Career Opportunity

PROJECT MANAGER II: Wastewater Enterprise Southeast Treatment Plant Projects - INF - SFPUC (5504)

Recruitment: RTF0130220-01129044

Published: February 14, 2023

Accepting applications until: February 22, 2023

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About:

• Application Opening: 2/14/2023
• Application Filing Deadline: 2/22/2023
• Annual Salary: $195,234 - $210,184 (annually) 
• Recruitment ID: RTF0130220-01129044 (130221)

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Permanent Exempt (PEX): 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: Wastewater Enterprise Southeast Treatment Plant Projects

The Project Manager II (PM-II) is responsible for managing and administering $193M capital improvement projects for the Wastewater Enterprise at the Southeast Treatment Plant (SEP).

Under general administrative direction of a Senior Project Manager IV, the PM II will lead the efforts to successfully deliver these critical treatment facility capital improvement projects at SEP.  The projects will include working closely with the numerous internal and external stakeholders including regulatory compliance agencies e.g. Regional Water Quality Control Board and Bay Area Air Quality Management District.

This level of seniority is needed to oversee these complex projects, to prepare timely project budget/schedule updates, scope analysis, troubleshooting, and analysis of project alternatives.  The PM II will interact with the SFPUC Commission, SFPUC Executive Management, Technical Steering Committee, and various key project stakeholders from operating division of the Wastewater Enterprise.  The PM II will review and approve critical path schedules, collaborate with plant operations staff on shutdown schedules, and forecast project spending plans.  The PM II will report project progress on annual, quarterly and monthly basis.  The PM II will provide project inputs on scope, schedule, and budget to the 10-year capital program.

Essential Functions: 

• Manage project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Define the project needs, assess the conditions of all existing pertinent facilities, and identify feasible alternatives to address project needs.
• Confirm and document the purpose, objectives and needs of the project and confirm the needs would fulfill the endorsed SSIP goals and objectives.
• Evaluate various alternatives for meeting the project objectives based on designated evaluation criteria. Recommend the preferred alternative.
• Prepare a report that specifies the 10% design level for the recommended alternative.
• Determine the level of environmental review necessary for the project and assist the Environmental Staff in preparation of required approvals and permits. Work may include conducting required environmental studies and analyze and evaluate project alternatives.
• Determine if project construction falls within SFPUC’s right-of-way (ROW) or property.  If not, pursue land or easement acquisition as necessary to construction facilities.
• Develop 100% construction documents (plans and specifications) for the project.
• Provide support to PUC Contracts for bidding, the PUC award process, and contracting.
• Provide construction management support to facilitate project construction.
• Provide as-needed support to facilitate the operational start-up of any newly constructed facilities and assist in all aspects of project  close-out (financial, contractual, turn-over of assets to O&M, etc.).
• The 5504 Project Manager II will perform other related duties as assigned.

How to qualify

Minimum Qualifications: 

1. Bachelor's Degree in architecture, engineering or planning; plus four (4) years of responsible architectural, engineering or construction management experience, OR
2. A Bachelor's Degree in another field plus six (6) years of responsible experience in a field directly related to the project, OR
3. Eight (8) years of architectural, engineering, or construction management experience in a field directly related to the project, OR
4. Possession of a valid California registration as professional engineer or architect.
5. Plus, two (2) additional years of project coordination experience. 

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

Desirable Qualifications:

• Successful implementation of water/wastewater municipal capital projects
• Responsible engineering, architecture, landscape architecture experience

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

A resume does NOT substitute for this section of the City application and will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

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, Crystal Liu, by email at CLiu@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.