Career Opportunity

Development Utilities Project Manager III - INF - SFPUC (5506)

Recruitment: REF13940B

Published: August 01, 2022

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About:

• Application Opening: 08/01/2022
• Application Filing Deadline: 08/05/2022
• Annual Salary: $237,016 Annually 
• Recruitment ID: REF13940B

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Temporary Exempt (TEX): This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer. The duration of the appointment shall not exceed 36 months

WHO ARE WE?
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)
Headquartered in San Francisco, we have 2,300 employees operating across eight counties serving more than 2.7 million customers in the San Francisco Bay Area – 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

Our Mission: To provide our customers with high quality, efficient, and reliable water, power, and wastewater services in a manner that values environmental and community interests and sustains the resources entrusted to our care.

Our Vision: We are an innovative utility leader, recognized for excellent results in service, safety, stewardship, and inclusiveness.

We are an award-winning and industry-leading utilities organization committed to our customers, community interests, and the environment. To learn more about our organization, please visit our website at https://www.sfpuc.org/.

We are proud of our infrastructure and programs, but most importantly, we value our highly qualified and dedicated workforce which ensures that this vision becomes a reality.

To learn more about working at the SFPUC, visit our career site at https://www.sfpuc.org/about-us/careers-sfpuc

Role description

Project: Development Utilities Infrastructure Project

The Project Manager III (PM III) is responsible for managing the engineering, design, construction, and acceptance of proposed SFPUC water, power, and sewer utility infrastructure associated with new developments in San Francisco (including residential, commercial, and large-scale master planned development projects).The PM III will also coordinate the work of a multi-disciplinary technical staff across organizational boundaries as well as work extensively with the public, private contractors, special interest groups, and regulatory agencies.

Essential Functions:

The tasks involved in the various projects are as follows:

• Project Management: Manage project budget, schedule, and scope.
• Engineering Planning Review As Needed: Needs Definition, Condition Assessment. Alternatives Identification and Conceptual Engineering: Define the project needs, assess the conditions of all existing pertinent facilities, and identify feasible alternatives to address project needs.
  • Alternatives Evaluation: Evaluate various alternatives for meeting the project objectives based on designated evaluation criteria. Recommend the preferred alternative.
  • Review Conceptual Engineering Report: Review a report that specifies the 10%design level for the recommended alternative.
• Engineering Design and Design Criteria: Coordinate review of construction documents (plans and specifications) for the project.
• Construction Management Support: Provide construction management support to facilitate project construction.
• Operational Start-Up: Provide as-needed support to facilitate the operational start-up of any newly constructed facilities and assist in financial close-out of the projects.
• Acceptance on new infrastructure – Provide leadership to support the acceptance of the new infrastructure.

The 5506 Project Manager III will perform other related duties as assigned.

How to qualify

1. Bachelor's Degree in architecture, engineering, planning, or landscape architecture; plus four (4) years of responsible architectural, engineering or construction management experience, OR

2. A Bachelor's Degree in another field plus six (6) years of responsible experience in a field directly related to the project, OR

3. Eight (8) years of architectural, engineering, or construction management experience in a field directly related to the project, OR

4. California registration as professional engineer or architect,

AND

5. Additional Four (4) additional years of project coordination experience for major architectural, engineering or construction projects.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

Highly Desirable Qualifications/Requirements:

·       Extensive experience working with large development projects in San Francisco.

·       Strong working knowledge of project engineering, construction management, and/or construction processes and procedures.

·       Extensive experience with wastewater, water, and power related infrastructure projects.

·       Effective communication skills

·       Ability to work cooperatively with a wide range of stakeholders, including developers, consultants, and city staff and managers from other divisions of the SFPUC and other departments in the City

·       Ability to negotiate effectively

·       Ability to identify and define problems, make recommendations with appropriate justification, and develop/implement a plan of action.

Verification of Education and Experience:

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

What else should I know?

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

HOW TO APPLY  

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process.

• Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Job Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the job analyst, Linda Muir, by email at LMuir@sfwater.org.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:  All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Someone is fully vaccinated when 14 days have passed since they received the final dose of a two-shot vaccine or a dose of a one-shot vaccine. Any new hire must present proof of full vaccination status to be appointed. Any new hire who will be routinely assigned or occasionally enter High-Risk Settings, must provide proof of having received a COVID-19 booster vaccine by March 1, 2022, or once eligible.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.