Transit Project Control Engineer III
King CountyAbout the role
Posting number: 2026KK27318
Department: MTD - Metro Transit
Division: Capital
Job classification: Transit Project Control Engineer III (W2 : TEA-MTD-Capital Div-Staff)
Posting type: Open & Promotional
Categories: Transit
Summary
King County Metro Transit is looking for one (1) forward-thinking and detail-oriented Transit Project Control Engineer Ill to join a dynamic work group within the Capital Division. The Project Controls Engineer oversees contract and project administration services within the Project Controls Office (PCO) to ensure the success of Metro's Capital Improvement Program (CIP). PCO currently consists of 18 team members supporting customers both inside and outside the Division. PCO includes two (2) sub-work groups, Contract Administration Services which focuses on administering contracts, and Project Administration Services which focuses on the development of project schedules and related work.
Metro's CIP aligns with our long game to leverage the power of public transit to build healthier, more equitable, a thriving economy, and a sustainable environment. Come join Metro and move forward this blueprint as a Project Controls Engineer!
Recruitment Information:
This recruitment will be used to fill one Career Service vacancy. In addition, this selection process may be used to generate an eligibility pool for future Career Service, Special Duty Assignment, or term-limited temporary vacancies that may occur in this classification and workgroup within the Capital Division. The eligibility pool will be retained for 12 months from the time it is established and may be extended or used at the discretion of the hiring authority.
We are only accepting applications from current King County Employees. Please refer to the "Supplemental Information" section of this job bulletin for the required application materials.
Questions? If you have questions regarding this position or recruitment, please contact Kam Kaur, Talent Advisor at kakaur@kingcounty.gov.
Examples of duties
Applying equity and social justice principles is a daily responsibility and foundational expectation for all King County employees. In this role, you will apply equity and social justice principles (ESJ) that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices to all aspects of the work.As a Transit Project Control Engineer III, you will:
- Provide support and technical assistance to team members performing project and/or contract administration services, including ensuring timely completion of assignments and tasks consistent with contract terms and department and county procedures and policies.
- Develop, maintain, and closeout project schedules utilizing standardized templates consistent with established standard works, policies, and procedures.
- Create, maintain, and track various elements of a project schedule (e.g., Costs: Estimates & Actuals, Project Activity Completion, internal resource identification & usage, Risk Register, Lessons Learned, etc.
- Monitor and update Estimate-At-Completion (EACs) throughout the life of the project for reporting purposes.
- Facilitate the gathering of resource estimates from the project team utilizing a tool created for that purpose, review data with the Project Manager or designee, and load into in project schedules.
- Attend project team meetings as a core member to facilitate schedule updates, seek clarification and report out (either Power Bl and/or dashboard as required).
- Review and furnish comments on work order scopes, Level-of-Effort (LOE), etc. for compliance with relative contract scope of work.
- Maintain and update various trackers and/or logs (Comprehensive Project Management Tool, correspondence, submittals, request for information, change orders and amendments, field directives, etc.).
- Monitor and track contingency status. Provide various status reports on program or project costs. Analyze cos
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