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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field; comparable combinations of education, training, and experience may be evaluated as a substitute.
• At least two years of progressive experience managing staff with direct and indirect supervision, including hiring, assigning work, evaluating performance, and managing staff performance.
• Experience managing, regulating, and carrying out safety measures or OSHA-related safety rules.
• Experience working with maintenance crews and removing encampments and managing cleanup in urban cities, forested areas, or related park or landscape maintenance settings.
• Current Washington State driver’s license or evidence of equivalent mobility.
• Ability to work flexibly and comfortably with people at all levels of City government on local and regional issues.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to handle multiple tasks while changing priorities swiftly.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 products.

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing and directing a multi-skilled, specialized crew that includes bio-hazard workers, laborers, and heavy equipment operators.
• Understanding of traffic control and safety practices for operations involving hazardous substances.

Responsibilities

• Respond in a timely manner to concerns, questions, and requests from Parks and other city personnel, as well as members of the public.
• Collaborate with supervisory staff on personnel processes, including recruitment and hiring, safety training, employee development, disciplinary review, and related matters.
• Lead strategic efforts within the district and represent the department at events, meetings, and multi-department task forces or committees addressing encampment and homelessness issues.
• Build community relationships within the districts and contribute to the overall leadership of the unit as a member of the senior management team.
• Develop partnerships and collaborate with other agencies, advisory councils, neighborhood associations, businesses, volunteer groups, and other community groups to maximize resources and program efforts.
• Maintain a responsive customer-service approach that seeks to improve park and ROW safety, security, and accessibility.
• Analyze and evaluate current and future unit needs through strategic thinking.
• Manage an $11.5 million budget with sound fiduciary responsibility, including accurate record keeping, expense distribution, and revenue recovery as dictated by the annual budget.
• Promote and follow the Parks, UCT, and City of Seattle mission statements, values, and expectations.
• Lead and manage encampment-related operations across the five North SPR UCT Council Districts, overseeing one Crew Chief and approximately thirty full-time employees through subordinate supervisory staff.

Benefits

• Vacation leave
• Holiday leave
• Sick leave
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents