Assistant Engineering Division Manager, Forest Roads

Assistant Engineering Division Manager – Forest Roads
Recruitment #2024-4-2787
Full-time, WMS2, Non-represented position
Location: Natural Resources Building (NRB) - Olympia, WA
Relocation Compensation is available and will be considered.

Work Hours and Partial Telework flexibility is available and will be considered.
A minimum of two days per week of office attendance at the NRB in Olympia will be required.

Salary: $95,050.00 - $110,861.00 Annually 
To allow for growth and salary progression the full salary range is: $95,050.00 - $116,696.00 Annually 

 The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for an Assistant Engineering Division Manager to plan, lead, and organize the work of managing the 14,000-mile roadway network to service State Trust Lands. This work includes budget development, agency-wide program management, design, permits, construction, maintenance, and decommissioning of roadway segments, bridges, and other drainage structures. This position provides resources and guidance to statewide region operations and staff in forest road management. Additionally, this position supports professional engineering career development for the department.

In addition to all this, as one of four members of the Division’s leadership team, you will help set our program's strategic direction, oversee and implement program and department priorities, as well as identify division and program challenges, and work with the leadership team, region, and other program staff to determine and implement solutions.

To be successful in this position you will not only need an understanding of transportation engineering in the forest environment, but you will also need to showcase outstanding customer service and leadership skills as you support the current and recruit the future natural resource engineering professionals of the department.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, lead, organize, and provide accountability for the work performed by the Forest Roads section.
• Provide tactical and strategic statewide management of the entire DNR network, including 718 bridges.
• Manage the Access Road Revolving Fund for the department.
• Oversee contracts for design, maintenance, and construction of roads and bridges.
• Manages the $31 million operating and capital budget for the statewide Forest Road and Bridge program.

Required Qualifications: 
 

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, with an emphasis in civil engineering, water resources, forestry, logging engineering, low-volume access road design, and construction.
• Eight years of progressive experience in managing forest roads in an agency or business that actively harvests timber from its land base, or progressive experience in developing and managing teams involved in civil infrastructure projects, including but not limited to bridges, roads, and fish passage projects.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Washington, or the ability to become licensed through reciprocity from another state within six months of hire.
• Knowledge of and skill in performing supervisory responsibilities.
• At least two years of experience and technical knowledge related to fish passage, and water resources (hydrology and hydraulics, geotechnical, and foundation engineering).
• Leadership, mentorship, interpersonal problem-solving, creativity, and innovation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and public interaction skills. Ability to negotiate with individuals and groups outside the agency.
• Ability to form and work in teams to determine and accomplish broad goals and objectives, and to develop policies and procedures.
• Ability to perform long-range strategic planning relating to staffing, scheduling, resource allocation, and management.