This opportunity is open to current King County employees. We are not accepting external applications at this time. 

About the Role:
This 6-month special duty position offers an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to gain experience and learn more about the Wastewater Treatment Division's (WTD's) budget and procurement work at a critical time for the region. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to help shepherd several key process improvement efforts around goods and services contracting and compliance, position tracking, operating budget reporting, keeping up with the exponential growth in our capital procurement needs, and more.

The Budget and Contracts Manager leads a unit responsible for development, coordination, and oversight of a $503 million biennial operating budget (2026-2027) and a $4.6 billion six-year CIP, a procurement & contracts unit responsible to ensure effective, efficient, and timely support to agency procurement and contract administration, and a high-functioning payroll team. You will serve in a key Finance & Administration leadership role that reports to the Finance Section Manager and collaborates with Finance unit managers and supervisors to ensure the suite of Finance services are provided with unified and coordinated excellence. 

This position will have direct reporting supervisors for the Operating Budget & Payroll team, the two Procurement & Contracts teams, and two capital budget staff direct reports. This is an opportunity to serve the people that live, work, and play in King County by leading the Budget and Contracts Unit for one of the largest wastewater utilities on the west coast. You will lead the way through active engagement with staff to foster an anti-racist, pro-equity workplace where everyone can thrive, and work with Finance leadership and Division partners to ensure services are equitably provided to the residents of King County. You will foster relationships, collaboration, and teamwork across units and the division, so the division functions as "One King County."

King County Wastewater Treatment Division's mission is to protect public health and the environment by collecting and cleaning wastewater while recovering valuable resources for a thriving Puget Sound region. We manage one of the largest wastewater treatment systems in the nation for nearly 2 million people. Our diverse organization of more than 1,000 employees is committed to being at the forefront of environmental sustainability while delivering strong value to public dollars and outstanding and equitable service to our customers. If you're passionate about making a difference and thrive in a highly collaborative and dynamic workplace, join us in creating clean water for the people who live, work, and play in King County - now and for generations to come. You can find more information about WTD in our 2025 Community Report.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Lead capital budget staff and partner with Project Planning & Delivery colleagues to assess and understand project budget costs, timelines, sensitivities, and prioritization context, to develop capital budget alternatives for leadership decisioning. 
• Engage as a member of the Delivery Board, one of three tiers of WTD project prioritization governance boards. 
• Work closely with the Rates and Financial Planning team to develop capital spending forecasts that extend beyond the six-year budget period to support sewer rate scenarios and long-term planning financial and rate analysis.
• Lead the capital budget team in a variety of capital budget support activities such as project Life Cycle Cost Analysis, indirect capital cost burden forecasting, rate calculation, and approvals, and other capital program technical support functions. 
• Work with the Operating Budget Supervisor to develop, propose, and track the operating budget. Ensure coordination between operating and capital budget activities and interdependencies. 
• Lead and coordinate communication with the County's Office of Performance Strategy and Budget representatives and the DNRP on budget matters. 
• Work with the Procurement & Contracts Administration team Supervisors to facilitate procurement and contract administration and compliance. 
• Coordinate with other King County departments such as the Finance and Business Operation Division (FBOD) as needed to support the work of this unit, resolve issues, and represent WTD initiatives and interests. 
• Ensure Finance provides exceptional service to our partners and colleagues across WTD. 
• Build and invest in the unit team including hiring, training, facilitating resources for career advancement opportunities, and performance management and evaluation (providing guidance, support, identifying development needs, resolving issues).

Qualifications You Bring:

• Experience procuring or managing contracts.
• Minimum two years of supervisory experience.
• Advanced knowledge working on budget development, oversight, reporting, and accountability.
• A strong commitment to understanding and meeting client needs.
• Experience and skills to work with boards, leadership, and project teams on prioritization of projects within a constrained budget.