Asset Management Specialist II

The salary range for this position is $5,959.00-$7,926.00 monthly.

Thurston County Public Works is recruiting for an Asset Management Specialist 2 to join our dynamic, energetic, and innovative team. The successful candidate will have the ability to create and manage GIS data, use maintenance history data to produce reports for management level staff, and work directly with field staff to create and configure solutions to meet their day-to-day needs. The selected candidate will facilitate implementation of the Public Works Asset Management Program for multiple operating and engineering divisions.

Essential functions may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Organize, analyze, and interpret GIS data
• Perform complex Geographic Information System (GIS) and tabular calculations
• Create print maps, web maps, and dashboards to user specifications
• Prepare reports, spreadsheets, and data visualization products
• Make recommendations to decision makers to support capital and maintenance planning
• Work directly with operations teams to provide technical expertise and guidance on policies, procedures, requirements, and methods related to asset management
• Assist and train operational staff in using the Asset Management Information System (AMIS)
• QA/QC of GIS and tabular data related to infrastructure assets and resources for all Public Works divisions
• Configure the AMIS and GIS in alignment with established standards
• Work across departments and divisions to achieve Asset Management goals

This position is considered to be an essential worker and may be required to work during non-business hours or closures in order to meet operational requirements and needs.

• Work Environment – Office settings on the Tilley campus, some field work across Thurston County.
• Schedule
  - Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 pm during probationary period. Potential options for alternative schedules after probationary period. Workload demands may occasionally require work outside the assigned work hours.
• Travel Requirements
  - Occasional travel may be required to attend meetings or trainings.
• Customer Interactions
  - Daily interactions via phone, in-person, and video with Thurston County staff and the public.

The Thurston County Public Works Department, located in Olympia, Washington, is a national award-winning agency in delivering quality projects to our community. Our mission is to provide excellent public services in all areas of our business. We actively help our staff develop and grow professionally, we bring together resources across divisions to achieve organizational goals, we are always ready to respond to community needs, and we are an American Public Works Association accredited agency, consistently meeting industry best practices benchmarks.

• Accountability - We take responsibility for our actions and the resulting outcomes.
• Customer Service - We provide our customers with the highest level of service and quality.
• Innovation - We strive to continuously improve processes, performance, and results.
• Safety - We demonstrate an uncompromising commitment to safety.
• Teamwork
  - We work together toward achieving a common recognized end.

To provide excellent public services in all areas of our business.

The premier public works organization, accountable and transparent in all services we provide to our community.

Thurston County values the diversity of the people it hires and serves. Inclusion to us means fostering a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, and responded to in ways that fully develop and utilize each person’s talents and strengths. We are dedicated to recruiting and developing a talented workforce from various cultures,…