Career Opportunity

Spot Repair Manager- Wastewater Enterprise- SFPUC- (0922) (122108)

Recruitment: RTF0122107-01123061

Published: February 17, 2023

Accepting applications until: March 03, 2023

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About:

• Application Opening: 02/17/2023
• Application Filing Deadline: 03/03/2023
• Annual Salary: $122,200 - $156,026
• Recruitment ID:   RTF0122107-01123061 (122108)

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Permanent Exempt: 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

Work Location:  1603 Griffith Street, San Francisco, CA  94124

Work Scheduled:  6:00 AM to 2:30 PM Monday through Friday

Project Name:  Spot Repair Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

The 0922 will oversee all of the project logistics defined by the Collection System Asset Management Plan (CSAMP) which require a sewer repair and rehabilitation program that minimizes sewer failure risk. This new position will use condition assessment data to strategically complete repairs that will prolong the operational life of collection systems assets. The Sewer Repair Project position will manage a team of 2 Sewer Repair Supervisors, a senior Construction Inspector, 3 construction inspectors, and 10 sewer repair crews (mix of public and private) with an annual goal of performing 1300 sewer repairs.

The annual budget managed by the 0922 Sewer Repair Program Manager is approximately $35 million. As part of this project, the incumbent will work closely with The City Attorney coordinated claims investigations, investigating sewer related roadway defects, 311 complaints, groundwater or water leak complaints, equipment reliability issues, performing work order asset failure analysis, training and competency issues, emergency preparedness & response, sewer construction planning and oversight, and resource planning.

Essential Functions:

• Provides mid-level management functions in the Spot Repair section; high-level responsibility for the section and the spot repair program
• Incumbents make decisions which impact the daily operations and implementation of established procedures and policies of the section
• Coordinates and organizes the budget preparation, monitoring of expenditures and financial reporting for the section
• Responsible for planning and evaluating performance of direct reports
• Resolves disputes and solve problems requiring analyses of issues that may result in deviations from routine processes, new technology and or additional resources
• Establish working relationships with others within the organization and cross-divisionally
• Plans, organizes, staffs, leads and controls the efforts of the Collection System Division’s goals
• Assure that safety remains a high priority for the section
• Perform related duties as required

How to qualify

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

Education: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university; AND

Experience: Five (5) years of experience within sewer repair and construction capacity; AND

License: Possession of a valid California driver’s license.

Education Substitution: Additional qualifying experience may fully substitute the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis. (One (1) year is equivalent to 30 semester units or 45 quarter units) One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2000 hours. (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week.) Any overtime hours that you work above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.

Desirable Qualifications: 

Ideal incumbent will have experience in strategic asset management, as well as maintenance program development.  Ability to communicate and encourage teamwork and collaboration within the section with conflict resolution and management skills.  Expertise with construction-related matters, field operations and program development are competencies needed for this position.

•             At least one (1) year of experience supervising staff in sewer repair and construction

•             Experience with Maximo software

•             Experience in implementing permit procedures, i.e., excavation or building permits

•             Experience in construction permit coordination or related

•             Experience in enforcing public standards and application to public construction contracts

•             Experience in public right of way construction with focus on separate sanitary, separate storm,     

               and / or combined sewer systems

The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.

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?

• 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, Anna Owens, by email at aowens@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.