Asset Planning Manager; Mgr P&FM

The City of Seattle is seeking an Asset Planning Manager to lead strategic capital and asset planning for a large portfolio of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) assets. This role oversees the City’s facility asset management program and directs systems supporting the Facility Operations Division.

The 500-plus employees of FAS span across 10 divisions and work behind-the-scenes providing critical functions, like managing 120 City facilities—including police and fire stations—overseeing the City's neighborhood customer service centers and Customer Service Bureau and making sure minority-owned businesses can equitably compete for City contracts.

• Develop and implement data-driven strategies to prioritize and scope capital investments, translating strategic objectives into discrete capital projects and major maintenance initiatives.
• Establish and maintain a deep working knowledge of FAS’s asset portfolio, including physical condition, functional role, operational criticality, and service impacts.
• Lead the development and continuous improvement of capital planning tools, asset data standards, investment criteria, and analytical frameworks.
• Develop capital investment strategies based on condition, performance, safety, resiliency, service reliability, customer experience, access, land‑use context, and lifecycle cost considerations.
• Conduct advanced analysis such as life‑cycle costing, deterioration modeling, and scenario planning to link investment decisions to measurable outcomes.
• Plan for mid‑ and long‑term renovation, rehabilitation, replacement or disposition of FAS facilities, directing analysis to identify least‑cost approaches, and recommend associated projects and budgets to department management and Executive leadership.

• Coordinate cross‑asset and cross‑departmental planning efforts to align goals, outcomes, and project development strategies.
• Develop strategic frameworks to optimize asset performance, identify land‑use and redevelopment opportunities, and support long‑term portfolio optimization.
• Advise FAS leadership by preparing clear, actionable reports with alternatives and recommendations to support executive decision‑making.
• Collaborate closely with Facility Managers, Capital Development, Real Estate and Planning Services, Accounting and Budget Services, Purchasing and Contracting, and external partners to align project planning, funding, and execution.

• Oversee capital planning budgets and support annual operating and capital budget development and forecasting, track expenditures and implement fiscal controls.
• Play an integral role in preparing the Facility Operations $72+ million budget and associated rates to other departments.
• Monitor the approved budget, recommending adjustments that have Citywide impacts.
• Collaborate with FAS Capital Development to lead development and delivery of the Six‑Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and supporting documents such as Facility Condition Assessments.
• Manage consultant engagements, scopes, schedules, deliverables, and contract performance; authorize payments for professional services.
• Coordinate with regulatory agencies, utilities, and public partners to ensure project compliance and integration of external requirements.

• Lead stakeholder engagement for facility capital projects and develop communication strategies and materials for major capital initiatives.
• Provide planning, technical, and asset management guidance to Facility Managers across all FAS facilities.
• Conduct high‑level, sensitive negotiations with other governmental agencies, tenant departments, and non‑profit agencies housed in City facilities.
• Brief and inform the Facilities Operations Director; the FAS Department Director, the Mayor, City Council, and other department staff regarding projects that involve City‑owned facilities.

• Provide leadership and management for the Asset Planning workgroup.
• Participate in hiring, performance management, training, and professional development of staff.
• Support…