Capital Programs Learning & Development Specialist

King County•Seattle, WA

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join King County Wastewater as a Capital Programs Learning & Development Specialist, where you'll play a vital role in preparing our workforce and elevating project excellence across the Division. This recruitment aims to fill a Term-Limited Temporary (TLT) position with an anticipated duration of 3 years. If the position is filled by a King County employee who has successfully completed their initial probation, they will be offered the role as a Special Duty Assignment. As WTD’s Capital Programs Learning & Development Specialist, you'll prepare Wastewater's workforce by building and supporting training programs that elevate project excellence and foster continuous learning. You'll play a vital role in ensuring capital project staff have the knowledge, preparation, and skills they need to succeed. Through engaging training delivery, thoughtful program coordination, and facilitating knowledge sharing, you'll help create a culture where learning is valued, teams continuously improve, and the quality, cadence, and equity of capital delivery is optimized. Your work will directly impact workforce readiness, project outcomes, and organizational capability across the Wastewater capital program. This position follows a hybrid work model, blending remote and in-person work.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience coordinating training programs, workshops, or learning initiatives
Demonstrated experience developing training programs, workshops, or learning initiatives
Experience with group facilitation
Strong organizational and project coordination skills with attention to detail
Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and interested parties
Customer Focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
Tech Savvy: Anticipating and adopting innovations in business- building digital and technology applications.
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.
Drives Engagement: Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.

Nice To Haves

Experience with learning management systems (LMS) or training software
Familiarity with adult learning principles and instructional design
Experience in engineering, capital projects, or public sector environment
Knowledge of process improvement or lessons learned methodologies

Responsibilities

Support design and delivery of tailored training programs for Wastewater capital project staff to support skill development and workforce readiness
Support development of engaging training materials and learning resources that make complex information accessible
Coordinate training and lessons learned program logistics, manage scheduling, track participation, and assess program effectiveness
Help institutionalize learning by documenting and sharing insights from project successes and challenges
Organize and facilitate training knowledge-sharing sessions that capture and distribute expertise across teams