Career Opportunity

Water Data IS Business Analyst - Water Administration - SFPUC (1052)

Recruitment: RTF0148177-01156488

Published: August 26, 2024

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About:

• Application Opening: 08/26/2024
• Application Filing Deadline: 08/30/2024 
• Annual Salary: $108,056 - $135,928 
• Recruitment ID: 148178 (RTF0148177-01156488)

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.gov.

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.gov/about-us/careers-sfpuc

Role description

Project Name: Improving and Modernizing SFPUC's Water Data Management System  

Reporting Location: 525 Golden Gate Ave., SF, CA 94102 

Work Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm (Hybrid) 

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Water Enterprise is looking for a Water Data Analyst to support the Hydrology and Water Systems (HAWS) group within the Water Administration and Analytics Division. The Water Data Analyst will perform various analytical tasks and report to the Senior Water Resources Engineer. The HAWS group plays a pivotal role in providing watershed and water systems analyses for water supply planning and operational purposes within the Water Enterprise. This involves collecting diverse climatic, hydrologic, and water resources data, which reside in the SFPUC’s database program.  These data are essential in supporting streamflow forecasting, climate change studies, hydrologic modeling, water supply modeling, and other critical projects.

Essential Duties:

• Upgrade, improve and modernize the water data management system
• Perform complex data management, processing, and analysis activities of different projects related to streamflow forecasting, climate change studies, and water supply modeling
• Collaborate with different teams with SFPUC Water Enterprise, SFPUC Information Technology Services and software vendors to ensure seamless upgrades of the data management server and software version
• Review and convert existing reporting tools to a modern scripting language (such as Python)
• Develop and produce necessary training manuals and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for SFPUC users
• Class 1052 IS Business Analyst performs other related duties as assigned.

How to qualify

Education: An associate degree in business administration, public administration, information systems, economics, finance, computer science or a closely related field from an accredited college or university OR its equivalent in terms of total course credits/units [i.e., at least sixty (60) semester or ninety (90) quarter credits/units with a minimum of twenty (20) semester or thirty (30) quarter credits/units in one of the fields above or a closely-related field].

Experience: One (1) year in the information systems field, including technical support, content management, administration of network applications or system analysis.

Substitution:

• Additional experience as described above may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of two (2) years). One (1) year is equivalent to thirty (30) semester units / forty-five (45) quarter units with a minimum of 10 semester / 15 quarter units in one of the fields above or a closely related field.
• Completion of the 1010 Information Systems Trainee Program may be substituted for the required degree.

Desirable Qualifications:

• One year of experience with computer programming language. Experience with Python, R, and Visual Basic preferred.
• One year of experience using and managing database program
• Experience working with server management, software version control, and working experience in cloud environment.
• Experience in water and watershed-related data handling.

Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Please review our articles on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications and Verification of Experience and/or Education for considerations taken when reviewing applications. 

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. Education verification information on 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?

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
• Veterans Preference
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

Applicants will receive a confirmation email from notification@careers.sf.gov 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.

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 updated. 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 from notification@careers.sf.gov 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, Crystal Liu at cliu@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.