Director-Project Closeout

Salary range is $145K to $247K with a midpoint of $196K. New hires typically receive between minimum and midpoint, however, we may go slightly higher based on experience, internal equity and market. 

Sound Transit also offers a competitive benefits package with a wide range of offerings, including:

• Health Benefits: We offer two choices of medical plans, a dental plan, and a vision plan all at no cost for employee coverage; comprehensive benefits for employees and eligible dependents, including a spouse or domestic partner.
• Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Retirement Plans: 401a – 10% of employee contribution with a 12% match by Sound Transit; 457b – up to IRS maximum (employee only contribution).
• Paid Time Off: Employees accrue 25 days of paid time off annually with increases at four, eight and twelve years of service. Employees at the director level and up accrue additional days. We also observe 12 paid holidays and provide up to 2 paid floating holidays and up to 2 paid volunteer days per year.
• Parental Leave: 12 weeks of parental leave for new parents.
• Pet Insurance.
• ORCA Card: All full-time employees will receive an ORCA card at no cost.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Sound Transit will pay up to $5,000 annually for approved tuition expenses.
• Compensation Practices: We offer competitive salaries based on market rates and internal equity. In addition to compensation and benefits, you’ll find that we provide work-life balance, opportunities for professional development and recognition from your colleagues.

GENERAL PURPOSE: 

The Director – Project Closeout serves as the agency owner for capital project closeout, accountable for policy, performance, and delivery outcomes from operational readiness through final close. The Director sets strategy, establishes standards and KPIs, governs portfolio progress, and deploys resources to drive timely, compliant, and cost-disciplined closeout across projects. This role leads the Project Closeout function within the Center of Excellence and partners with Asset Transition, Project Delivery, Operations, Safety, Legal, and IT to ensure seamless handover, accurate asset records, and final contract reconciliation. The Director conducts closeout readiness reviews, interfaces with internal and external oversight, and drives cross-functional corrective actions to resolution. This position reports through the Construction Support Services Division in the Center of Excellence, and directly leads managers, professional staff, and consultants

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

The following duties are a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.

• Owns agencywide closeout policy, standards, and procedures; updates them based on lessons learned, audit findings, and regulatory changes.
• Defines portfolio KPIs and annual targets (e.g., closeout cycle time, records completeness, warranty/securities closure, residual risk burn-down); publishes dashboards/heatmaps and drives corrective actions.
• Leads the closeout governance cadence; sets entry/exit criteria for readiness reviews and issues go/no-go recommendations with executive escalation as needed.
• Interfaces with internal/external oversight (e.g., Internal Audit and federal partners) and represents status, risks, and actions to executive leadership.
• Directs creation and continuous improvement of closeout toolkits, SOPs, schedules, templates, and training; ensures integration with PMIS/EDMS and asset registry systems.
• Oversees portfolio-level issue resolution (third-party agreements, claims/final reconciliation, commissioning/system safety certification artifacts, spares and O&M deliverables).
• Orchestrates time-boxed “surge” deployments—small, focused teams to retire legacy backlogs, pilot improvements, or stabilize at-risk transitions.
• Ensures accurate and complete records archiving and asset handover packages (warranties, O&M manuals, as-builts, spare parts lists, CM/Ops procedures).
• Accountable for complete, accurate, and timely handover packages (as-builts, O&M manuals, warranties/spares) and the integrity of EDMS/asset registry records at close.
• Owns the Closeout operating plan, budget, and consultant strategy; allocates resou