Posting Expires: Apr 27, 2026, 11:59:00 PM
Minimum Salary: $157,674
Maximum Salary: $213,322

The Port of Seattle is unable to sponsor employment visas at this time.

Salary offers will be made within the posted range. Placement within the range will be determined based on your similar work experience. The Port considers work experience to be similar if the scope and level of responsibility of your prior positions match the job being offered.

Who you are:

• Experienced – You have twelve (12) years of experience with infrastructure planning, design, integration, modeling, maintenance, construction, and/or project management related to facilities. A bachelor’s degree in engineering may be substituted for four (4) years of experience. You also have one (1) year of supervisory/lead/mentor experience including leading a project or process. 
• License – You have a Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Desired – We hope you have a bachelor’s degree in engineering. We also hope you have Water Distribution Manager (WDM) certification.
• Committed to Equity – You will apply equity and exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices in all aspects of the work. At the Port of Seattle, equity is a daily responsibility and a foundational expectation for all Port employees.
• Excellent Communicator – You have excellent verbal, written, presentation, and active listening communication skills. You can convey complex and technical details to individuals with varying degrees of technical knowledge.
• Leader – You can demonstrate effective leadership skills to mentor and advise staff, including supervisory duties. You will provide oversight and review complex system models or options analysis and evaluate results and recommend corrections.
• Collaborative – You can develop and maintain effective working relationships to gain trust and establish credibility at all organizational levels. You have advanced coordination skills to reconcile conflicting stakeholder interests in capital programs.
• Innovative – You can analyze and synthesize information from a variety of sources. You can improve processes and develop and implement innovative improvement to complex infrastructure.

What else you need to know: 

• Work Schedule – Your normal work schedule will be Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (40 hours per week). Slightly more flexible start and end times are available in this role.
• Work Environment - This work will take place in a hybrid/in-office setting at Management’s discretion.
• Washington State Residency Requirement – Employees must establish a residence in Washington state within 30 days of their first day of employment and must maintain a residence in Washington State during their employment with the Port of Seattle. If a position is eligible to telework, work performed while teleworking must be performed in Washington State.
• Safety Requirements – You will be required to comply with all work rules, safety, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements.
• Security Requirements – As the successful candidate, you must pass a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) background check as well as a criminal history background check with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Your employment will be contingent upon obtaining a Port of Seattle ID badge upon clearance. You will also be required to obtain a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) Customs Seal within 30 days of hire.

About Port of Seattle

The Port of Seattle plays a key role in bringing international trade, transportation and travel to the Pacific Northwest, and supports industries as diverse as tourism and commercial fishing. The port is also a key builder of road and rail infrastructure, partnering with other agencies to improve freight traffic from Tacoma to Everett. The port owns and operates Seattle-Tacoma International Airport - the nation’s 15th busiest – handling more than 34.7 million passengers in 2013. Sea-Tac's Air Cargo operations rank 21st in the U.S. Our passenger cruise terminals at Pier 66 and Smith Cove Terminal handled 202 ship calls and an estimated 934,900 passengers during the 2012 season. State-of-the-art cargo handling facilities helped rank Seattle as the nation’s 8th busiest U.S. seaport in 2012, serving 18 international steamship lines moving more than 1.88 million TEUs (20-foot equivalent unit containers). The port also operates four public marinas, and manages a number of real estate assets for financial return and broad economic advantage. Our tagline, “Where a sustainable world is headed” to communicate our goal to be a national leader in sustainable port operations, and the Port’s man...y award-winning environmental programs provide measurable benefits to the community and a competitive edge for our customers. The Port of Seattle’s economic impact is strong. Seattle’s Seaport and Airport generate nearly 200,000 jobs throughout the region with payroll in excess of $6.8 billion. Five commissioners, elected at large by the voters of King County, Washington, serve four-year terms and establish Port of Seattle policy. The chief executive officer, in carrying out these policies, leads 1,700 employees in five divisions. The Port of Seattle began creating a “Century Agenda” vision and strategic plan that focuses on the port’s next quarter-century of business and operations. The goal of the Century Agenda is to build upon the accomplishments of the past century with a visionary look forward to the emerging challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.

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