O&M Strategy & Programs Lead – Wastewater Ops

King County, WA; Renton (WA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Retirement plan

Paid holidays

Flexible schedules and telecommuting

Job summary

King County's Wastewater Treatment Division seeks a Project Program Manager IV in Renton to lead complex operational, regulatory, and strategic initiatives supporting one of the region's largest wastewater systems.

You will provide senior-level program management, executive advisory support, and cross-functional leadership across plant operations, maintenance, environmental planning, asset management, and workforce development, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and organizational

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in communications and marketing or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5 years of increasingly responsible project or program management and work experience
• Experience developing strategic plans, business processes, policies, or operational improvement initiatives
• Experience developing strategic communications and translating complex information for leadership, employees, and other audience
• Experience working within wastewater treatment, water quality management, or utility operations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in digital communication tools and platforms.
• Demonstrated experience working with senior leaders and cross-functional teams, including the ability to build relationships, navigate competing priorities, and influence outcomes without direct authority

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning & Organizational Priorities - Lead and coordinate development and implementation of O&M Section strategic priorities, annual work plans, organizational initiatives, and longer-term planning efforts. Translate Section Manager priorities into actionable strategies, milestones, deliverables, and measures of success.
• Executive Advisory & Decision Support - Serve as a senior advisor to the O&M Section Manager on complex organizational and operational matters. Research and analyze issues, develop alternatives and recommendations, identify risks and dependencies, and prepare executive briefings and decision materials.
• Cross-Section Coordination & Special Initiatives - Lead high-priority initiatives involving multiple O&M work units. Facilitate work among plant and functional managers, resolve cross-functional issues, coordinate assignments, and drive implementation of Section Manager and leadership‑team decisions.
• Executive Presentations & Strategic Communications - Develop presentations, briefing packages, talking points, reports, and other materials for O&M leadership, WTD leadership, employee meetings, executive presentations, and other high‑level forums. Synthesize complex information into clear narratives appropriate for different audiences.
• Leadership Team Effectiveness - Support the effectiveness of the O&M leadership team by developing agendas around strategic issues, facilitating planning sessions and retreats, documenting decisions and commitments, monitoring follow‑through, and identifying matters requiring Section Manager intervention.
• Program & Project Management – Lead and manage complex projects and programs from planning through implementation. Establish scope, objectives, schedules, milestones, roles, and measures of success; monitor progress, risks, dependencies, and deliverables; coordinate resources and stakeholders; and ensure work remains aligned with O&M priorities and business needs.

Job description

King County's Wastewater Treatment Division seeks a Project Program Manager IV in Renton to lead complex operational, regulatory, and strategic initiatives supporting one of the region's largest wastewater systems.

You will provide senior-level program management, executive advisory support, and cross-functional leadership across plant operations, maintenance, environmental planning, asset management, and workforce development, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and organizational