Career Opportunity

Civil Engineer – Infrastructure – San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (5241) (143514)

Recruitment: RTF0143513-01058978

Published: January 09, 2024

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About:

• Application Opening: 01/03/2024
• Application Filing Deadline: 01/18/2024
• Annual Salary: $161,564 to $196,430
• Recruitment ID: RTF0143513-1058978 (PEX-5241-143514)

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

Special Project: Eleanor Dam Bridge Rehabilitation 

Position Summary

Specialty - Civil

Under general direction from the Civil Design Section Manager and other 5211 Senior Engineer(s) with the Civil Design Section, serves as Project Engineer and design engineer who performs difficult and responsible profession civil engineering work related to water and power facilities, including conducting engineering studies and preparing reports, designs, calculations, cost estimates, drawings and specifications; directs technical activities of and manages other engineers, consultants and others engaged in engineering projects for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission in connection with the planning, design, construction and start-up of systems and facilities related to water supply & treatment engineering and power delivery, including but not limited to dams, pump stations, large water delivery tunnels and pipelines, treatment and power facilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The position is essential to the Hetch Hetchy operating division’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP), and the person in this position will serve as a project engineer for the CIP, providing project engineering and design work, handling an important role in overall project delivery, and providing design support during construction and closeout phases of the projects.  The person will be stationed in San Francisco and supervises direct subordinates (such as 5207 Associate, 5203 Assistant, and 5201 Junior Engineer) and indirect staff (Consultants) at multiple locations.  Frequent and regular (expect at least 1 to 4 times a month) travel to and from the San Francisco office to Moccasin office will be required. Other projects may be assigned from other operating divisions such as Water Supply & Treatment Division, City Distribution Division, Wastewater Enterprise and the Hetch Hetchy Power Enterprise. Performs other duties as required.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm

Work Location: 525 Golden Gate Avenue 12th Floor, San Francisco CA 94102 for minimum three days per week and remote for up to two days per week

How to qualify

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

These minimum qualifications establish the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license(s) which are required for employment in the classification. Additional qualifications (i.e., special conditions) may apply to a particular position and will be stated in the job ad.

1. Five (5) years of verifiable professional Civil Engineering experience. which includes two (2) years experience equivalent to City and County of San Francisco class 5207 Associate Engineer or higher; AND

2. Possession of a current Certificate of Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of California in Civil Engineering.

Working Conditions: Some positions may require climbing ladders; working in high places and confined spaces; exposure to various weather conditions and outdoors; bending, sitting, and walking for extended periods of time and over uneven surfaces. Positions in this class may also be required to work specific schedules which may include weekends, holidays, part time, nights, and/or overtime.

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

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.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application.

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, Yvane Mirabueno, by email 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.