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 

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.