Career Opportunity

Project Manager II - Infrastructure - San Francisco Public Utilities Commission – (5504)

Recruitment: REF55234B

Published: September 02, 2025

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About:

• Application Opening: 09/02/2025
• Application Filing Deadline: 09/16/2025
• Annual Salary: $220,350 to $237,198
• Recruitment ID:  RTF0159391 / PEX-5504-123456

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.

Role description

Project: Water Enterprise Capital Improvement Program (WECIP) and Hetch Hetchy Capital Improvement Program (HHCIP) Dam Projects.

The Project Manager II (PM II) is responsible for managing and implementing several dam projects in the Regional Water system of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC). These projects are part of the SFPUC Capital Improvement Program (CIP) funded by the 10-year Water Enterprise Capital Improvement Program (WECIP) and Hetch Hetchy Capital Improvement Program (HHCIP).  The projects include retrofitting the existing San Andreas and Pilarcitos Dams in the Peninsula, and Cherry Dam Spillway in Hetch Hetchy.  These projects are intended to improve the condition of the dam facilities to meet safety requirements of the California Department of Water Resource, Division of Safety of Dam and to improve the operation, reliability and security of the water system and facilities.

Under general administrative direction of the Project Manager IV/III, the PM II will plan, organize, direct and control complex engineering projects from concept through design and construction to closeout.  The projects will include working closely with regulatory agencies such as California Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams, Regional Water Quality Control Board, United States Army Corps of Engineers, and the operations and maintenance staff at Hetch Hetchy Water and Power, Water Supply and Treatment Division, Water Quality Division, Natural Resources and Land Management Department, and Hydrology and Water Systems.  The PM II will also interact with the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Association, Bond Oversight Committee, Board of Supervisors, and other staff at SFPUC.

Essential Functions:

The PM II will be responsible for preparing and monitoring the project budget, including occasionally obtaining funding; overseeing the completion of conceptual design; overseeing planning activities; coordinating work of a multi-disciplinary technical staff across organizational boundaries; working with consultants, private contractors, special interest groups, governmental funding and regulatory agencies, and City and County departments; coordinating CEQA processes and/or obtaining permits; controlling project cost and schedule; reviewing change orders; serving as primary contact for all parties involved in the project.

Class 5504 performs other related duties as required.

How to qualify

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Planning field plus four (4) years of responsible engineering, architectural, or construction management experience OR
• A Bachelor's Degree in another field plus six (6) years of responsible experience in a field directly related to the project, OR
• Eight (8) years of architectural, engineering, or construction management experience in a field directly related to the project, OR
• California registration as a Professional Engineer’s (PE) or architect

AND

• Two (2) additional years of project coordination experience.

One year of full-time employment is 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.

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

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

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and at least six (6) years of project coordination experience, specifically involving:

• Water infrastructure projects
• Dams and related hydraulic structures
• Pipeline/conduit systems
• Contract document preparation
• Construction support and oversight

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 How to Verify Education Requirements | Department of Human Resources (sfdhr.org).

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

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 “Apply Now” 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@smartrecruiters.com  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, Sari Mix at SMix@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.