Career Opportunity

Utility Specialist - Water Supply & Treatment Division - SFPUC (5602)

Recruitment: RTF0139444-01155479

Published: October 19, 2023

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About:

October 19, 2023: Extended the announcement to expand the candidate pool. Candidates who have already submitted an application do not need to re-apply.

• Application Opening: October 5, 2023
• Application Deadline: November 3, 2023 (Extended Deadline)
• Compensation Range: $116,116 - $171,652
• Recruitment ID: RTF0139444-01155479 (139445)

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Temporary 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

Project Name: Development of WSTD's Environmental Compliance & Safety Program

Position Description: 

Under the direction of the Water Supply and Treatment Division (WSTD) Manager, the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Program Manager will manage WSTD’s regulatory compliance efforts and establish a safety program for the Division. WSTD has to comply with regulatory requirements from the California Department of Industrial Relations for permits to operate pressure vessels; California Department of Tax and Fee Administration for underground storage tank certification; California Department of Public Health for water hauler license; Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and San Joaquin County Environmental Health Departments for hazardous waste and hazardous materials permits; Bay Area Air Quality Management District for permits to operate generators and paint and spray booths; California Air Resources Board for permits to operate portable generators and off-road diesel-fueled equipment; various fire departments for fire alarm and fire sprinkler permits; and various sanitary districts for wastewater discharge permits. There are approximately 200 permits that the Division has to maintain with their individual compliance requirements. On the health and safety front, the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Program Manager will establish a safety program for WSTD’s 240 employees. The safety program will implement ANSI Z10 requirements for our facilities, establish standard operating procedures, ensure job site safety, and manage mandatory safety training requirements for our staff. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Monitors operations and maintenance activities to ensure compliance with policy directives, laws, regulations and contractual constraints.
2. Acts as regulatory agency liaison.
3. Oversees the development and maintenance of contracts and task orders related to environmental and regulatory compliance services such as spill prevention control and countermeasure plans, risk management plans; provides negotiation support on division-wide multi-year contracts.
4. Identifies operational constraints and develops, evaluates, or recommends policies and procedures to improve operations and mitigate risks.
5. Develops training programs to implement policies and programs, trains operators, trades staff, technicians, and other personnel on policies, procedures and compliance issues.
6. Writes a variety of documents including reports; work plans; general correspondence; operations plans; program descriptions; operating procedures and policy recommendations; meeting minutes; legal and regulatory interpretations and issues; spill prevention control and countermeasure plans; risk management plans; and other types of written documents as needed to support the diverse work activities assigned to this class.
7. Develops, implements, and maintains database systems for regulatory compliance data, permits, and mandatory safety training requirements.
8. Supervises Regulatory Specialists and other technical personnel and provides technical support and expertise for environmental and regulatory compliance.

Work Location:  

• 1000 El Camino Real, Millbrae.

Hours of Operations: 

• Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

How to qualify

If you are interested in a job like this, we are looking for people that have the following:

Education:

• Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university preferably with major coursework in Law, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Natural Resources, Computer Science, Business Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or other field related to the utility business; AND

Experience:

• Four years of verifiable journey-level work experience in one or more of the following areas: planning, scheduling, cost estimating and resource projecting for mid to large scale projects; water supply/infrastructure management and planning; power operations planning and scheduling; analysis, interpretation and application of utility contracts and regulations in either water, power (electric and/or natural gas), telecommunications, or a wastewater/clean water program; utility market and environmental analysis and planning; power supply and transmission rates and contracts; generation, transmission or distribution planning and design; or long-term utility systems planning.

License and Certification:

• Possession of a valid California Class C driver's license.

Substitution:

Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis.

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. More information can be found at: https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#verification

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.

Applicants for positions in this classification who are not currently employed by the City and County of San Francisco in a safety-sensitive position represented by (San Francisco City Workers United, Painters), are required to pass pre-employment drug and alcohol testing upon reasonable suspicion or after-work related accident. Applicants with positive result from pre-employment drug test will be restricted from hire in safety-sensitive positions for six months after the date of the positive test.

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

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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.

Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the Human Resources Analyst, Brandon Bradley at BBradley@sfwater.org.

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.