May 25, 2018
Employee engagement, health and well-being
Cross-posted from KC Employee News When the Department of Natural Resources and Parks’s Wastewater Comprehensive Planning and GIS group sat down to review their engagement survey results, they kept coming back to one thing – improving their well-being. To support…
April 5, 2018
Creating pipelines to future careers
Most high school students don't realize the variety of jobs -- from engineers and financial analysts to electricians -- that are needed to keep our water clean. We recently hosted over 50 high school students at a Careers in Clean…
April 2, 2018
Using virtual reality to train staff, pass on know-how
Cross-posted from KC Employee News Virtual reality is not just for gamers! King County is using HoloLens technology to capture work processes, take advantage of institutional knowledge and enhance staff training using Mixed and Virtual Reality. In a pilot project with Microsoft and…
February 1, 2018
Careers that matter: We’re accepting applications for paid summer internships through Feb. 25.
If you're a college student who shares our passion for clean water and healthy communities, we're looking for you. We're now hiring for paid summer internships in a number of different career areas. Apply online through Feb. 25.
September 26, 2017
Poofighters rock on and take the stage at world’s biggest, most extreme, wastewater Ops Challenge at WEFTEC in Chicago
When asked why he became a wastewater operator, Darek Kenaston reveals, “The more I got into it, the more I was interested. It was a good fit. I’ve always been around the water. I grew up in Florida, two blocks…
August 17, 2017
CitySoil Farm hosts a special group of summer campers
King County hosts a special group of campers at CitySoil Farm. They learned how we protect people and the environment, and helped provide for families just like theirs.
August 8, 2017
Video: New Director’s learning curve becomes a mountain
Anyone who’s ever started a new job knows there can be a lot to learn for the first few months – or even year. When you tackle the learning curve, you have to learn a lot of new faces and…
July 12, 2017
King County employees share the value of recycling
Three King County employees learned the value of recycling resources in faraway communities where sustainable practices are a necessity.
