Career Opportunity

Decarbonization Infrastructure Project Manager - SFPUC (0932)

Recruitment: RTF0117334-01150205

Published: May 27, 2022

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About:

·         Application Opening: May 27, 2022

·         Application Filing Deadline: June 3, 2022

·         Analyst Name:  Anna Owens

·         Annual Salary: $144,352 - $184,184

·         Recruitment ID: RTF0117334-01150205

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

Power Enterprise

The Power Enterprise, within the SFPUC, has two separate power programs, Hetch Hetchy Power, San Francisco’s Publicly Owned Utility serving 150 MQ of retail load, and CleanPowerSF, San Francisco’s Community Choice Aggregation program, serving 500+ MW of retail load. Power Enterprise serves this load with a combination of owned and purchased resources. SFPUC owns and operates the Hetch Hetchy Water and Power Project, which includes hydro-electric power generation in Moccasin, California; solar arrays throughout San Francisco; and biogas cogeneration facilities, which together produce cost-effective energy with a zero greenhouse gas (GHG-free) emission profiles. Both of these power programs’ supply portfolios exceed State minimum renewable content. Power Enterprise provides its retail customers with distributed energy resource programs. In addition to these retail electricity service offerings, Power Enterprise is responsible for San Francisco street and pedestrian lighting.

Role description

Project: Decarbonization Infrastructure Projects Manager

Under general administrative direction, the incumbent will plan and pilot projects that further goals and knowledge in the area of decarbonization infrastructure.  Specifically, the incumbent will be responsible for the identification and scoping of the following four decarbonization infrastructure projects that are critical to meet the City's climate and decarbonization goals:

1. In-City Solar + BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) Build Out – 10MW+ system on the behalf of CleanPowerSF

2. Fuel Switching demonstration project at municipal site

3. Solar + Battery Storage + net export to PG&E grid 

4. Micro-Grid Development

The incumbent may also be responsible for managing ongoing solar and energy efficiency decarbonization projects.

Essential Functions:

·         Directs the planning, feasibility, development, design, and construction of renewable, energy efficiency, and fuel switching pilot projects. 

·         Oversees research, analyses, and studies of technologies and potential projects, assessing energy potential, energy savings, and overall project viability.

·         Manages the integration and appropriate application of various technologies.

·         Directs a team of staff and consultants to deliver projects on time and on budget.

·         Ensuring compliance of regulatory and permitting issues for successful completion of projects.

·         Analyzes results and applies lessons learned toward next phase of planning and piloting.

·         Effectively communicates project progress and outcomes to a wide variety of audiences, including technical specialists, policy makers, and community representatives.

·         Class 0932 Manager IV performs other related duties as required. 

How to qualify

Education: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university preferably with major coursework in Engineering, Environmental Studies, Natural Resources, Business Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or other field related to the utility business.

Experience: Eight (8) years of professional experience in delivering renewable energy and energy efficiency construction projects, of which three (3) years must include experience supervising professionals.

May substitute up to 2 years of education for bachelor degree with additional years of experience.

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

Desirable Qualifications:

-          Experience in power generation, distribution, and transmission and/or natural gas operations

-          Experience shaping and implementing pilot projects and applying lessons learned

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

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, Anna Owens, by email at aowens@sfwater.org.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:  All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Someone is fully vaccinated when 14 days have passed since they received the final dose of a two-shot vaccine or a dose of a one-shot vaccine. Any new hire must present proof of full vaccination status to be appointed. Any new hire who will be routinely assigned or occasionally enter High-Risk Settings, must provide proof of having received a COVID-19 booster vaccine by March 1, 2022, or once eligible.

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.