Our Ideal Candidate Will Have The Following Competencies: - Instills trust: Gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
- Manages Ambiguity: Operates effectively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear.
- Situational Adaptability: Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations.
- Strategic Mindset: Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
Required Qualifications: - Relevant lived experience: Lived and academic experience in floodplain management, environmental sciences, strategic planning, water resources or related fields and approximately 5 or more years of relevant work experience.
- Project manager: Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects with diverse project teams, including defining goals and objectives, developing and communicating expectations about tasks, responsibilities, and schedules, and the ability to anticipate and adjust for problems.
- Collaborator: Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. Recognizes the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization. Ability to deal tactfully, work collaboratively, and build consensus with diverse groups and individuals that might include elected officials, residents, representatives of other county, city, state and federal agencies, the public, community groups, and organizational colleagues.
- Effective communicator: Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally, on technical and policy issues with varied levels of staff, consultants, business and professional groups, residents and property owners.
The Most Competitive Candidates May Also Have: - Familiarity with regulations: Familiarity with King County (or equivalent), state and/or federal floodplain management codes, regulations and principles, and associated disaster preparedness, mitigation and recovery programs.
- NFIP knowledge: Working knowledge of the National Flood Insurance Program, its minimum standards, principles and programs.
- Relevant professional certifications: Certified Floodplain Management (CFM), American Institute of Certified Planner (AICP) or other related professional certification is a plus. King County will support the candidate to acquire their CFM within 1 year of being hired. Annual training budget can support further professional education and accreditation.
- Regional and/or local floodplain manager: Experience with and knowledge of floodplain management issues in the Puget Sound Region or King County itself.
- Regional and/or local watershed planner: Experience with and knowledge of salmon habitat recovery planning efforts and other land use and natural resource management issues in King County.
- Environmental planning experience: Minimum of three to five years of progressively responsible experience in project management of complex natural resource projects.
- Facilitator: Facilitation skills with demonstrated ability to run and facilitate meetings, including public meetings.
- Strategic planner: Proven success working in complex, multi-party natural resource planning efforts with a demonstrated knowledge of interjurisdictional governance, public planning processes and resource management.
- Knowledge of equity and social justice principles: Considers equity and social justice principles in the workplace and in the execution of work, and approaches relationships in a culturally appropriate manner.
Application and Selection Process: Application materials will be screened for clarity, completeness including online application, cover letter and resume, and responsiveness to the list of qualifications, skills, and abilities. The most competitive candidates may be invited to participate in one or more panel interviews. Applications without the following required materials may not be considered for this position. - A letter of interest detailing your background and describing how your lived experiences meets the qualifications of this position and has prepared you to perform the duties of the job. At the least, all required qualifications should be addressed.
- Responses to four supplemental questions.
- King County online application form.
- An optional resume, only if you wish to detail additional experience relevant to the position.
Union Representation: Positions in this classification are represented by International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 117 Professional & Technical. |
