Portfolio Analyst - Senior

Summary

This portfolio analyst role supports the Portfolio Planning and Analysis (PPA) Unit in centralized management of WTD’s capital portfolio, maintaining portfolio standards, processes, and policies. The role involves data analysis to inform decision making, facilitation, performance measurement, system and process improvements, and broader planning activities. It emphasizes data-driven insights, collaboration across disciplines, and opportunities for career growth and professional development.

The Portfolio Planning and Analysis (PPA) Unit is a small team responsible for the centralized management of WTD’s capital portfolio and for maintaining portfolio management standards, processes, and policies. Portfolio Analysts analyze data to support decision making and are involved in facilitation, performance measurement, and process improvements. The role requires technical analytical skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide range of technical disciplines.

You will be part of a team that provides coordinated, balanced, and transparent management of portfolios and sub-portfolios of programs and projects to achieve the organization’s strategic objectives through prioritization, resource balancing, and continuous improvement. The team ensures projects receive clear strategic direction, priorities project requests with subject matter experts, and manages resources transparently.

Join a team dedicated to ensuring clean water for generations to come. The agency consists of approximately 1,000 employees engaged in planning, designing, building, and operating treatment facilities. We partner with regulatory agencies, educate the public and businesses on water quality protection, and serve more than 2.3 million King County residents. Our mission is to safeguard water resources while supporting economic development.

King County values equity, racial and social justice and strives to create a welcoming community where everyone can thrive. Employees apply these principles in their work. More information is available at the King County equity page.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Analyze overall portfolio performance by managing goals, KPIs, and health indicators; identify trends and support data-driven decision-making.
• Lead business process analysis, requirements gathering, and process improvements for financial workflows and supporting technologies, including data mining, reporting, and dashboards.
• Prepare and deliver strategic recommendations and insights to division leadership and key stakeholders based on analytical findings.
• Conduct project and program cost comparisons, portfolio evaluations, and complex analytical studies requiring data compilation, extrapolation, interpretation, and reporting.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to identify significant portfolio issues and advise leadership on potential budget impacts.

Qualifications You Bring:

• Bachelor's in a related field (e.g., business, finance, economics, engineering, public administration) OR a combination of education and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Experience in areas such as project/program management, business analysis, financial planning and analysis, management consulting, operations management, risk management, strategy, data analytics, government/public sector planning, or change management.
• Experience analyzing and interpreting complex data to inform decision-making, improve processes, and drive strategic outcomes.
• Proven ability to think creatively, embrace data-driven solutions, and solve complex problems to drive continuous improvement.
• Experience with capital budgeting, capital improvement plans, and understanding financial models for project and portfolio planning.
• Excellent time management, self-direction, and the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results independently.

Competencies You Bring:

• Business Insight:
  Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance organizational goals.
• Collaborates:
  Buildi…