PW Operations Supervisor

Join our team as a Public Works Operations Supervisor and play a key role in keeping our community safe, clean, and well-maintained through high-quality vegetation management services. In this dynamic leadership role, you’ll guide field operations, collaborate with City leadership, and drive continuous improvements while delivering responsive, professional service to residents and stakeholders.

• The first round of application will be reviewed on Friday, April 24, 2026
• Default schedule will be the following: Mondays-Thursdays (4/10) every Friday off (6:00 am - 4:30 pm)

• Ensure vegetation management activities consistently meet the City’s established service standards while collaborating closely with Division leadership and the Public Works Operations Manager to align priorities, maximize resources, and advance strategic goals.
• Work in close coordination with Maintenance & Operations supervisors, managers, and leads to ensure continuous system coverage and deliver prompt, well-organized responses to service disruptions and urgent issues.
• Plan, assign, schedule, supervise, and review the daily work of staff performing vegetation management activities.
• Ensure tasks are completed safely, efficiently, and to high-quality standards across areas such as right-of-way mowing, tree trimming, and work zones, while verifying workmanship and proper use of materials.
• Work with Division leadership to identify workflow issues, address operational challenges, and assess existing practices, recommending and implementing approved improvements to boost efficiency, productivity, and overall service delivery.
• Respond to resident and customer inquiries and concerns promptly and professionally, ensuring a high level of customer service. Elevate complex or sensitive matters to the Public Works Operations Manager as needed while keeping leadership informed.
• Communicate effectively and courteously with officials, residents, contractors, and staff, providing helpful information on City and departmental matters.

A successful candidate in this position will:

• Practice active listening and tailor messages to diverse audiences.
• Establish and maintain trust by acting with consistency, openness, and reliability.
• Take initiative to address issues proactively, using interpersonal skills to navigate conflict.
• Contribute to a workplace culture where everyone feels welcomed and included.
• Strengthen internal and external partnerships to enhance collective success.
• Demonstrate honesty and transparency in all actions and communications.
• Identify creative solutions to challenges and implement improvements.

About City of Bothell:

• The City is comprised of 13.6 square miles within both King and Snohomish Counties and is home to 51,760 people (2025). This figure is projected to grow to nearly 75,000 over the next 20 years in tandem with Bothell’s increasingly vibrant downtown and life sciences employment cluster near the I-405 corridor.
• Learn more about the City’s Organizational Valuesand the Bothell’s City Council 2040 Vision and Strategic Priorities.
• Learn more about the City of Bothell's Public Works Department here!

To read the full job description and review the minimum qualifications, click here.

We are committed to being a safe, equitable, and inclusive workplace and community.
The City of Bothell is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people’s lives. The City of Bothell recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We seek to recruit and hire talented and engaged job candidates from a widely diverse range of backgrounds. We celebrate the diversity in our workplace and community and believe it makes us stronger.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please send an email tohrhelpdesk@bothellwa.gov.

To learn more about the City of Bothell’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, visit theDEI at Bothell Webpage.

Why Bothell?
Bothell offers a career-enriching opportunity to apply your skills and experience in a way that has a positive effect on the community. We encourage professional growth and for employees to “think outside the box”. We value work-life balance and provide paid vacation and sick leave benefits.

We offer ample time off including 11 paid holidays as well as 2 personal holidays. As an employee, you have access to a robust benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision for you and your family. We also offer life and disability insurance, state pension membership and deferred compensation for retirement. Commute trip reduction, alternative work schedules, flexible work environment, and hybrid work options are available when appropriate. The City of Bothell creates an environment that supports wellness practices which enhance the quality of life for City employees, and encourage and incentivize participation in an employee wellness program. As a result, the City is a recipient of the Association of Washington Cities WellCity Award.