Salary: $126,684.00 - $174,811.50 Annually

City of Bellevue is seeking an experienced leader and creative systems-thinker to serve as Parks Planning and Development Manager within the Planning, Design and Project Management (PDPM) division. This position leads a team of nine charged with delivering a portfolio of varied capital projects and programs totaling approximately $40 million a year. This position oversees budget development, project delivery, community engagement processes, landscape and architectural design, and construction of major capital and renovation projects. Further, as a key member of the PCS Management Team, this individual is skilled in personnel management, strategic planning, performance management, and contract management.  Excellent communication skills, strategic thinking, and political acumen are needed to be successful in this publicly facing position.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Leads staff team delivering capital development projects and programs as well as the department's capital facility renovation program.
• Plans, organizes, evaluates, coordinates, and directs the work of staff; selects, hires, coaches, counsels, and disciplines staff and makes other personnel decisions; prepares and delivers performance evaluations.
• Develops and prepares division budget proposals, performance metrics reports and workload plans.
• Provides leadership and direction in the planning, preparation, and management of contracts, project design, and community outreach.
• Negotiates and prepares formal agreements to establish projects and/or public and private partnerships.
• Develops and implements policies; ensures compliance with relevant federal, state, and local codes and regulations.
• Collaborates with customers, stakeholders, elected and appointed officials and residents on project and policy issues. Facilitates large or small groups dealing with controversial and/or competing viewpoints and desired outcomes.
• Prepares and delivers presentations to a variety of audiences including city leadership, councilmembers, commissions, and the general public.
• Establishes and maintains a working environment conducive to positive morale, individual style, quality, creativity, and teamwork.

Supervision Received and Exercised

• Receives occasional feedback from a manager; sets objectives and goals for a program.
• Supervises multiple professional and technical staff.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of capital project portfolio planning, design, construction practices, project schedule management and budget control for small and large, complex projects.
• Experience in leading and supervising a sizable staff team.
• Knowledge of applicable city, state and federal policies, laws, and regulations affecting capital improvement project portfolios.
• Ability to preemptively identify risks or obstacles to project completion and develop options to mitigate.
• Significant ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with employees, consultants, other governmental agency representatives, city officials, and the general public.
• Ability to mediate between groups and convey differing opinions for policy makers/Council. Strong leadership skills with ability to build consensus with diverse groups.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relations with associates, colleagues from other departments, representatives of other organizations and grant agencies, neighboring jurisdictions, City officials, and the public.
• Considerable skill in negotiating contracts and determining cost estimates on complex projects.
• Knowledge of architectural and engineering principles; ability to read and interpret architectural and landscape plans, profile drawings, survey and maps.
• A demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning of diversity, equity & inclusion and a commitment to implement these principles in your work

Education, Experience, and Other Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in business or public administration, project/construction management, urban planning, landscape architecture or related field.
• Five or more years of progressively responsible related experience in capital construction project management.
• Equivalent combination of education, experience, and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.
• Possess a Washington State driver's license.
• Pass a criminal background check.

Supplemental Information

Physical Demands:

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions.

• Work involves moving, communicating, operating objects, tools, or controls and reaching.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee may be required to push, pull, lift, and/or carry up to 20 pounds.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet while in the office or moderately loud when in the field.

Salary Range: 

$126,684.00 - $174,811.50 Annually

BENEFITS:

Please Note: Seasonal, part-time, and variable employees are not eligible for the below benefits except for mandatory participation in the retirement plan assigned to the position, which will be the Municipal Employees Benefit Trust (MEBT 2) retirement plan or the Washington State Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) retirement plan and any other benefits as required by law. 

The following summary applies to fully benefited positions:
Medical
Employees are offered a choice of medical coverage through the City's self-insured Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plan or Kaiser Permanente (HMO).
Dental
Employees are offered a choice of two dental carriers with plans that offer regular checkups, x-rays, fillings, and crowns. Orthodontia is available through one of the carriers.
Vision
Employees are offered a choice of vision coverage through an annual exam-only plan or a buy-up plan which includes an annual eye exam and hardware coverage.
 
Retirement Plans - Employees are offered three retirement plans:

• Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS): Mandatory participation (PERS, LEOFF or PSERS), depending upon eligibility. 
• City of Bellevue Municipal Employee's Benefit Trust (MEBT): Optional participation in this 401(k)-retirement savings plan with employer match contributions that vest on a 3-year schedule. 
• Deferred Compensation Program (457 DCP): Optional participation in the supplemental Deferred Compensation Program also administered by DRS that allows tax-deferred savings into a variety of investments options.

Other benefits include:
More detailed information about our employee benefits is available at https://c2mb.ajg.com/cityofbellevue

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) 
• Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance 
• Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Survivor Income
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
• 11 observed holidays per year plus 2 additional personal holidays, vacation (standard accrual of 12 days a year), and sick leave (accumulated at the rate of one day per month)
• An ORCA Card bus pass
• On-site fitness center, and self-service food/coffee options
• Career development and training programs
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Paydays - The City of Bellevue pays employees on the 8th and the 23rd of each month (24 pay periods per year).

Please note that the City does not participate in the Social Security Administration (SSA) program, and employees do not earn social security credits. The mandatory DRS retirement pension plan provides the required social security replacement plan. Any social security benefits earned at other places of employment may be reduced because they are subject to the Windfall Elimination Provision or the Government Pension Offset.

NOTE: This is a brief summary of the benefit programs for the City's non-represented employees. Every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. Benefits for employees represented by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) may have different benefits.  If any information on this document conflicts with the provisions of a CBA, the CBA prevails. Also, in the event of any incorrect information in this document, applicable laws, policies, rules, CBAs, or official plan documents will prevail.

Why work for City of Bellevue

With over 2,700 acres of parks and open space, Bellevue is known as "A City in a Park." The city is dynamic, international and multicultural, future-focused, diversity-driven, and high-performing with a vision for a livable, vibrant, and equitable community. The Parks & Community Services Department builds a healthy community through an integrated system of exceptional parks, open spaces, recreation, cultural arts and community services. Consider joining a team dedicated to realizing a vision where, in Bellevue, everyone can connect to each other and to nature through experiences that help them to live, grow, and thrive.

How to Apply

The City evaluates candidates based on the information provided in the online application only. Do not submit resumes and cover letters. To evaluate all candidates fairly and equitably, the City will make all applicants anonymous when we are screening the applications. We will redact information from our application such as your name, address, and other demographics. To help us, please complete the online application form as fully as possible.

• Answer the Supplemental Questions when requested which can be found on the Questions tab of the Job posting.
• We do not accept resumes and cover letters during the anonymous application screening stage, unless otherwise stated in the job description.
• Applicants advancing to the next stage may be required to provide a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and references.

Apply online: Job Opportunities | City of Bellevue

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