Municipal Capital Delivery Manager (LTE)

About the role

The Municipal Capital Delivery Manager leads the City’s municipal facility Capital Investment Program (CIP) delivery portfolio. This position oversees planning, budgeting, design, and construction of new facilities and major renovations of fire stations, civic buildings, and other citywide facilities. The manager provides leadership in portfolio management, project delivery performance, and continuous improvement of CIP outcomes, emphasizing environmentally sustainable and universally accessible public facilities. The role ensures major capital investments move from concept through construction using a consistent, transparent process and provides strategic direction for project delivery performance, portfolio management, and structured decision‑making across departments while supporting the City’s long‑range planning.

Responsibilities

• Program & Strategic Leadership: Establishes strategic direction, goals, and priorities for municipal capital project delivery and CIP implementation; partners across departments to align projects with operational needs, long‑range planning, and citywide priorities; develops and implements policies, procedures, and best practices to improve consistency, predictability, and efficiency; supports the City’s structured decision‑making framework.
• Capital Planning & Portfolio Management: Manages the portfolio of capital initiatives to ensure alignment with strategic goals, funding strategies, sustainability objectives, accessibility requirements, and organizational capacity; monitors CIP performance, recommends adjustments, and ensures investment decisions reflect lifecycle considerations and citywide needs; ensures timely and effective delivery of short‑ to mid‑range municipal facilities projects.
• Project Development & Delivery Management: Directs end‑to‑end delivery of major municipal capital projects, including planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and close‑out; guides departments through alternatives analyses, feasibility assessments, risk evaluations, and initial project definition; facilitates transition from planning to delivery; leads complex decision‑making related to scope, schedule, budget, risks, and trade‑offs; manages delivery using alternative public works contracting methods (e.g., GC/CM, Design‑Build) while ensuring compliance with procurement requirements.
• Financial & Contract Management: Oversees capital budgeting, cost estimating, financial analyses, and evaluation of lifecycle costs; manages contract development, negotiation, and administration for consultants, contractors, and vendors, including alternative contracting approaches; supports complex project delivery when grant funding exists, particularly for sustainability, energy efficiency, or accessibility improvements.
• Stakeholder & Community Engagement: Coordinates with internal departments, external partners, and regulatory agencies throughout the project lifecycle; supports inclusive community outreach and engagement; prepares and delivers reports, presentations, and recommendations to leadership, City Council, and advisory bodies.
• Team Leadership & Staff Development: Plans, organizes, and supervises professional and technical staff involved in capital planning and project delivery; builds staff capacity in strategic analysis, facilitation, sustainability, accessibility, risk evaluation, and decision documentation; promotes a collaborative, accountable, and high‑performing work environment aligned with City values.

Qualifications

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, construction management, public administration, urban planning, or a related field; five years of progressively responsible experience in capital project management, capital planning, or complex program leadership (preferably in the public sector); experience with sustainable design, accessibility integration, and alternative public works contracting methods preferred; experience guiding projects through structured analysis, feasibility development, and alternatives evaluation highly desirable; experience supervising professional or technical staff and facilitating cross‑department decision‑making; equivalent combinations of education, experience, and training may be considered.
• Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Construction Manager (CCM), or similar certification desirable; LEED Certification or other sustainability or accessibility credential desirable.

Supplemental Information

• Hybrid work schedule available after an orientation period; remote work is subject to departmental operational needs and is not a full‑time option.
• Employees must reside in Washington State and be within reasonable commuting distance to Bellevue City Hall.
• Limited Term Employee (LTE): Fully benefited position working a minimum of 30 hours per week for a specific project with an anticipated duration of more than five months but no longer than three consecutive years (36 months).