Career Opportunity

Manager II - ClimateSF Program Manager - Infrastructure - SFPUC (0923) 142246

Recruitment: RTF0142245-01155859

Published: December 21, 2023

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About:

* Announcement amended on 12/20/2023 and 12/21/2023. Updated sections:  qualifications and application deadline. *

• Application Opening: 12/13/2023
• Application Deadline: 01/04/2024
• Compensation Range: $134,524 - $171,678
• Recruitment ID: RTF0142245-01155859 (142246)

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

About ClimateSF

ClimateSF brings together City agencies that are taking collective action on climate resilience through research, planning, policies, and projects. The program works to align, integrate, and advance City climate resilience efforts through coordinated communications, engagement, funding and financing strategies, policy development, and legislative efforts. The following programs and plans are part of this coordinated effort: Hazards and Climate Resilience Plan, Climate Action Plan, Safety and Resilience and Environmental Justice Elements of the General Plan, Waterfront Resilience Program, Ocean Beach Master Plan and Climate Change Adaptation Project, Heat and Air Quality Resilience Project, and others.

Building a climate-resilient San Francisco requires us to both safeguard against current and future climate hazards as well as eliminate and sequester harmful emissions. Achieving resilience will involve changing the way we plan and build to address hazards such as sea level rise and flooding, extreme heat, and water scarcity while also developing policies and programs to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040 through building electrification, renewable energy, zero emission mobility, affordable and healthy housing, and responsible consumption. San Francisco is committed to environmental justice processes and solutions as core to being able to achieve a climate resilient city for generations to come.

Role description

Project Name: ClimateSF Program Manager 

Position Description: 

The 0923 Manager II - ClimateSF Program Manager is a high-level administrative and policy-influencing position who plans, organizes, facilitates, and leads a major multi-agency effort that advances collective resilience goals. The Program Manager convenes a multi-agency team including Office of Resilience and Capital Planning, Planning Department, SF Public Utilities Commission, Public Works, Port of San Francisco, SF Environment, and SF Metropolitan Transportation Agency, and San Francisco Airport. Engagement with other partnering agencies may include Recreation and Parks Department, Department of Emergency Management, Department of Public Health, Office of Racial Equity, and others. The Program Manager maintains the program charter and develops program work plans. The Program Manager, working with the core team and partner agencies, will be responsible for developing key deliverables, which may include the following:

• Legislative and advocacy strategies at state and federal levels; 
• Shared funding and financing plans by geography or issue; 
• Coordinated responses to grant opportunities and budget requests; 
• Implementation of climate resilient building and planning code updates; 
• ClimateSF communication tools, e.g., webpage, newsletter, talking points;
• Coordinated community engagement that informs City priorities; 
• ClimateSF performance measures and progress reporting

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Develop, manage, and maintain a ClimateSF charter and work program to help advance, align and integrate San Francisco’s Climate Resilience efforts; Evaluate program efficacy annually and make operational adjustments as needed.      
• Lead development of strategic policy, funding, and implementation projects relating to climate resilience.     
• Convene the multi-agency team at the staff, deputy, and director levels and serve as primary Climate Resilience point of contact for other city agencies and external stakeholders.     
• Advise and act as a resource to the City Administrator, Chief Resilience Officer, and Directors and senior managers from other core agencies on climate resilience policy issues.    
• Manage the climate resilience work as assigned; advise and oversee the related consultant contract procurement process; develop interagency MOUs as needed; monitor, evaluate and improve the performance of subordinates and consultants.    
• Represent and/or support others representing the City on climate resilience planning and policy initiatives to various bodies, including: City Boards and Commissions, local, regional, and state agencies, community and business organizations, and other groups.     
• Class 0923 Manager II perform other duties as assigned.    

Job Location

The position is with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, but will be seated within the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning located in City Hall, the seat of government for the City and County of San Francisco.

How to qualify

These minimum qualifications establish the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license(s) which are required for employment in the classification.

Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.

Experience: Five years of professional experience in public policy, public administration, planning, management, civil, or environmental engineering, or a related field is required. 

Education Substitution: Additional related experience may substitute for the education qualification up to 2 years.

Experience Substitution:  An advanced degree in any of these fields may be substituted for up to one year of the required experience.

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

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience developing strategic plans, preparing, and presenting policy or funding proposals
• Experience developing and sustaining partnerships that advance environmental justice goals and policies
• Competence of analyzing proposals through a racial and social equity and/or environmental justice lens
• Competence of building consensus among multiple stakeholders with different imperatives
• Competence of building on or advancing trust with communities, especially those most at risk
• Familiarity with State and Federal programs and regulations related to climate resilience, environmental justice policies and practices
• Good understanding of climate resilience concepts and analytical frameworks such and risk assessment, benefit-cost analysis, greenhouse gas accounting, triple bottom line assessment
• Effective communicator to present complex information to a broad variety of audiences

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.

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, Yvane Mirabueno at ymirabueno@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.