Managing Engineer

The Road Services Division, Engineering Services Section, is seeking an enthusiastic, strategic, agile and collaborative leader to manage 35 employees in the Road and Traffic Engineering unit and the Survey unit. This Managing Engineer will function as the County Traffic Engineer, with a high level of communication and organizational skills to effectively leverage their expertise and experience to strategically resolve challenges related to traffic, road design/management and survey.

This position will oversee the day-to day management and administrative functions, staff development and management, technical review, and addressing project issues associated with King County’s roadway network. A high level of expertise and experience in the design and construction of capital projects is expected.

The successful candidate will collaborate with other King County departments and leadership, regional partner agencies, elected officials, and community-based organizations.

The Department of Local Services is deeply dedicated to fostering equity, racial and social justice in every aspect of our work. Our pledge is to cultivate, embrace, and celebrate the distinct experiences, viewpoints, and perspectives of our people, partners, and the communities we serve. Through this work, we dismantle systemic barriers, address inequities, and actively confront prejudices and biases. We acknowledge this journey is ongoing, and we remain steadfast in our efforts to create a positive impact for our employees and communities alike.

The King County Road Services Division designs, builds, operates, and maintains roads and bridges in unincorporated areas of King County. The Division is committed to ensuring the county's transportation system is safe and efficient for all uses and modes of travel.

Applying equity, racial, and social justice principles is a daily responsibility and a foundational expectation for all King County employees. In this role, you will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices to all aspects of the work.

• Manage staff in the Road & Traffic and Survey units
• Direct the development and implementation of policies and procedures for the units
• Manage unit work plans, budgets, technical and organizational issues, providing any recommendations to the Section Manager as needed
• Support staff development through training, coaching and mentoring
• Conduct annual evaluations and participate in personnel actions
• Lead recruitment process for vacant positions
• Identify and lead process improvement initiatives to optimize unit workflows

• Manage and prioritize complex, multi-year and high-cost projects
• Develop and negotiate budgets, program proposals, and long-term plans for Traffic Safety, Road Preservation and related programs including establishing priorities, cost estimates and schedules
• Oversee contract development, contract negotiations and the preparation of project plans, specifications, and estimates
• Certify project plans, specifications, estimates and reports
• Provide oversight, quality control and certification of project plans and related documents
• Serve as the Contract Project Engineer and/or Engineer of Record, overseeing each project from conception through construction
• Direct the design and implementation of capital improvement projects

• Acts as the County Traffic Engineer on behalf of King County
• Provide guidance and oversight for traffic operations, engineering devices and related technologies supporting roadway planning, design, and operations
• Oversee the citizen response process and serving as the responsible signatory for responses
• Manage countywide traffic safety programs including traffic counts, guardrails, high collision locations, pavement markings, roundabouts, school zone treatments, signs, signals
• Oversee the County Traffic Management Center
• Administer design agreements; defining scopes of work, and review work products and payment requests

• Provide interpretation of technical and professional standards, regulations, and contract
• Direct…