Hybrid Operations Inspections Manager (Manager 3- Engineering & Plans Review) en City of Seattle, WA
City of Seattle, WA · Seattle, Estados Unidos De América · Hybrid
- Senior
- Oficina en Seattle
About the Department
Join us in shaping Seattle’s streets!
At the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), we don’t just move people—we connect communities, build safer streets, and create a more sustainable city.
With a bold vision for the future, we’re tackling big challenges: making travel safer, cutting carbon emissions, and ensuring reliable, affordable transportation for everyone—no matter who they are or where they live.
Seattle is growing fast, and we’re growing with it. Thanks to a historic voter-approved $1.55 billion investment in transportation in 2024, we’re building sidewalks, fixing bridges, and improving transit connections to keep our city moving.
We’re a team of problem solvers, planners, engineers, communicators, and field crews—bringing purpose-driven work to life. Now, we need passionate, innovative talent like you. Let’s build a Seattle that works for everyone—together!
Position Overview:
The Street Use Division of SDOT presents an opportunity to work with a team of professionals whose mission is to deliver a safe, reliable, efficient, and socially equitable transportation system that enhances Seattle's environment and economic vitality. Street Use accomplishes these goals by managing activities and construction occurring in the rights of way through issuing permits, inspection, project coordination, public outreach, and plan review.
The Operations Inspections Manager (under the City's classification title of Manager 3- Engineering & Plans Review) oversees approximately 35 - 45 Street Use Inspectors and support staff that inspect the use of, and construction within, the public right-of-way (ROW). This position reports to the Street Use Division Director and ensures the following objectives:
- Maintains safe public access around construction zones.
- Ensures construction of City infrastructure meets or exceeds all applicable standards.
- Provides efficient inspection services.
- Provides customer service, code enforcement, and general information to the public.
Position Duties
In this role, you will:
- Manage a group of 35 - 45 staff, including supervisors, team leads, and inspectors and support staff who are responsible for the inspection of construction activities within the ROW related to private development and public works projects.
- Direct day-to-day operations of supervisory staff including assignment of projects.
- Provide inspections and construction technical guidance and ensure City goals and policies are addressed.
- Provide leadership to resolve complex inspection and construction coordination challenges.
- Support and develops new code requirements, policies and procedures.
- Act as the Street Use representative to the media and elected officials on matters related to construction inspection.
- Coordinate with other City departments and within SDOT divisions to ensure construction impacts and issues are rectified and meet compliance with City standards.
- Collaborate with contractors, developers and other applicants on using construction methods to limit the effects of construction impacts on the ROW.
- Investigate and follow up on inquires and complaints from the public, other agencies, and elected public officials.
- Provide leadership and decisions regarding personnel matters; apply City and department policies and procedures and resolve personnel issues.
- Act as divisional subject matter expert and primary lead overseeing inspection staff supporting emergency response to ROW construction and weather/regional disaster emergency response efforts.
- Support department goals in promoting diversity and social justice.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
You must have:
- Seven (7) years of experience in Construction and/or Civil Engineering;
- Three (3) years of management/supervisory experience;
- A Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Public Administration, or related field;
- Current Washington State driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility.
You’ll be successful in this role if you have:
- Experience in managing staff with different skill sets and abilities, including the direct supervision of work performed by construction crews, inspectors of right-of-way construction, engineers, and/or technical staff.
- Proficiency in reading construction plans, interpret and articulate applicable codes, ordinances, and rules and regulations to internal and external customers.
- Experience working on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) projects.
- High proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, and permitting databases/apps (e.g. Accela, Hansen).
- The ability to work under tight timelines and high stress, lead with poise and confidence, and communicate appropriately to staff at all levels of the organization as well as the public and outside consultants/vendors.
- The ability to be dynamic and decisive. You should excel in high-performing internal management; external relations including the ability to work through highly collaborative community processes; assess effective strategies to achieve compliance in challenging situations without compromising safety, liability, or key regulatory requirements; and the ability to re-prioritize resources in rapidly changing priorities.
- Experience with public emergency response activities.
- Experience managing programs, policies, and procedures in accordance with citywide policy and union requirements.
- Effective change management skills including the ability to lead process and policy procedures that may affect multiple stakeholders and/or work groups.
- The ability to effectively work in a multi-cultural workplace with a diverse customer base.
Work Environment/Physical Demands:
- Most work occurs in a normal City work/office environment with hybrid options. At this time, three (3) days in-office and two (2) days remote.
- Field assignments entail exposure to all types of weather, traffic, hazardous/toxic substances and work in or near construction sites.
- May be required to stand, walk, or bend for extended periods of time.
- May be required to work nights, evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
- Overnight travel may be required.
Other Qualifications
Offers of employment are contingent on verification of information provided by the applicant as part of the application process, including background check.
Please note this job advertisement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
The full salary range for this position is $59.75 - $89.61 per hour.
The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents.
More information about employee benefits is available on the City's website at:https://www.seattle.gov/human-resources/benefits/employees-and-covered-family-members/most-employees-plans
Who May Apply: This position is open to all candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. The City of Seattle values diverse perspectives and life experiences. Applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The Department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, veterans and those with diverse life experiences.
Accommodations for people with disabilities are provided on request.
The City is a Drug Free Workplace.
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