Career Opportunity

Marina Associate Manager (3233) - Port of San Francisco (137279)

Recruitment: RTF0137278-01129995

Published: August 18, 2023

Accepting applications until: August 25, 2023

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About:

AMENDED ON 8/17/23: Application Deadline Extended to 8/25/23.

Specific information regarding this recruitment process is listed below:

• Applicants must complete this required Supplemental Questionnaire in addition to submitting an application. The questionnaire must be completed no later than the application deadline of Friday, August 25, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. 
• Application Opening: 7/26/2023
• Application Deadline: 8/25/2023
• Compensation Range: $77,714 - $104,078 (Annualized)
• Recruitment ID: RTF0137278-01129995 / PBT-3233-137279

**Original Filing Deadline: 8/17/2023**

The Port of San Francisco is an enterprise agency of the City and County of San Francisco and is governed by a Commission of five members appointed by the Mayor. The Port Commission is responsible for overseeing a broad range of waterfront commercial, maritime, and public access facilities that are held in public trust for the people of California. The Port’s jurisdiction covers approximately 7.5 miles of waterfront land from Pier 98, near Hunter’s Point in the southern part of San Francisco, to Fisherman’s Wharf in the northern part of the City.

The Port’s diverse business portfolio includes over 550 ground, commercial, retail, office, industrial and maritime industrial leases including cargo shipping, layberthing, excursion boats, ferry boats, fishing and fish processing/distribution, tourism, filming, harbor services, and cruise operations. With some of the most flexible cargo handling facilities on the West Coast, as well as naturally deep water, the Port can handle various types of cargo such as, dry-bulk, neo-bulk, roll-on/roll-off, and project cargoes.

The Port of San Francisco has many internationally recognized landmarks such as Fisherman’s Wharf, Pier 39, the Exploratorium, the Ferry Building and Oracle Park, home of the San Francisco Giants baseball team. With its unique and historic properties, the Port is home to a variety of tenants and uses. The Port Commission over the last five decades has led a remarkable transformation of the Port; maintaining its industrial maritime heritage while developing new uses, including commercial and public activities, that have helped San Francisco remain one of the most visited and popular cities on the globe.

For more information about the Port of San Francisco, visit SFPort.com. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Role description

Under general supervision, the Marina Associate Manager assists the South Beach Harbormaster and is responsible for the following duties: 

• Supervises, trains, evaluates, and directs Marina employees on a shift who perform minor and routine maintenance, repair and upkeep of structures and facilities (both floating and ashore), and security systems of the Marina Yacht harbor; inspects work to ensure work is performed properly, and notifies Harbormaster of major repair problems; may perform maintenance work as required.
• Inspects maintenance and repair work on marina structures, facilities and equipment to ensure that the work is performed properly and notifies Harbormaster of major repair problems.
• Maintains operations and maintenance guides and security manuals and enforces ad interprets all laws, regulations, departmental rules, policies and procedures to boaters, the public and staff governing the use of the Marina and related facilities.
• Maintains various logs and records including fee collection, incident reports, berth waiting list, search and rescue reports, maintenance logs, weather logs, timesheets, and performance evaluations; prepares purchase orders and monitors inventory of supplies and equipment.
• Assists the Harbormaster with various administrative matters such as budget preparation; planning for the operation, use, maintenance, safety and security of the Marina and related facilities and equipment; assigning permanent and temporary berth spaces and checking small craft documentation and registration procedures; monitoring rental agreements for compliance and collecting necessary fees and charges.
• Carries out fire prevention, safety, security and protection programs for Marina facilities and boats berthed at the Marina; assists and may direct emergency response and search and rescue operations, lifesaving and first aid operations on the waters adjacent to the Marina.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with the public, boaters, and other groups and organizations; answers inquiries, responds to complaints and provides general information regarding safe boating practices, tides, currents and weather conditions, State and Federal boating laws and regulations, and Marina rules, regulations and ordinances governing the operation of the Marina.
• Coordinates berthing assignments for both permanent and temporary berth spaces and checks boat documentation and registration.
• Monitors rental agreements for compliance.
• Interprets all laws, regulations, departmental rules, policies, tariffs and procedures to boaters, fishing industry members, the public and staff governing the use of the Marina and related facilities; reports violators to appropriate authority.
• Interacts and maintains effective working relationships with the public, boaters, tenants, members of the fishing industry and other organizations interested in the waterfront facilities.
• Answers questions, responds to complaints, and provides information regarding safe boating practices, tides, currents and weather conditions, State and Federal boating laws and regulations, tariffs and rules, regulations and ordinances governing the operation of the marina.
• Drive vehicles in response to emergencies; to conduct business between offices; and carry equipment from one site to another.
• Operate a small craft for towing purposes and in response to emergency situations.
• May act as Harbormaster in their absence.
• May be required to make presentations of reports to commission or at public meetings.

