are improving projects and taking care of wastewater assets to ensure reliance in our service across King County.
About the Role:

The Capital Infrastructure Coordination Program supports the coordination between capital projects/ programs and the operational needs of the utility. This program aims to strengthen relationships between operations and capital while supporting operations in a smooth transition of projects. The Infrastructure Coordinators will drive and innovate efforts to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of capital project delivery. Infrastructure Coordinators will be responsible for the following duties:

• Build strong rapport and relationships between capital delivery groups and operations and maintenance
• Identify potential areas of improvement and work across work groups to understand current processes, find areas of improvement, ensure execution, and help incorporate new practices / procedures in future work
• Help problem solve challenges in the implementation of capital projects at operational facilities.
• Lead through influence by adapting to diverse audiences, inspiring others, building trust and credibility, fostering collaboration and teamwork, and a strong focus on achieving outcomes.
• Standardize policies, processes, and procedures for projects and across programs
• Partner with the training team, influence training program design, and ensure capital delivery staff are equipped with necessary tools to successfully adopt changes.

Desired outcomes of this role are the following:

• Contribution to greater wastewater asset reliability
• Seamless project and program transition to Operations and Maintenance (O&M)
• Increased staff understanding of plant operations and improved O&M satisfaction with capital delivery

About The Team:

The SQS Unit, within the Project Planning and Delivery section of WTD, is dedicated to maximizing capital delivery efficiency, equity, and quality through strategic planning, standardization, workforce development, and partnering with Operations and Maintenance. Our team embraces a culture of collaboration, innovation, and service to the agency. We pride ourselves on our professional ethics and finding solutions for tough problems.
WTD is the employer of choice for passionate multi-disciplinary professionals dedicated to ensuring clean water in the Puget Sound for generations to come. Join our team dedicated to ensuring clean water for generations to come. With over 1,000 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.

WTD partners with regulatory agencies to reduce harmful waste discharge and actively educate the public and businesses on water quality protection. We are accountable to our ratepayers and operate a well-managed agency that 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 you thrive in a collaborative environment and want to make a difference, join us in furthering 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 an Infrastructure Coordinator, you will actively apply these principles in all aspects of your work. Learn more about our commitment at http://www.kingcounty.gov/equity .

Apply now for a rewarding career at the Wastewater Treatment Division of 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 training, c omprehensive benefits , and growth opportunities.

Job Duties

What You Will Be Doing:

• Serve as a conduit between Operations and Maintenance group and Capital Delivery group to connect personal, align and consolidate work efforts, and to address challenges
• Lead incident investigation and debriefings. Compile, write, and document factors that led to the incident, identify practices/procedures that need to be improved, identify what went well and what if anything went wrong with the response. Report and ensure execution on lessons learned and best practices to improve future outcomes
• Lead efforts to refine and standardize process improvement effort's as Testing and Commissioning of new facilities and new equipment at existing facilities
• Analyze condition assessment results in the conveyance systems and ensure the right level of project is formed to address the asset issue. Ensure follow through and usher project through the project delivery process, including new project requests, portfolio, engineering, other work groups, and execution
• Work with the Lessons Learned program to ensure themes emerging from lessons gathered are incorporated into work processes across the division to ensure we are not repeating the same issues
• Collaborate with SQS Unit staff, contribute to, and socialize training programs that support optimization of capital delivery
• Support treatment facility and conveyance training for WTD staff

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills

Qualifications You Bring:

• Proven ability to work effectively with diverse project stakeholders and multi-disciplinary staff
• Experience with wastewater utilities, public works, infrastructure, design, construction, project control systems, mechanical systems, and/or asset replacement or equivalent
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including experience facilitating group discussions, writing reports and memos, and preparing presentations
• Skilled in streamlining processes, process improvement and implementation including getting stakeholder buy in
• Skilled in developing interpersonal relationships and instills trust
• Demonstrated proficiency of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel), SharePoint, and database management systems

Preferred Qualifications :

Understanding or knowledge of construction management, contract management, commissioning and testing are highly desirable.
PACP pipe condition assessment knowledge

Competencies You Bring:

Manages Complexity: Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems
Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
Instills Trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity
Manages Ambiguity: Operating effectively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear

Supplemental Information

Working Conditions:

• Work Location: The team 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 to include all (3) Treatment facilities South Treatment Plant, West Point Treatment Plant and Brightwater Treatment Plant and conveyance system locations.. 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 department's 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. 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)

Application and Selection Process:

We welcome applications from internal King County employees only. 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.

Anticipated Timeline for this recruitment: (subject to change)

Technical Vetting: 2nd week of July 2026
Interview: Mid to late July 2026

To apply, submit a:

• Complete Application
• Resume
• Cover Letter

Note: Additional documents won't be considered during minimum qualification screening.

W ho to Contact: For more information regarding this recruitment, please contact Dan Sherman at [email protected]

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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.

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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.

King County offers a highly-competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees and support our employees' health and well-being. Eligible positions receive the following benefits and have access to the following programs:

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage options: King County provides eligible employees with options, so they can decide what’s best for themselves and their eligible dependents
• Life and disability insurance: employees are provided basic coverage and given the opportunity to purchase additional insurance for both the employee and eligible dependents
• Retirement: eligible King County employees may participate in a pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems and a 457(b) deferred-compensation plan
• Transportation program and ORCA transit pass
• 12paid holidays each year plus twopersonal holidays
• Generous vacation and paid sick leave
• Paid parental,family and medical, and volunteer leaves
• Flexible Spending Account
• Wellness programs
• Onsite activity centers
• Employee Giving Program
• Employee assistance programs
• Flexible schedules and telecommuting options, depending on position
• Training and career development programs

For additional information about employee benefits, visit our Benefits, Payroll, and Retirement Page .

This is a general description of the benefits offered to eligible King County employees, and every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. If any information on this document conflicts with the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the CBA prevails.

NOTE: Benefits for Term Limited Temporary (TLT) or Short Term Temporary (STT) positions, including leave eligibility and/or participation in the pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems, will vary based upon the terms and details of the position.Short Term Temporary positions are not eligible for an ORCA transit pass.

For inquiries about the specifics of this position, please contact the recruiter identified on this job posting.

Closing Date/Time: 6/29/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Salary:

$122,848.75 - $155,717.74 Annually