Assistant Managing Director, Clean Transportation (WMS 2)

Description
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Assistant Managing Director, Clean Transportation (WMS 2)
At the Department of Commerce we strive to be creative, collaborative, and trusted. We identify opportunities to deliver critical funding and services to strengthen communities and aim to promote equity in all aspects of our work. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential to our success, and we work to foster an environment where all individuals are valued and respected. We cultivate an environment in which we continuously learn, and we own our work.

We invite all candidates to join us in our mission to create a diverse and equitable workplace that reflects the richness of the communities we serve. Together, we can build a brighter and more inclusive future.

CT is responsible for the Energy Division’s work to make transportation energy use clean, affordable, and convenient for all residents and organizations. The unit is made up of public service organizers who (1) invest in EV charging and cost reduction, and (2) influence state and partner actions through innovative ideas and reliable information.

This position reports directly to the Managing Director (MD) of the Clean Transportation (CT) unit. This position is the Assistant Managing Director (AMD) of CT, and represents CT internally with Energy Division and Commerce management, and externally with the Governor’s Office, Office of Financial Management, State Human Resources, WATECH, the Office of Equity, Environmental Justice Council, Interagency Electric Vehicle Council, and other agencies as needed to carry out the functions of CT’s work.

The AMD manages and is responsible for developing unit policies and operational procedures for all functions of the CT unit, including funding programs, EV Council operations, and public policy development. As a key strategic advisor to the MD, the AMD is a catalyst for making the unit’s work more effective and innovative in achieving its high profile mission.

This position has delegated authority to act in the absence of the Managing Director.

Duties
Operations Management:

Interfaces with Commerce support services, including budget, communications, community engagement, tribal relations, human resources, information services, and administrative functions.
Develops operational effectiveness, efficiency, and compliance and implements internal controls for CT unit.
Develops and manages implementation of unit policies, procedures, and manuals.
Ensures timely and accurate responses to external inquiries.
People Management:

Partners with Human Resources to manage the unit’s hiring, onboarding, and retention activities. Ensures training requirements and goals are met by CT staff and grantees.
Manages the positions responsible for public engagement, data management, internal controls, EV Council coordination, and administrative functions.
Ensures training requirements and goals are met by CT staff.
Facilitates unit cross-collaboration that builds a positive team culture.
Performance management:

Manages the unit’s performance measurement activities, ensuring a data-driven approach is used to make recommendations to the MD, Commerce leadership, Governor’s Office, and Legislature.
Qualifications
Required Experience:
Nine years of professional-level experience managing complex programs, procurement processes, grants, or loans. One year of the professional level experience must include supervision in a professional setting.
OR
Associates degree and seven years of professional-level experience managing complex programs, procurement processes, grants, or loans. One year of the professional level experience must include supervision in a professional setting.
OR
Bachelor’s degree in public/business administration, public policy, environmental science, or a closely related field and five years of professional-level experience managing complex programs, procurement processes, grants, or loans. One year of the professional level experience must include supervision in a professional setting.

Professional Level Experience Examples:
• Experience implementing hiring, onboarding, and employee evaluation processes.
• Experience working with state, federal, local government, or non-profit agency budget and policy processes.
• Experience using project management tools to implement efficient processes or procedures.
• Experience using data analysis or visualization tools to set and measure performance metrics.

Required Competencies:
• Accountability–Meets commitments, works independently, accepts accountability, handles change, sets
personal standards, stays focused under pressure, meets attendance/punctuality requirements
• Communication–Communicates well both verbally and in writing, creates accurate and punctual reports, delivers presentations, shares information and ideas with others, has good listening skills.
• Computer Skills–Skilled in the use of computers, adapts to new technology, keeps abreast of changes, learns new programs quickly, use computers to improve productivity.
• Customer Service–Handles customer questions and complaints, communicates with customers, handles service problems politely and efficiently, always available for customers, follows procedure to solve customer problems, understands company products and services, maintains pleasant and professional image.
• Integrity–Deals with others in a straightforward and honest manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, supports company values, and conveys good news and bad.
• Leadership—Supports the unit’s, division’s, and agency’s expectations and a modern work environment.
Nurtures and drives the team’s culture. Provides professional development support and opportunities for staff. Allows staff to bring their best selves to work, own their work, and encourage an environment of trust and support.
• Organizational Savvy–Operates within the organization’s formal and informal structures, builds allies and relationships across departments, uses allies to build consensus and create results, is appropriately diplomatic, understands others’ roles and perspectives, can sell projects and ideas across the organization.
• Results Focus–Targets and achieves results, sets challenging goals, prioritizes tasks, overcomes obstacles, sets team standards and responsibilities, provides leadership/motivation.
• Teamwork–Meets all team deadlines and responsibilities, listens to others and values opinions, helps team leader to meet goals, welcomes newcomers and promotes a team atmosphere.
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion – Collaborates with and involves others with divergent viewpoints, as well as diverse people and groups, contributing to developing an environment that is equitable, inclusive, respectful and cooperative. Demonstrates a commitment to learning about and advancing environmental and climate justice initiatives.

