Engineering Senior Manager IV

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The mission of Yakima County Government is to provide accessible, responsive and responsible public service through leadership and teamwork committed to understanding and meeting public needs.

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Engineering Senior Manager IV-J23-U00-S Regular Exempt (ineligible for overtime)
Overview:

Pay Rate: $10,476 - $13,286 per month ( Engineering Management pay plan ESM IV Step 1-13)
Hiring Rate: $10,476 - $11,117 per month (Engineering Management pay plan ESM IV Step 1-4 DOQ)
Job Closing Date:
June 11, 2026 with weekly reviews.

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If candidate is found, job posting will be closed before June 11th closing date.

There is one Engineering Senior Manager IV opening with the Yakima County Public Services Department. Under the direction of the Public Services Director, serves as the Assistant Public Services Director responsible for the overall management, coordinating and overseeing the day-to-day operations of delegated portions of the Public Services divisions, ensuring implementation of department-wide strategic priorities, modernization initiatives, process improvements, and consistent operational performance across the department.

This position is responsible for in the overall management of the environmental services programs. Directly responsible for supervising approximately 80 employees with an annual budget of more than $20 million, the position is responsible for program development, capital and maintenance program administration and budgeting for the Solid Waste Division, Water Resources Division, Water and Wastewater Utilities Division.

Benefits included in position:

Health Care Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life and Basic LTD)
Retirement Benefits Paid Vacation Paid Holidays Paid Sick Leave

Note:

This is a non-bargaining unit position.

This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies that occur within 90 days of the closing of this position. (This excludes Yakima County Sheriff's Office and Department of Corrections)
Responsibilities:

Essential Duties:

Establishes and implements broad department wide goals, work objectives, initiatives, directives, policies and procedures within the functional areas of responsibility; plans, evaluates, directs and implements programs in multiple departmental Divisions; establishes priorities, and provides managerial, technical and administrative leadership and advice. Standardizing processes across divisions.

Develops general programs and strategies to accomplish the goals and objectives established by the Board of County Commissioners and the Public Services Director for the Solid Waste, Water Resources, and Water / Wastewater Utilities of the Environmental Services Department. Formulates, develops and adjusts programs, strategies and priorities and makes resource allocations within these divisions. Develops general strategies and processes for delegated items from the Public Services Director within other Public Services divisions.

Directs the selection, evaluation training and motivation of the Division Managers; resolves grievances and other sensitive matters; determines appropriate personnel actions including initiating and implementing disciplinary actions. Delegates authority to subordinate managers. Oversees and ensures compliance with the statutory and administrative requirement for administration of the Environmental Services Department. Oversees compliance strategies and processes for delegated items from the Public Services Director within other Public Services divisions

Creates, implements and monitors annual budgets for the functional areas. Develops and updates six year environmental capital improvement programs (CIPs), annual capital construction programs and makes recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners and Public Services Director for the construction, replacement or improvement of county facilities, (with the exception of county transportation facilities) and the apportionment of funds to administration, operations and maintenance functions.

Evaluates functional…