Water Quality Planner​/Project Manager III

Job Overview

Water Quality Planner/Project Manager III – Salary $ - $ annually – Location King Street Center, 201 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA – Job Type Career Service (Exec)

• Serve as a water quality subject matter expert for complex, high‑risk capital and operating projects, developing and applying guidelines as needed.
• Provide technical expertise on construction site water management and stormwater control during design and implementation.
• Conduct weekly construction site inspections of temporary erosion and sediment controls and ensure water quality permit compliance.
• Develop scopes of work for consultant support of capital projects.
• Coordinate with Washington Department of Ecology, King County Industrial Waste, and local jurisdictions to resolve construction challenges and meet surface water quality and sanitary sewer requirements.
• Support other Water Quality and Mitigation & Monitoring staff as needed.

• Extensive knowledge of water quality principles and competency in environmental engineering, planning, geology, hydrology, or related fields.
• At least five years of experience conducting construction inspections for Compliance with Construction Stormwater General Permit (CSWGP) and King County Industrial Waste (KCIW) permits.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, capable of conveying complex technical information to multidisciplinary teams and regulatory agencies.
• Strong analytical skills to summarize complex data and inform project planning.
• Excellent technical writing skills, including preparation of environmental planning documents and scopes of work.
• Experience working with construction contract specifications and ensuring water management plans conform with permitted conditions.
• Knowledge of dewatering processes, permit implications, and dewatering discharge management.
• Knowledge of critical area protections and restoration principles.
• Competencies:
  
  Action Oriented, Collaborative, Able to Manage Ambiguity, Decision Quality.

• Valid Washington State Driver’s License.
• Certified Erosion Control and Sediment Control Lead (CESCL).

• ISA Certified Arborist.
• Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC).
• Qualified SWPPP Developer (QSD).

• Outdoor work on uneven terrain up to three hours at a time, year‑round.

• Exposure to onsite construction noise during weekly inspections.

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