How to qualify

Experience

Two (2) years of experience in the administration and maintenance of a marina, yacht harbor, or equivalent; AND

License and Certification

• Possession of a valid California driver’s license (to be presented at time of appointment). Employees must be insurable under the Port’s automobile liability insurance. Insurability must be maintained throughout employment; AND
• Possession of a valid Standard First Aid Certificate (SFA) or equivalent; AND
• Possession of valid Basic Water or Lifeguard Certificate (must be obtained within four (4) months from date of hire).

Note: The following licenses or certificates are required within six (6) months of employment:

• Possession of CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) Certificate; AND
• Possession of AED (automated external defibrillator) Certificate; AND
• Possession of Federal Communications Commission restricted radio operator.

Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Card

This position requires that the incumbent be qualified for unescorted access to the Port’s Maritime Transportation System (MTS).  An application for a TWIC card may be submitted after employment has commenced.  Employment in this position requires that the incumbent undergo a criminal history check, immigration check and terrorist threat assessment, including FBI fingerprints, in order to determine eligibility for security clearance.  

The incumbent must submit an application for, successfully acquire and maintain a TWIC card. Per Civil Service Rule 110.9.1, every applicant must possess and maintain the qualifications required by law and by the announcement for this examination. Failure to acquire or maintain a TWIC card, a requirement for this position, may be the basis for termination from employment with the Port Commission.

Note: TWIC requirements and procedures are located in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, 49 U.S.C. 114, 40113, and 49 U.S.C. 5103a.

The Ideal Candidate will have:

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

• Knowledge of marina environmental and regulatory rules and procedures.
• Experience supervising a maintenance team and hazardous waste management experience.
• Maritime legal and risk management experience.
• Strong customer service skills.

Verification

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. More information can be found at: https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#verification. 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.

What else should I know?

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

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ) (Weight: Qualifying): This MQSQ is designed to obtain specific information regarding an applicant's experience in relation to the Minimum Qualifications (MQ) for this position. The MQSQ will be used to evaluate if the applicant possesses the required minimum qualifications.

Trades Supervisory Written Examination (Weight: 40%): Qualified candidates will be invited to participate in a written multiple-choice examination that includes test items that relate to various supervisory practices and procedures (e.g., directing subordinates, delegating tasks to subordinates, providing customer service, demonstrating appropriate supervisory/leadership behavior, addressing and/or evaluating subordinate issues, behavior and performance, etc.) as well as reading comprehension items.

Please note: this examination is only held in San Francisco.  This is a standardized examination, and, therefore, test questions and answers are not available for public inspection or review.

The score you achieve on this examination shall be valid and 'banked' for three years, starting from the date of the examination. This means that, during this three-year time period, you will not be required to take this test again should you apply and be found eligible for a future announcement for which this particular test is used. Please note this test is used for other supervisory classes therefore your test score may be applied to one or more of these classes if you choose to apply to future recruitments. If the test for this future announcement is held within one year of the date of this examination, your score will be automatically applied to that announcement. However, after one year, you have the option to either (a) apply your test score to the other announcement or (b) re-take the test. Re-testing is permitted no sooner than one year from the date of the examination and only in association with your eligibility for another announcement for which this test is used. Please note that, should you re-test, your re-test score would become your official score since it is the most recent.

Supplemental Questionnaire Evaluation: (Weight: 60%): Candidates are required to complete this Supplemental Questionnaire by the closing of this filing period, by August 17, 2023 11:59 PST as part of the application process. The Supplemental Questionnaire is designed to measure knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in job-related areas which have been identified as critical for positions in class 3233 Marina Associate Manager, Port of San Francisco.

Failure to complete these steps by the established deadlines will result in disqualification. All applicants’ responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire are subject to verification.

A passing score on both the Trades Supervisory Written Examination and 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.

Eligible List/Score Report:

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be twelve (12) months and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director. 

Certification Rule: 

The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be Rule of the List. 

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights:

This is a Position-Based Test conducted in accordance with CSC Rule 111A.

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. 

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.sf.gov/ and begin the application process. 

• Select the “Apply Now" button and follow instructions on the screen 

Recruitment Analyst Information:  If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst, Phuong Tieu at Phuong.tieu@sfport.com. 

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. 

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

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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.