Career Opportunity

Street Environmental Services Operations Supervisor - Public Works (7281 TEX)

Recruitment: RTF0140935-01122646

Published: October 16, 2023

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About:

Specific information regarding this recruitment process is listed below.

Application Opening: Friday, October 13, 2023
Application Deadline: Apply Immediately. Application filing will be open at least through Monday, October 16, 2023, and will close any time thereafter.
Compensation Range: $108,030 to $131,248 annually
Recruitment ID: RTF0140935-01122646

Appointment Type: Temporary Exempt, position in Category 17, limited to no more than two (2) years in duration.

San Francisco Public Works (Public Works) has a far-reaching portfolio with a $453 million annual operating budget, an active capital portfolio that exceeds $3 billion and a workforce of 1,700-plus employees. The department operates around the clock, touching every neighborhood in San Francisco. The staff designs and manages the construction of civic buildings and streets; cleans and greens the right of way; maintains civic buildings; manages multi-million-dollar bond programs; trains people for jobs; keeps the right of way free of hazards; paves the roads; repairs bridges and public stairways; expands accessibility; and works at the forefront addressing some of San Francisco’s biggest challenges. With a mission to enhance the quality of life in San Francisco for residents, visitors and business owners, Public Works is committed to providing outstanding public service through an equity lens.

Please visit the “About Us” section of our website at https://www.sfpublicworks.org about to learn more about the department’s core values, Racial Equity Initiative, leadership team, history, budget and more.

The Bureau of Street Environmental Services
Keeps the City’s streets, sidewalks and other public spaces clean with mechanical and manual sweeping, graffiti abatement and power washing. The 24/7 operation runs specialized operations, including the Hot Spots teams that focus on encampment cleanups, CleanCorridorsSF, which provides a weekly deep cleaning to neighborhood commercial corridors, and proactive illegal dumping runs in the most impacted areas. The team also supports volunteer programs to advance San Francisco’s cleaning and greening initiatives.

Public Works currently has a vacancy for the position of Street Environmental Services Operations Supervisor (7281) within our Bureau of Street Environmental Services.

Role description

As a Street Environmental Services Operations Supervisor, your duties will include but not limited to street environmental services activities such as manual and mechanical street cleaning, graffiti abatement, enforcement of applicable codes, laws, and ordinances, and litter and debris removal. 

Important and Essential Duties:

• You will supervise street environmental services operations and activities in a designated functional or service area, including developing new service techniques and procedures.
• As a second-level supervisor, you will be responsible for planning, organizing, assigning, overseeing, and evaluating the work of subordinate supervisors; completing performance evaluations, coordinating training including safety training, and participating in disciplinary matters.
• Enforce the code of safe work practices, perform and document inspections of work in progress and completed work.
• Investigate and resolve complaints and requests for service(s) from individuals, businesses, neighborhood groups, outside agencies, and other City departments and submit written reports of findings and actions taken.
• Investigate violations of local litter abatement laws which may require filing of complaints and appearing in court as a witness.
• Plan, prepare, and supervise special clean-ups and public outreach activities such as parades, celebrations, and other special events.
• Perform graffiti removal activities including operational schedules, special events, and enforcement of graffiti abatement laws.
• Check and sign all daily work reports; maintain manual and automated (computerized) records of personnel and mobile equipment assignments and keep up-to-date service route maps and other records.
• Attend meetings and public hearings as a representative of the bureau with business and neighborhood groups, volunteer groups, and the general public.
• Document costs of field activities for recovery purposes and make recommendations for changes in operations for the purpose of lowering costs.
• Drive a vehicle to work sites and meetings.

How to qualify

Minimum Qualifications 

Experience:
Two years of experience as a supervisor (with a full range of supervisory duties) of a group of workers engaged in street environmental services activities in the public right of way (streets, medians, and sidewalks) including manual and mechanical street cleaning, graffiti abatement, enforcement of applicable codes, laws, and ordinances, and litter and debris removal.

License and Certification:
Possession of a valid driver's license.

Notes:

• One-year full-time employment is considered 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.

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.

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:

The selection process will include an evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements. Depending on the number of applicants, the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate the qualifications of candidates. If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the Department will move forward in the recruitment process.

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ):
Candidates will be required to complete an MQSQ as part of the employment application. 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.

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

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
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: At the City and County of San Francisco, we share a commitment to a diverse, inclusive and equitable community. Each member of our organization is responsible and accountable for what they say and do to make San Francisco an inclusive and equitable place to live and work by employing fair and just practices to and for all.

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.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the Analyst, Eric Chan, at Eric.K.Chan@sfdpw.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.