Portfolio Planning & Analysis Unit Manager (SDA)

King County•Seattle, WA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

King County’s Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) is seeking a collaborative leader for a Special Duty Assignment as Portfolio Planning and Analysis Unit Manager. The assignment is for up to 12 months and is open only to current King County employees; external applicants are not being considered. The position provides leadership for WTD’s centralized capital portfolio management function and supports transparent, equitable, data-informed decisions about capital investments aligned with public health and environmental goals. The Unit Manager leads the Portfolio Planning and Analysis (PPA) and PRISM teams. The PPA team manages project prioritization, resource planning, portfolio performance analysis and reporting, and portfolio management standards, processes, and policies across WTD’s capital portfolio categories. The role also helps manage WTD’s three-tier capital governance structure, ensuring decisions are clearly framed, supported by analysis, documented, and routed to the appropriate decision-making level. The PRISM team manages WTD’s enterprise project information system, which integrates financial, schedule, forecasting, appropriation, sustainability, compliance, and other project information to support project management, portfolio oversight, and executive decision-making. The Unit Manager collaborates with WTD’s Finance & Administration Section to coordinate portfolio planning with rate and budget processes and serves on WTD’s Senior Leadership Team. The position follows a hybrid work model, with remote and in-person work based on business needs. Employees must reside in Washington state within a reasonable distance of their King County worksite. The role is exempt from overtime and is represented by Teamsters Local 117 – Wastewater Treatment Division, Managers and Assistant Managers.

Requirements

Current King County employee; external applicants are not being considered.
Ability to provide strategic leadership for a centralized capital portfolio management framework and ensure investments are transparent, equitable, and aligned with public health and environmental goals.
Ability to guide portfolio governance and decision-making with multi-tier governance boards, using clear analysis and ensuring processes are applied and documented.
Ability to guide the PRISM enterprise project information system team and integrate project data to support consistent project management and portfolio oversight.
Ability to serve effectively on a senior leadership team and foster organizational alignment, collaboration, and consistent strategies.
Competencies in business insight, managing complexity, optimizing work processes, collaboration, and effective communication.
Must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance of the King County worksite.
Must maintain a home workspace with reliable internet and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.

Nice To Haves

Ability to lead a centralized capital portfolio framework so investments are transparent, equitable, and aligned with public health and environmental goals.
Ability to guide portfolio governance with multi-tier boards using clear analysis and documented processes.
Ability to lead the PRISM team and integrate financial, schedule, forecasting, sustainability, compliance, and other project data.
Ability to contribute effectively to a senior leadership team and foster alignment and collaboration across the organization.

Responsibilities

Oversee WTD’s centralized capital portfolio management framework and promote transparent, equitable investments aligned with public health and environmental goals.
Guide portfolio governance and decision-making with WTD’s three-tier capital governance boards; frame decisions with clear analysis and ensure appropriate processes are followed and documented.
Lead portfolio planning and analysis, including project prioritization, resource planning, portfolio performance reporting, and development of portfolio standards, processes, and policies.
Lead the PRISM team and its enterprise project information system, supporting integration of financial, schedule, forecasting, appropriation, sustainability, compliance, and other project data.
Collaborate with WTD’s Finance & Administration Section to align portfolio planning with rate and budget processes and connect capital investment decisions with affordability and sustainability goals.
Serve on WTD’s Senior Leadership Team, sharing critical information and fostering alignment and collaboration across the organization.
Support the PPA Unit’s work across capital portfolio categories, including conveyance and treatment-plant asset management, capacity improvements, operational enhancements, regulatory compliance, resource recovery, resiliency, and strategic opportunities.