Career Opportunity

Capital Planning Manager (0931) - Financial & Commercial - SFO (155969)

Recruitment: RTF0155968-01101236

Published: April 29, 2025

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About:

This is a Position-Based Test conducted in accordance with CSC Rule 111A.  Learn more about the City’s hiring process here: https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/process/

• Application Opening: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
• Application Deadline: Apply immediately. Application filing will be open at least through Monday, May 12, 2025 at 5:00pm (PDT) and will close any time thereafter.
• Compensation: $152,802 - $195,026 (Range A)

Working at SFO

San Francisco International Airport (SFO), an enterprise department of the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF), has approximately 1,700 CCSF employees and strives to be a diverse, equitable, and inclusive employer.

SFO’s mission is delivering an airport experience where people and our planet come first and our core values are Safety and Security, Teamwork, Excellence, Care, and Equity. Learn more about careers at SFO.

For more information about SFO, visit www.flysfo.com. Follow us on X and Facebook.

Role description

SFO’s Finance Division seeks an experienced budget professional to administer the Airport’s $11 billion Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Under general direction, the Capital Planning Manager will be responsible for managing the bi-annual CIP development process and overseeing the implementation of the approved CIP. The Capital Planning Manager also regularly serves as the division’s liaison with Airport stakeholders and governmental agencies. Additionally, this position is responsible for administering functions related to the $1.6 billion annual operating budget and assisting the Budget Director with analyzing data, producing reports and monitoring the use of funds, as needed.  

The position reports to the Budget Director and directly supervises four (4) Capital Improvement Program (CIP) analysts.  The best qualified candidates will have considerable capital planning experience related to the construction of physical infrastructure in a municipal setting and strong familiarity with debt financing.  

As a team member of SFO, you will embrace SFO’s core values and SFO’s Racial Equity Action Plan.

You are excited about this opportunity because you will:

• Develop, implement, monitor, and modify procedures and administrative monitoring practices for capital project development and if needed, limited coverage only of operating budget functions.
• Support debt transactions by playing a key role in CIP program and project controls from finance lens, determining bond sizing, developing rating agency presentations, preparing Official Statements, and providing data for consultant’s report.
• Prepare and analyze the division’s reports on capital spending, operating budget, as-needed projects to make recommendations to senior management, Airport Commission, Controller’s Office, Board of Supervisors, the Federal Aviation Administration and other stakeholder agencies.
• Supervise the work of staff engaged in reviewing and analyzing capital project system effectiveness, capital project submissions, project modifications and cash flow projections for accuracy and completeness.
• Coordinate the CIP Working Group and the Capital Projects Review Committee’s review of the annual CIP; and coordinate the Airline Majority-in-Interest (MII) Review Process.
• Develop and implement internal controls that ensure compliance with federal and local rules and regulations and accounting guidelines.
• Serve as the liaison for Airport’s Finance Division when working with government relations, advocate groups, federal, state and local agencies, aviation committees and associations; also represents the Airport before the Airport Commission, Board of Supervisors and government relations organizations, as needed.
• Provide high level policy recommendations to senior management; provide management with early warning of and practical resolutions options for potential cost overruns in areas of capital projects and if needed, limited coverage only of operating budget.
• Plan, develop and manage the allocation of resources among capital projects to ensure the efficient and appropriate use of funds.
• Perform other duties as required.

Please note that incumbents in this classification may be required to perform duties as listed in the class specification, which can be found on DHR’s website: Job classifications and compensation | City and County of San Francisco

How to qualify

Education:  Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. AND

Experience: Five (5) years of increasingly responsible professional level budget experience in a governmental or large organization, of which includes three years of supervising professionals.

Substitution: Additional qualifying full-time work experience (2000 hours equal one year) as described above may substitute up to two (2) years of the required education. One (1) year of work experience equals to 30 semester units or 45 quarter units. One-year full-time employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours (2,000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week). Any overtime hours that you work above 40 hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full time employment.

Substitution: A Master’s degree from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1) of the required years of professional experience.

Desirable Qualifications: The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.

• Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Public Policy or a closely related field
• Additional two (2) years of increasingly responsible professional level budget experience in a governmental or large organization.
• Extensive experience in the development and management of capital projects and/or capital plans related to the construction of physical infrastructure (note capital leasing does not qualify as this type of experience).
• Strong familiarity with debt financing/public finance.
• Experience in the development or management of governmental operating budget.
• Knowledge of municipal budget structure and processes.

Verification: 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.

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.  

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.

SELECTION PROCEDURES

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

Supplemental Questionnaire: (Weight: 100%)

Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be sent a Supplemental Questionnaire. The Supplemental Questionnaire is designed to measure the knowledge, skills and abilities required for this position.  All candidates’ responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire are subject to verification. All relevant experience, education and/or training must be included in the responses in order to be reviewed in the rating process.

 A passing score on the Supplemental Questionnaire must be achieved in order to be placed/ranked on the eligible list. Candidates will be placed on the eligible list in rank order according to their final score.

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

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Clearance: Candidates for employment with the San Francisco Airport Commission are required to undergo a criminal history record check, including FBI fingerprints, and Security Threat Assessment in order to determine eligibility for security clearance and may be required to undergo drug/alcohol screening. Per Civil Service Commission Rule Section 110.9.1, every applicant for an examination must possess and maintain the qualifications required by law and by the examination announcement for the examination. Failure to obtain and maintain security clearance may be basis for termination from employment with the Airport Commission.

What else should I know?

Eligible List/Score Report:

A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created, and used for certification purposes only. An examination score report will be established, so applicants can view the ranks, final scores and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information, including names of applicants on the eligible list, shall not be made public unless required by law. However, an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection, upon request, once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list/score report resulting from this civil service examination process is subject to change after adoption (e.g., as a result of appeals), as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission.

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be of 6 months, and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

To find Departments which use this classification, please see the city’s Position Counts by Job Codes and Departments.”

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights

Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. Clerical errors may be corrected by the posting the correction on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.sf.gov/. 

The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 111A.35.1. The standard for the review of such appeals is ‘abuse of discretion’ or ‘no rational basis’ for establishing the position description, the minimum qualifications and/or the certification rule. Appeals must include a written statement of the item(s) being contested and the specific reason(s) why the cited item(s) constitute(s) abuse of discretion by the Human Resources Director. Appeals must be submitted directly to the Executive Officer of the Civil Service Commission within five business days of the announcement issuance date. 

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

• Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams

• 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.

If you have any questions, you may contact Susan Vang-Chan at susan.vang-chan@flysfo.com. Recruitment ID: RTF0155968-01101236

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.