The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is seeking a skilled and visionary Deputy Director for Capital Project Delivery, to provide strategic leadership to three SDOT divisions with high community profiles and to serve as a member of the department’s executive leadership team.  

Our Vision: Seattle is a thriving and equitable community powered by dependable transportation.

Our Mission: To deliver a transportation system that provides safe and affordable access to places and opportunities.

About the Department
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is a nationally recognized municipal transportation agency at the leading edge of multi-modal transportation.  In our quickly growing city, accessibility, safety, affordability, and reliability are top of mind for us every day! Our core values drive our work toward creating an equitable, sustainable, and vibrant city. SDOT’s core responsibilities include maintenance and operations of the city's transportation rights-of-way, expansion of the city's bicycle and pedestrian network, care of over 240 bridges, permitting use of public spaces and enhancing access to the regional transit system. With approximately 950 dedicated staff, SDOT maintains an operational presence 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in all weather conditions to serve and ensure Seattle’s public mobility.

Job Responsibilities

We are seeking a Deputy Director who can provide strong executive leadership in the following areas:

Organizational Development and Management

• This position reports to the SDOT Director and is part of the SDOT Executive Leadership Team, which works together to support one another and advance the broader needs of the department.
• This position provides executive level management, is authorized to act on behalf of the Director on matters of department-wide importance when called upon, and provides strategic leadership to the following divisions:

Race and Social Justice Initiative
The City is committed to eliminating racial disparities and achieving racial equity in Seattle. All members of the executive team provide leadership and support for this work, and this deputy position has specific areas of focus including advancing equity in contracting opportunities, recruitment, advancement and retention of staff, and community engagement.

Project and Program Delivery

• In this position you will be responsible for the development and delivery of pivotal transportation projects and programs that significantly affect the City and the region, and that can be highly political in nature and involve a great deal of public and media interest. These projects play a critical role in developing and implementing regional transportation initiatives. They often require balancing between competing priorities, have multi-million-dollar costs and impacts, and can be extreme in complexity and consequence of error.
• This position provides guidance to staff and develops recommendations for the SDOT Director and elected officials on complex issues related to the construction and maintenance of major elements of the City’s transportation infrastructure, including bridges and other structures. This requires sound technical knowledge and an understanding of risk assessment.
• This position has a lead role in accountability for the Levy to Move Seattle, which provides funding to improve safety for all travelers, maintain our streets and bridges, and invest in reliable, affordable travel options. Responsibilities including working closely with the Levy Oversight Committee and monitoring and communicating progress of Levy projects and programs.
• In order to effectively deliver projects and programs, this Deputy Director has significant interaction with elected officials and government partners at the city, regional, and state levels, as well as with the public, other jurisdictions, and key players in the City's and the region's transportation and public infrastructure systems.

Other duties include but are not limited to:

• Work closely with elected officials (City, State, County and Federal).
• Make routine decisions that have significant impact on the policies, programs, and projects that SDOT will implement.
• Work in a multicultural workplace and with diverse customers, emphasizing communication for cooperation, collaboration, and inclusiveness in support of department goals to advance diversity and the City of Seattle’s Race and Social Justice Initiative.
• Provide oversight and direction to encourage intra- and inter-agency communication and coordination between public and private stakeholders from across the City and the region.
• Work and coordinate regularly with executive members of other agencies, including the Washington State Department of Transportation.
• Represent the department on executive teams that advance project delivery, communications, and department-wide priorities.
• Represent the City on highly visible, sensitive, and controversial issues before external constituencies.
• Exercise authority to develop and execute program policy and to allocate program resources
• Oversee and develop Department-wide policies.
• Provide oversight and management of multiple highly visible projects delivered on time and on budget.
• Evaluate and establish division performance measures and modify, as appropriate, to ensure alignment with the Department's strategic direction.
• Emphasize strong communication and build effective partnerships across the department, with partner agencies and community leaders.
• Occasionally serve as Executive Duty Officer, as well as provide incident management leadership as needed.