The Director leads multiple teams and Engineering staff for Engineering projects including the most complex and politically sensitive issues consistent with the Port of Tacoma’s (Port’s/POT) and/or Northwest Seaport Alliance’s (NWSA’s) policies, strategic plans, key initiatives, and/or business objectives. This position will develop, coordinate, and direct several highly complex concurrent projects. Provides high level customer service to all stakeholders. Projects involve buildings, site development, waterfront structures, roads, habitat/mitigation developments, railroads, and utilities. Makes decisions with broad influence on the activities of the organization. Position is responsible for assigning, planning and developing projects, including scope development, cost estimates, and budgeting and is instrumental in the POT and NWSA Capital Investment Plan development.

Makes authoritative decisions and recommendations that are conclusive and have a far-reaching impact on the organization and the long-term facility infrastructure. Approves or denies modification requests to existing infrastructure and approves changes to Port Standards related to questions and issues presented by others.

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Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or related field is required. A master’s degree in engineering or related field is preferred.

A Washington Licensed Professional Engineer or Architect certification is required, and a Structural Engineering license preferred.

A minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in positions involving assignments in project management, engineering design, estimating, and construction management, including extensive experience in the supervision of staff in a division, unit, or department is required. Client management, complex project assignments, diverse service experience is desirable. Experience must also demonstrate skills in leadership, project management, construction management, cost estimating, clear and concise specification writing, preparation and understanding of contract documents and coordination and management of multi-discipline engineering teams and consultants.

Preferred experience in the Port and/or Maritime industry in the design and project management of marine facilities, including cargo terminals, docks, piers, wharfs, bulk cargo terminals and marine structures. Preferred experience managing project management and engineering professionals.

About Northwest Seaport Alliance

The ports of Tacoma and Seattle joined forces to unify management of their marine cargo facilities and business to strengthen the Puget Sound gateway and attract more marine cargo and jobs for the region. The Northwest Seaport Alliance is the third-largest container gateway in North America. It is the first alliance of its kind in North America. Located in the Pacific Northwest in Washington State, the alliance offers shorter U.S.-to-Asia transits, as well as a deep connection to Alaska. The alliance is a major center for containers, bulk, breakbulk, project/heavy-lift cargo, automobiles and trucks. It is connected to the second-largest concentration of distribution centers on the West Coast.

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