Commerce Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Competencies: Grow in and be an example for the Commerce work related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism. Influence and encourage staff and others to in the agency to participate in DEI work at all levels (individually, program, agency and statewide:
• Create and/or maintain a space that is inclusive and safe for everyone who interacts with and within our
agency. Leaders recognize that oppression and inequities such as racism, sexism, classism, etc., are real,
exist and need to be addressed.
• Implement practices and working conditions that achieve inclusion in the workforce and in the way we serve the public. Create a place of belonging, inclusion, safety and growth. Example include:
o Identifying where barriers and inequities exist in your area of expertise or responsibility and lead the
removal, change or culture adjustment.
o Support and encourage your peers, ensuring accountability for the agency’s DEI work.
o Actively participate with the agency’s collective DEI work, initiatives, workgroups, and share knowledge
gained with your team.
o Co-create and support policies, programs, practices and procedures that increase the power, voice and
influence of the most impacted and marginalized employees.
o Advocate, share and encourage ongoing training for staff on the topics of diversity, equity, inclusion
and anti-racism.
o Become aware of and be open to the cultural differences within your team. Create brave spaces for
discussion and respond effectively to inappropriate and non-inclusive behavior.
o Use DEI data to inform and influence your organization’s programs and services. Learn the story that
data is telling and then operationalize inclusivity in decisions affecting policies and practices.

Preferred/Desired Education, Experience, and Competencies.
• Three years’ experience managing clean transportation projects or working in the energy or transportation sectors.
• Advanced knowledge of electric vehicles, clean energy and vehicle efficiency technologies and related state and federal public policies.
• Professional level experience with managing and/or designing state funding programs.
• Two years’ supervisory experience successfully supervising, mentoring and coaching professional staff.
• Technical knowledge and aptitude of state legislative and budget processes.
• Experience working for, or in partnership with, organizations with missions focused on environmental or climate justice and/or experience collaborating with historically marginalized communities, tribes and low-income populations.
• Advanced knowledge of and extensive experience using project management tools to implement efficient processes or procedures.
• Advanced knowledge of and extensive experience using data analysis or visualization tools to set and measure performance metrics.

To be considered for this position the following are needed:

A complete and detailed online application.
A cover letter (enter online).
At least three professional references (enter online).

For questions about this recruitment, please contact our recruitment team via email: comrecruitment@commerce.wa.gov – please reference the job number in your message.
Supplemental Information
Work from Anywhere in Washington State
This position may be located anywhere within Washington State though occasional travel to a Commerce office building or in-state travel to attend events or meetings may be required. If selected, you will need to travel to pick up equipment and receive instruction. Many Commerce employees work remotely or have a hybrid schedule.

This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies over the next 60 days.

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

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Our Commitment to Equal Opportunity
The Washington State Department of Commerce is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and gender identity diversity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of disability, persons over 40 years of age, veterans or people with military status, and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply. Persons needing accommodation in the application, testing, or interview process or this job announcement in an alternative format may email Human Resources at Human.Resources@commerce.wa.gov. 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.

Department of Commerce also offers a competitive benefits package including: medical and dental insurance benefits, retirement and deferred compensation plans, 11 paid holidays each year, 14-25 vacation days per year (depending on length of employment), 8 hours of sick leave per month (if full time employed), bereavement leave, an employee assistance program, as well as other benefits. Please see the Benefits Tab for more details.