Career Opportunity

Street Environmental Services Operations Supervisor – San Francisco Public Works (7281 TPV) - 143821

Recruitment: RTF0143820-01045567

Published: March 15, 2024

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About:

Specific information regarding this recruitment process is listed below.

Application Opening: Monday, March 11, 2024
Application Deadline: Friday, March 15, 2024
Salary Range: $110,448 - $134,212 Annually
Recruitment ID: RTF0143820-01045567

Appointment Type: Temporary Provisional. This is not a permanent appointment. A provisional appointee must participate and be successful in a Civil Service examination for this classification and be selected through an open competitive process in order to be considered for permanent appointment. Provisional appointments may not exceed three (3) years.

San Francisco Public Works (Public Works) has a far-reaching portfolio with a $453 million annual operating budget, an active capital portfolio that exceeds $3 billion and a workforce of 1,700-plus employees. The department operates around the clock, touching every neighborhood in San Francisco. The staff designs and manages the construction of civic buildings and streets; cleans and greens the right of way; maintains civic buildings; manages multi-million-dollar bond programs; trains people for jobs; keeps the right of way free of hazards; paves the roads; repairs bridges and public stairways; expands accessibility; and works at the forefront addressing some of San Francisco’s biggest challenges. With a mission to enhance the quality of life in San Francisco for residents, visitors and business owners, Public Works is committed to providing outstanding public service through an equity lens.

Please visit the “About Us” section of our website at https://www.sfpublicworks.org/about to learn more about the department’s core values, Racial Equity Initiative, leadership team, history, budget and more.

The Bureau of Street Environmental Services keeps the City’s streets, sidewalks and other public spaces clean with mechanical and manual sweeping, graffiti abatement and power washing. The 24/7 operation runs specialized operations, including the Hot Spots teams that focus on encampment cleanups, CleanCorridorsSF, which provides a weekly deep cleaning to neighborhood commercial corridors, and proactive illegal dumping runs in the most impacted areas. The team also supports volunteer programs to advance San Francisco’s cleaning and greening initiatives.

Public Works currently has a vacancy for a Street Environmental Services Operations Supervisor (7281) within the Bureau of Street Environmental Services.

Role description

As a Street Environmental Services Operations Supervisor, you will play a crucial role in overseeing street environmental services activities within designated functional or service areas. Your responsibilities will include managing both manual and mechanical street cleaning, graffiti abatement, enforcing relevant codes, laws, and ordinances, and ensuring effective litter and debris removal.

Important and Essential Duties:
Your duties a Street Environmental Services Operations Supervisor may include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Supervise street environmental services operations and activities in a designated functional or service area, including developing new service techniques and procedures.
• Plan, organize, assign, oversee, and evaluate the work of subordinate supervisors, completing performance evaluations, coordinating training including safety training, and participating in disciplinary matters.
• Enforce work safety practices, perform and document inspections of work in progress and completed work.
• Investigate and resolve complaints and requests for service(s) from individuals, businesses, neighborhood groups, outside agencies, and other City departments and submit written reports of findings and actions taken.
• Investigate violations of local litter abatement laws which may require filing of complaints and appearing in court as a witness.
• Plan, prepare, and supervise special clean-ups and public outreach activities such as parades, celebrations, and other special events.
• Perform graffiti removal activities including operational schedules, special events, and enforcement of graffiti abatement laws.
• Check and sign all daily work reports; maintain manual and automated (computerized) records of personnel and mobile equipment assignments and keep up-to-date service route maps and other records.
• Attend meetings and public hearings as a representative of the bureau with business and neighborhood groups, volunteer groups, and the general public.
• Document costs of field activities for recovery purposes and make recommendations for changes in operations for the purpose of lowering costs.
• Drive departmental vehicles to work sites and meetings.

How to qualify

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience: Two (2) years of experience as a supervisor (with a full range of supervisory duties) of a group of workers engaged in street environmental services activities in the public right of way (streets, medians, and sidewalks) including manual and mechanical street cleaning, graffiti abatement, enforcement of applicable codes, laws, and ordinances, and litter and debris removal.

AND

License: Possession of a valid driver’s license.

Please note: Applicants must possess a valid State of California Class C driver’s license with no restrictions that would prohibit them from legally performing the essential functions and duties of the role.

Note: One-year full-time employment is considered 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.

Verification:
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

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. 

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.

Selection Procedures:
After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:

The selection process will include an evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements. Depending on the number of applicants, the department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate the qualifications of candidates. If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the department will move forward in the recruitment process.

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ):
Candidates may be required to complete an MQSQ as part of the employment application. This MQSQ is designed to obtain specific information regarding an applicant's experience in relation to the Minimum Qualifications (MQ) for this position. The MQSQ will be used to evaluate if the applicant possesses the required minimum qualifications.

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through all of the steps in the selection procedure.

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

Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: At the City and County of San Francisco, we share a commitment to a diverse, inclusive and equitable community. Each member of our organization is responsible and accountable for what they say and do to make San Francisco an inclusive and equitable place to live and work by employing fair and just practices to and for all.

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.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, Tara Stevens, at tara.stevens@sfdpw.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.