• Job Description

  Req#: 4996847

  Why It's a Great Opportunity: This role will have your analytical mindset gathering and manipulating data to establish inspection program plans, streamline inspection processes, and manage an ever-growing GIS inventory of infrastructure assets. Your knowledge in software like ESRI ArcGIS Online Suite, ArcGIS Pro, PowerBI, Excel, Stockpile Reports, and Drone Deploy will ensure the inventory tracking and assessment team can provide meaningful data to operations teams allowing optimized maintenance at the lowest lifecycle cost.

  Why It's a Great Department: PPW is a diverse and fast-moving department filled with motivated professionals working to ensure Pierce County is positioned to handle growth while building, operating, and maintaining reliable infrastructure to support livable communities. PPW is responsible for a broad and complex portfolio of services that provides unique opportunities to collaborate, innovate, and inspire. We are responsible for the County road and levee systems, sewer systems, airports, ferries, building permits, environmental review, sustainability, community planning, and code enforcement - just to name a few!
  
  Learn more about Planning and Public Works here.

  How to be Successful in the Role: Your success will come from the data and reports created by you and your small team. Your collaboration, high attention to detail, ability to forecast needs, and an understanding of the big picture including your role in it will further drive your success.

  Your Future in this Role: This position has multiple career growth and promotional opportunities in Pierce County to build on a great career.

  Core Daily Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, guide, and manage the implementation of infrastructure asset management programs including the development of concepts, procedures, guidelines, analytical methods, business methods, decision making systems, and data collection methods.
  • Administer an operational division’s asset management program with a lowest life-cycle cost approach.
  • Plan work to be accomplished, set program goals, and prepare preliminary budget information.
  • Supervise and coordinate activities of a designated unit; determine work procedures, prepare work schedules and determine methods for expediting workflow; assign, review and approve the work of subordinate staff.
  • Provide technical expertise and assistance to subordinates and other department staff regarding policies, procedures and methods related to asset management.
  • Review and provide quality control for the reports, products, and practices produced by subordinates, if applicable.
  • Oversees the work of contractors used for the development, improvement, and/or implementation of asset management systems.
  • Perform technical research as related to specific programs or systems and presents findings in verbal or written format to superiors, co-workers or the general public.
  • Convey technical information to others and lead technical meetings with engineering, maintenance, operations, administrative, and planning staff.
  • Coordinate work or work in progress with other county employees, departments or outside agencies.

  A classification description with a more detailed list of essential functions can be found here.

  Minimum Qualifications:

  • A resume and cover letter are required for this position.
  • A valid Washington State driver’s license may be required when travel is required of the position.
  • Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, engineering, geography or closely related field, AND
  • Five years of progressively responsible experience and one year as a lead worker or supervisor.
  • Additional education or experience may substitute for the required education

  As a condition of employment, the applicant will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed case-by-case and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration.

  To be considered for this opportunity please:

  • Complete and submit a detailed online Pierce County Employment Application by selecting APPLY above or go to: www.piercecountywa.org/jobs.
  • If you have a question about this opportunity, please email the Recruitment Team at PCHRRecruit@piercecountywa.gov and specify the Job Number and Title.
  • If you do not have internet access, you may visit your local public library or any WorkSource location and use their computers.
  • Individuals needing accommodation in the application, testing process or need this job announcement in an alternative format may call Human Resources at (253) 798-7480, at least two days prior to the need.

  This is a competitive selection process. Your application will be reviewed and evaluated for the quality and quantity of education/experience in the areas listed. Applicants whose qualifications most closely correspond to the County's needs will be eligible for further consideration. Notification of application status normally occurs 2 to 3 weeks after the closing date. Short notice may be given to applicants to participate in further selection processes which may include assessments, phone screen, and interviews.

  At Pierce County, diversity, equity, and inclusion means commitment, not a single step. We strive to foster an inclusive environment that supports equitable access to opportunities throughout your career. We want to recruit, develop, and maintain a talented workforce from various backgrounds, cultures, lifestyles, and perspectives, committed to our vision. Employees of the County have local, direct, and visible impact in our diverse community. Will you join us in keeping Pierce County a place people are proud to call home?

• About the company

  Pierce County is a county in the US state of Washington.

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