The Director of Park Experience and Operations ensures that Waterfront Park is the highest and best functioning public space in Seattle. They will work with Friends’ partners to deliver immaculately maintained grounds and facilities, beautifully designed park amenities that meet and anticipate the needs of all users, and a visitor experience that feels inviting, pleasing, and safe—in every sense of that word—to the enormously diverse user groups who need to feel that waterfront park is a home place.

The Public Safety Manager is a key member of the operations team and works in collaboration with colleagues across the organization, as well as with public, private, and nonprofit partners in community efforts around public safety. The Public Safety Manager will oversee the goal of fostering a healthy waterfront neighborhood through partnerships that include City law enforcement, private security, and social service outreach. Responsibilities will grow as the entire 20 acres of new public spaces open in 2024, welcoming over 8 million visitors.

The Event and Facility Onsite Operations Assistant supports the on-site operational functions of the Event and Operations team, ensuring efficiency and consistency in implementing department processes, on-site tasks, and communication. This role also provides logistical support for all internal and external events with a variety of complexity. This position requires continual demonstration of the following core competencies: maintaining a quality guest experience, and collaborating across groups to ensure successful events. This is a high-volume environment where work productivity, efficiency, and effective communication skills are a must. This position will also support ensuring that Friends’ diversity, equity and inclusion values are upheld and advanced in the production of events.

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