Senior Project Program Manager for Cross-Agency Initiatives

King County, WA; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules and telecommuting

Training and career development

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

King County Metro is seeking a Project Program Manager III to guide complex, high-impact initiatives across departments. You will oversee project tracking, standardize workflows, facilitate large meetings, and manage high-volume information requests from multiple stakeholders.

You will lead grievance settlement execution, support disciplinary processes in Drug and Alcohol compliance, and coordinate RFIs and litigation-related work with partners. Hybrid work with onsite days required.

Qualifications

• Three (3) years of experience managing complex projects from concept through implementation or equivalent background.
• Ability to manage multiple large-scale projects with competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Advanced project management skills including planning, scheduling, risk management, implementation, and continuous improvement.
• Experience handling politically sensitive, high-profile projects with attention to detail and sound judgment.
• Strong ability to organize and facilitate large-scale meetings for leaders at all levels.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills across diverse stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills with experience developing reports, dashboards, metrics, and data-driven recommendations.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, and other tracking systems.

Responsibilities

• Act as the point person for assigned agency-wide projects and programs.
• Coordinate external agency requests (L&I, WSHRC, EEOC, unemployment, and others).
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders; represent the organization to the public and agencies.
• Lead and facilitate large-scale meetings as assigned.
• Lead implementation and tracking of grievance settlement agreements.
• Coordinate and support Drug and Alcohol Program disciplinary documentation and processes.
• Coordinate RFIs, arbitration activities, and related labor-management projects.
• Develop standardized processes, project plans, metrics, dashboards, and reporting tools.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Meeting facilitation

Reporting and analytics

Process improvement

Documentation and record keeping

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

King County Metro is seeking a Project Program Manager III to guide complex, high-impact initiatives across departments. You will oversee project tracking, standardize workflows, facilitate large meetings, and manage high-volume information requests from multiple stakeholders.

You will lead grievance settlement execution, support disciplinary processes in Drug and Alcohol compliance, and coordinate RFIs and litigation-related work with partners. Hybrid work with onsite days required.