Local Business Manager | WCC Shelton

Posting number: 2026-06289

Department: Dept. of Corrections

Division: BEST - Business Services

Job classification: WMS BAND 2

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Corrections, Accounting and Finance, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Statistics/Mathematics, Program Management, Database Administration

Summary

Local Business Manager (LBM)

Full Time | Permanent | WMS Band 2

Location: Washington Corrections Center (WCC) | Shelton, WA

Salary Range: $120,396 Annually

This is a telework/hybrid position. The selected candidate may telework up to 2 days per week after an initial training period. 

The Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) is seeking an innovative, detail-oriented and self-motivated individual to join the Business Enterprise Services & Technology Division at the Washington Corrections Center (WCC) as the Local Business Manager (LBM)! The goal of the LBM is to utilize collaborative skills and efforts to work with DOC HQ, Business Services, and WCC Leadership, forming a dynamic team of professionals that work together to ensure all business and warehouse operations are met in conjunction with DOC values and strategic goals.

Our ideal candidate will build a high-performing customer-focused business office that delivers exceptional operational services. They will be a leader that creates an environment where employees feel empowered, valued, and accountable. They will foster teamwork, innovation, and continuous improvement. 

The LBM is responsible for developing the budget, budget projections, providing fiscal analysis and advice to the operational leaders such as superintendents and health care managers. You will contribute to the organization's mission by providing access to adequate financial data, by developing the operating and local fund budgets, and  by managing the business and warehousing operations.

Through budget strategy and development, the candidate of choice will have a pervasive and direct effect upon facility operations. Serving as the principal financial advisor to the operational leader, the LBM provides input and technical support for a broad range of activities and initiatives. 

LBMs are financial experts who provide advice and expertise to the superintendent and other facility managers of budget development, expenditure management, and reduction strategies. This advice has significant and far-reaching effects on the facility and the overall budget variance of the agency. 

If you are excited about the opportunity and wish to contribute to improving public safety by positively changing lives, we would love to see your application and connect with you!

A completed application packet will include:

Examples of duties

We are looking for an individual who can contribute to the vision and mission of the agency, who shares our vision of public service, committed to an equitable and inclusive culture that fosters and inspires excellence, while promoting innovation, engagement, and safety, leading to better outcomes for our incarcerated population, our agency, and our community.

 

As a Local Business Manager, some of the tasks you may be responsible for performing are: 

• Managing and administering a comprehensive program in accordance with agency policy, WACs, CBA, and laws, which could look like:
  1. Consulting with appointing authorities, managers, staff, supervisors, and HR regarding complex issues by gathering and analyzing facts to develop options and solutions
  2. Developing new methods of viewing situations and approaching issues within ethical, legal, and regulatory boundaries
  3. Exercising discretion and judgment when providing consultation and advice and applying skills and knowledge to different situations
  4. Providing accurate interpretation, verbally and in writing, of policies, regulations, rules, goods and services contracts, and applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA)
• Planning, coordinating, and administering efficient and effective business services, including:
  1. Consulting with operational leaders regarding business services and customer needs
  2. Serving as a liaison to Headqu