Capital Projects Coordinator

Employer

City of Kirkland

$ - $ Annually

Kirkland, WA

Full-Time

Public Works - Capital Improvement

01/14/2026

Exempt

AFSCME

The City of Kirkland's Public Works Department is seeking to hire a Capital Projects Coordinator. Why Kirkland? Ranked as one of the most livable cities in America, Kirkland is an attractive and inviting place to live, work, and visit. We have a big city vision while maintaining a small‑town, community feel. If you desire to join an organization looking to innovate into the future, the City of Kirkland is the place for you.

We also invest in you!

Competitive Wages:
We strive to maintain competitive compensation packages. Awesome benefits:
The City offers benefits that are unmatched by most other employers. Childcare Programs:
The City of Kirkland reserves spots for City employees at local and regional providers, available at a discount. Training and Career Development:
The City of Kirkland believes in developing its employees and provides training opportunities designed for career development and advancement based on your position, skills, and interests.

The Capital Projects Coordinator is a journey level classification and performs engineering, architecture, construction management, and project management responsibilities. This professional level position plans, budgets, and schedules all aspects of the parks, facilities, utilities and transportation capital improvements, as well as other City funded/sponsored projects of basic to mid‑level complexity. The position administers consultant contracts; coordinates design reviews, environmental reviews; coordinates property and permit acquisitions;

coordinates building and contract awards; monitors construction contract progress; ensures proper project closeouts.

Distinguishing Characteristics:
This class is distinguished from the senior‑level of the series in that assigned projects are performed under the direction, and with the assistance of, a Senior Capital Project Coordinator or Senior Project Engineer.

• Coordinates and/or attends planning meetings to determine objectives, program plan and project scopes.
• Develops and negotiates schedules for design and construction, monitors and coordinates activities of contractors, consultants, committees, community organizations, and users during construction.
• Coordinates consultant selection process, prepares and negotiates and administers consultant agreements.
• Negotiates contracts for design and construction of projects.
• Assists in developing contract and project specifications.
• Coordinates review of design and construction work performed by consultants and contractors.
• Monitors and evaluates project construction costs and schedules to ensure timely progress and compliance to specifications and budgetary restrictions.
• Reviews and clears for approval contractor payments.
• Prepares and processes contract change orders.
• Verifies accuracy of product and service invoices and project accounting.
• Coordinates project closeout and budget reconciliation and evaluation.
• Plans capital improvement and other City funded/sponsored projects by preparing necessary documents, describing project objectives, participant responsibilities and project methodologies.
• Prepares memos, reports, correspondence, advertisements, and official documents.
• Assists in the development of citizen participation plans to inform and explain project objectives and answer questions from the public, media and other agencies.
• Performs other related duties of a comparable level/type as assigned.
• Provides technical support for negotiations on interagency or local agreements.
• Prepares cost and scheduling analysis reports for multiple projects and acts as technical resource to superiors on project schedule and budget.
• Provides project oversight on assigned projects from conception to implementation.
• Fosters a positive and supportive work environment; promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace.

• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Perform functions as assigned in the City's emergency response plan in the event of an…