Job Description

Description
Infrastructure Planner
(Facilities Planner 2)
Monday - Friday | 8AM - 5PM | HYBRID
NOTE:
The hiring authority reserves the right to offer the position at any time after the required posting period, and during the recruitment process. It is to the applicant's advantage to apply as early as possible. This position will operate in a hybrid work setting, with the requirement to come into the office and travel to project sites as needed.
The Department of Enterprise Services (DES) provides centralized business services to state government agencies; to other public entities such as cities, counties and tribes; and to Washington residents. DES' mission is to strengthen the business of government for a sustainable and just future.
The Facility Professional Services (FPS) Division provides professional public works project management, energy efficiency and facility planning services to effectively meet the needs of its customers in support of their service to Washington.
About the Opportunity:
As an Infrastructure Planner, you will support the agency's Planning and Project Delivery functions in alignment with RCW 79.24.720, ensuring effective long-range facility planning, capital budget coordination, and policy development. You will contribute to the stewardship of the State Capitol Campus and other DES-managed properties by leading or assisting with facilities-related planning and technical assignments. Your work will include developing and implementing long-range facility plans, preparing capital budget proposals, participating in meetings and outreach efforts, and performing financial, budgetary, and administrative activities to support strategic facilities management.
Duties
Some of What You'll Enjoy Doing Includes:

• Develops and implements long-range operational and capital facility plans, including the Comprehensive 10-Year Capital Plan, for the State Capitol Campus and other DES-managed properties.
• Collaborates with stakeholders, client agencies, OFM, and DES divisions to establish shared goals, policies, and strategies for facility management, space utilization, and modernization efforts.
• Conducts site inspections, collects and analyzes campus-wide planning data, and prepares conceptual scopes, schedules, and cost estimates for planning, construction, and maintenance projects.
• Ensures alignment of building improvements, predesigns, and project plans with long-range strategic and tactical implementation plans.
• Prepares recommendations for biennial operating and capital budgets, assists with budget development, and coordinates capital planning activities with OFM and other agencies.
• Represents DES in reviewing and providing recommendations on local and regional long-range plans, studies, and reports from municipalities and partner organizations.
• Supports development and updates of the State Capitol Comprehensive Plan and other long-range planning activities by reviewing facility condition data, assessing capital needs, and considering historic preservation and cultural resource impacts.
• Participates in agency capital budget planning by preparing documentation, analyzing data, reviewing proposals for historic and cultural considerations, and supporting advisory committees in the budget process.
• Coordinates and prepares materials for agency-sponsored meetings, outreach events, and stakeholder engagements, ensuring accurate messaging in collaboration with DES' Marketing and Communications team.
• Represents DES at tribal, federal, state, regional, and local meetings, fostering positive relationships with officials, stakeholders, and the public, and collaborating with internal teams to develop communication plans and surveys.
• Assists with budget preparation and reporting, reviews fiscal data to maintain positive budget positions, monitors project compliance with scopes and allocations, manages contracts to ensure quality and adherence to terms, and creates data visualizations for planning documents.
• Other duties as needed.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications:

• Seven (7) years of experience in civil design, engineering, planning, or a related field. At least three (3) years of this experience demonstrated at the professional level is required. NOTE: A mix of education in civil engineering, construction management, architecture, planning, or closely related field and relevant experience totaling seven (7) years will also qualify.
• Demonstrated experience:
• Reading and interpreting site plans, property descriptions, landscaping plans, maps, drawings, charts, graphs, statistical data, and engineering designs.
• Utilizing civil engineering concepts, practices, and procedures as applied to government civil engineering projects
• Utilizing the theories, principles, fundamentals, and practices of facility management, building system operations, and facility planning techniques, and asset management.
• Demonstrated knowledge of state public works laws and other regulations concerning construction and use of facilities.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the laws, policies, standards and practices related to facility and assets planning and management.
• Able to learn, interpret, and put into practice DES facility planning policies and practices.
• Able to perform data collection and trend analysis.
• Able to develop and maintain positive working relationships and maintain customer relations and stakeholder engagement. (For this role, working relationships and stakeholdering occur within DES and with tribal, federal, state, regional and local elected officials and staff representatives, stakeholder groups, special interest groups, and members of the public.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with federal, state, regional, and local regulations and processes related to land use, historic preservation, cultural resources, and environmental planning.
• Experience using GIS software, particularly ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro and/or ArcMapNO.

• Knowledge of state public works laws, civil construction standards, and facility use regulations in both public and private sectors.
• Capital budget expertise, including familiarity with OFM budget instructions, financial management, and planning processes.
• Strong background in asset and facility management, including comprehensive, capital improvement, operational, and maintenance planning.
• Skilled in reviewing architectural, engineering, and landscaping plans, managing historical records, and overseeing government contracting and procurement.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Competencies
Incumbents to this position must possess and demonstrate the following competencies:

• Able to learn and understand the language and concepts of our DES DEI culture and commit to being a part of creating and maintaining a diverse, equitable, respectful, and inclusive workplace.
• Demonstrate a commitment to growth, learning and self-awareness when provided training and opportunities to participate in improving our work environment.
• Participate and behave in a manner that creates trust and builds working relationships, promoting teamwork and collaboration in the work environment.
• Demonstrate the understanding that all people are valued; contribute to an equitable, inclusive, and respectful environment when working with members of the group, team, organization, or community.
• Commit to being an active participant in continually evaluating and improving strategies that promote equity and inclusion in our organization.

Supplemental Information
How to Apply:
Interested? We would love to hear from you! Click "Apply" at the top of this page to start your application. You can save the application and come back to it, if needed. Be sure to complete the application fully to include a full work history and responses to the supplemental questions.
Please provide the following documents in order to be considered; failure to do so may result in you not being considered for the position:

• A letter of interest that shows your personality and voice to describe why you are the successful candidate and how you meet the specific qualifications for this position
• A current resume, detailing experience, and education
• A current list of at least three (3) professional references with current contact information

Do not attach any documents that include photos or private information (social security number, year of birth, etc.).
Please Note: By submitting these materials, you are indicating that all information is true and correct. The state may verify information. Any untruthful or misleading information is cause for removal from the applicant pool or dismissal if employed. A resume will not be substitute for completing the "duties summary" section of the online application. Please do not refer to the resume for detail or your application may be disqualified.
Background Check Notice: Prior to any new appointment into The Department of Enterprise Services, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted as a condition of employment. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position.
Opportunity for All:
The Department of Enterprise Services celebrates our differences and we are committed to a workplace that supports equal opportunity employment and inclusion regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity diversity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local laws.
You are welcome to include the name and pronoun you would like to be referred to in your materials and we will honor this as you interact with our organization.
Contact Information:
For questions about this recruitment or to request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact George Deguzman via email at . Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through the Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.
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