General Manager - Covington Water District

General Manager
Application Process
Submit completed questionnaire,
resume and application to Human
Resources by November 5, 2014.
Covington Water District
18631 SE 300th Place SE
Covington, WA 98042
Hours: Monday-Friday
8:00 am—5:00 pm
(253) 867—0905
Application & Questionnaire
at: www.covingtonwater.com
Submit completed documents to:
[email protected]
Salary & Benefits
$10,658—$14,388 monthly, DOQ
FLSA Exempt
Covington Water offers a comprehensive benefits package with
medical, dental and vision coverage 100% paid for employees.
Spouses and eligible dependents
pay 10%. This position includes
attractive paid sick and vacation
accruals plus 12 paid holidays per
year. Life insurance, AD&D and
long-term disability coverage paid
for employees and optional plans
are available for dependents. Additional employee benefits offered
are $100 per month District contribution to HRA/VEBA, EAP
program, PERS through the
Washington State Department of
Retirement Systems and a tuition
reimbursement program. Voluntary benefits include deferred
compensation plan and AFLAC.
Covington Water District is reopening the search for our next General Manager.
Our recent finalist had to withdraw due to an unexpected family situation. We look
forward to receiving qualified candidates application materials. Materials outline
details of the desired knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for successful candidates.
The General Manager needs to be a seasoned, talented and progressive leader to
translate the District’s mission and strategic plan into action. This involved and respected leader stays abreast of industry trends and technology, promotes efficiencies
and accountability, coaches and mentors valued and empowered staff, builds and
maintains relationships with relevant entities and governmental agencies, ensures
fiscal responsibility and places a high priority on community outreach and customer
service throughout the organization and externally.
The General Manager must speak and write articulately in a variety of settings, to a
diverse audience regarding a wide variety of issues. They must skillfully operate in
a dynamic political environment and continue building lasting local and regional
partnerships. The General Manager must work effectively with the Board, and in
partnership establish, articulate, and implement the strategic vision for the District.
The General Manager reports directly to the Board of Commissioners. The General
Manager supervises five staff; the Business Services and Human Resources Directors, District Engineer, Operations Manager and Executive Assistant. The District
employees 38 FTE’s.
The ideal candidate is dynamic, a forward thinker, has strong interpersonal skills, a
progressive and collaborative management style, a strong understanding of finance
and public debt, excellent judgment, and the ability to lead, motivate, influence and
guide staff.
QUALIFICATIONS
 A Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Public administration,
engineering or related field is required.
 Ten years of experience in a senior management role in an organization of
comparable size and complexity.
 Experience in water or government is strongly preferred.
Managing water resources for existing and
future generations and the environment.
About the District
Covington Water District is a special purpose District, responsible for
providing water for approximately 55 square miles of South King County
under a Coordinated Water System Plan. The District is roughly bounded
by SR-18 on the northwest, the Maple Valley Highway on the northeast,
Ravensdale on the east, and the Green River on the south. Cities within
our boundaries include Covington, Maple Valley and Black Diamond.
The District was formed in 1960 with fewer than 100 customers.
With growth and by merging with a number of small water districts; the District has reached more than
17,000 connections.
The District has a total of 11 production wells, 3 treatment plants, emergency interties with 2 neighboring agencies, 20.5 million gallons of storage in steel tanks at seven sites throughout the District, and
over 267 miles of pipeline.
The District's water supply consists of groundwater via our production wells allotted to us by the State
of Washington (our Water Right), and water from the Green River Watershed via the Regional Water
Supply System (RWSS). The District has been a 19.44% partner in the RWSS since 2002 and started
receiving water from behind the Howard Hanson Dam in 2006. Our water is tested regularly by a State
certified laboratory to confirm it meets or exceeds all regulatory standards.
The District promotes conservation through newsletters and articles, and a rate structure that encourages conservation by adopting a peak user rate. Covington Water District is active in the Water and
Sewer Risk Management Pool, American Water Works Association, Central Puget Sound Water
Supply Forum, Washington Water Utility Council and Sno-King Water District Coalition.
Why Apply?
This is an excellent opportunity for a progressive thinking, talented manager to lead a well managed
District with a group of a dedicated and skilled employees and management team who care deeply
about their mission to deliver clean, safe, reliable potable water.
How to Apply:
Submit completed application, supplemental questionnaire, and resume to Human Resources
by November 3, 2014. Materials can be submitted to either of the following:
e mail to; [email protected], or by postal mail to;
Covington Water District (Attention HR) 18631 SE 300th Pl SE, Covington, WA 98042
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