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NEOGOV · 1 day ago

Puget Sound Gateway Program Administrator (EMS5)

King County - Seattle – Other, WA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$153K/yr - $191K/yr

NEOGOV is seeking an experienced program administration professional to lead and direct all aspects of the SR 167 and SR 509 Gateway Program, a multi-billion-dollar initiative. This role requires strategic leadership over program planning, construction administration, and stakeholder coordination to ensure the successful delivery of complex, multi-regional transportation projects.

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Responsibilities

Provide leadership for the Puget Sound Gateway Program, its projects, and positions, building consensus with program executive committees and representing WSDOT to elected officials, Indian tribes, community and business groups, property owners, and other stakeholders

Direct program staff from Megaprograms, Olympic and Northwest Regions, and HQ Divisions to ensure program goals and objectives are achieved

Serve as the primary point of contact for all program activities, representing WSDOT to the media, citizens, local jurisdictions, legislators, tribal agencies, businesses, and stakeholders, and facilitating resolution of transportation issues

Guide WSDOT transportation planning, budgeting, and problem-solving to deliver the program within scope, budget, and schedule, addressing coordination, legal, social, environmental, engineering, and fiscal challenges

Coordinate major projects across the Olympic and Northwest Regions, integrating with Sound Transit’s light rail, access to Sea-Tac International Airport, and ongoing I-5 Master Plan development efforts, ensuring effective collaboration across South King and North Pierce Counties

Serve on WSDOT, state, or nationally appointed policy teams and committees

Ensure adequate resources for all disciplines, provide leadership and career development, approve or recommend workforce actions, and promote safety, morale, and professional growth

Model professionalism, integrity, accountability, and public service, while resolving conflicts and complaints internally or with other agencies, community groups, and stakeholders

Qualification

Executive/Senior Level LeadershipTransportation/Civil Engineering KnowledgeComplex Issue ResolutionPublic Sector FinanceIntegrated Problem SolvingExecutive CommunicationHigh-Level NegotiationService-OrientedAuthorized Public RepresentationGrowth Mindset

Required

Demonstrated experience directing large, complex, multi-modal capital transportation programs with multi-billion-dollar budgets, from planning and environmental review through design, construction, and closeout

Demonstrated professional-level knowledge of transportation and civil engineering principles, practices, and standards, including environmental and highway design laws and regulations

Demonstrated experience independently analyzing and resolving highly complex, high-risk, and politically sensitive engineering, interagency, and public-facing issues with significant organizational or public impact

Demonstrated experience communicating and advising executive leadership, legislators, division and regional leadership, media representatives, and the public on complex technical, policy, or project-related matters

Demonstrated experience representing an organization as an authorized spokesperson in public forums, including community meetings, legislative briefings, and executive-level discussions

Demonstrated working knowledge of public-sector finance, budgeting, programming, and project delivery processes, as well as legislative and governmental decision-making frameworks

Demonstrated responsibility for exercising independent judgment and professional discretion in situations where decisions affect policy direction, funding, public trust, safety, or operational outcomes

Demonstrated experience solving complex engineering or programmatic problems where solutions require integration of technical, regulatory, financial, and stakeholder considerations

Actively demonstrates a commitment to learning and growth

Demonstrates a willingness to take action to meet the needs of others

Preferred

Demonstrated executive-level communication effectiveness, including shaping and delivering complex technical, financial, and policy messages to elected officials, executive leadership, stakeholders, and media in high-visibility environments

Demonstrated success leading high-stakes negotiations and influencing outcomes among competing governmental, tribal, jurisdictional, and private-sector interests to achieve strategic transportation objectives

Demonstrated capacity to assess emerging information, risk, and political context and recalibrate strategic direction, priorities, or delivery approaches to protect program outcomes and public confidence

Demonstrated experience exercising independent executive judgment over strategic and tactical decisions with material impacts to policy direction, funding, schedule, public trust, and organizational reputation

Demonstrated success establishing and maintaining public trust through transparent governance, ethical decision-making, and responsible stewardship of public resources in politically sensitive environments