Career Opportunity

LOANS AND GRANTS MANAGER - FINANCE - SFPUC (0931) - (162027)

Recruitment: RTF0162026-01157227

Published: March 17, 2026

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About:

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

• Application Opening: 03/17/2026
• Application Filing Deadline: 04/07/2026 
• Recruitment ID: PBT-0931-162027 (RTF162026-01157227)

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.gov.

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.gov/about-us/careers-sfpuc

About the Loans & Grants Bureau
Under Business Services, the SFPUC’s Loans & Grants (L&G) Bureau pursues and administers low-cost financing to support the agency’s commitment to ratepayer affordability. L&G currently manages funding agreements totaling approximately $2.6 billion in state and federal financing across 19 capital projects and is actively working to secure an additional $1.2 billion in low-interest loan and grant funding.

The team is responsible for administration and compliance oversight of existing loans and grants; identification and pursuit of new funding opportunities; engagement in the development of emerging state and federal financing programs; and overall program management and reporting. L&G objectives are achieved through close coordination with SFPUC Financing on long-term funding strategy, collaboration with External Affairs to advance strategic advocacy and funding partnerships, and rigorous compliance and administrative oversight in partnership with Infrastructure to ensure adherence to complex state and federal funding requirements. The L&G group also manages the SFPUC’s receipt and administration of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Public Assistance Program funds for emergency cost recovery.

Through strong interagency partnerships, disciplined program management, and strategic funding engagement, the Loans & Grants Bureau advances SFPUC’s commitment to ratepayer affordability while strengthening the financial sustainability of its critical infrastructure investments.

Role description

Reporting directly to the Loans and Grants Director, the Loans and Grants (L&G) Manager will supervise the Loans and Grants Analyst and manage the Loans and Grants Bureau’s consultants to administer over $2.6 billion in low-interest loan and grant funding agreements and pursue additional sources of funding for the SFPUC’s Water, Power, and Sewer enterprises to honor the agency's commitment to reduce ratepayer burden.

Essential Duties:

• Lead the Loans & Grants Steering Committee meeting agenda development and implementation of follow-up from the bi-monthly meetings.

• Manage development of materials to be presented to the Loans & Grants Steering Committee for consideration and endorsement, including Candidate Project Evaluations to provide recommendations for funding pursuits, Enterprise Strategic Loans and Grants Funding Plans, briefings on potential new sources of funding, L&G Charter revisions to re-establish priorities for the L&G Bureau, and Process Narratives to establish agency-wide procedures for pursuing and administering State and Federal subsidized financing.

• Develop plans to implement L&G Steering Committee directions, including communication, collaboration and coordination of priority initiatives with Infrastructure, Business Services, External Affairs, and the Enterprises or other bureaus across the SFPUC and City and County of San Francisco departments.

• Manage preparation of applications for the State Revolving Fund (SRF), Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA), US Army Corps of Engineers WIFIA Financing Program (CWIFP), and other low-interest or grant programs that can provide low-cost financing for SFPUC. Manage process to obtain application approval, negotiation of funding agreements, Commission and as-needed Board of Supervisors’ approval, and execution.

• Lead development, maintenance and implementation of SFPUC procedures or process narratives to ensure compliance with requirements of new and existing sources of loan and grant funding.

• Oversee Loans & Grants program staff and consultants, and work collaboratively with other managers in Business Services, Infrastructure, External Affairs, and the Enterprises to ensure that experts and critical staff across the SFPUC, and in other City and County of San Francisco departments when needed, receive and understand assignments and schedules for State and Federal funding applications, administration, compliance, audit preparation and response, reimbursements, and close-out in fulfillment of funding agreement terms.

• Lead the identification of potential grants and loan opportunities, including new State and Federal financing programs to maximize the potential for SFPUC to realize cost benefits as a recipient of funding.

• Nurture relationships with existing State and Federal partners to successfully pursue, acquire, and administer low-cost financing and grants that reduce the financial impact of current capital projects and other non-capital expenditures. Develop effective relationships with new funding partners, establishing opportunities to address the future financial needs of SFPUC’s upcoming projects and programs.

• Cooperatively strategize with External Affairs regarding policies, legislation, and appropriations for sources of loans and grants funding. This includes development of proposals, comments, talking points and testimony for legislation, State or Federal meetings, SFPUC Executive Management, Board of Supervisors and press. Lead collaboration with State and Federal utility associations to develop, review and comment on grant and loan programs, appropriations, and legislation. Deliver public comments on SRF policy at State Water Resources Control Board meetings and present at association conferences to advocate for future funding.

• Manage development and maintenance of a master schedule for Loans and Grants Bureau.

• Support development and management of the Loans & Grants Bureau’s budget.

• Manage L&G acquisition and administration of funding from Cal OES and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the FEMA Public Assistance Grant program for disasters impacting the SFPUC.

The 0931 Loans and Grants Manager will perform other related duties as assigned.

How to qualify

1. Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university AND

2. Experience: Five (5) years of experience in grant management or funding administration, including three years of supervising the work of professionals.

Substitution: Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of 2 years). Thirty (30) semester units or forty-five (45) quarter units equal one (1) year of work 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.

• Experience with of WIFIA, SRF, CWIFP, BRIC/HMGP, FEMA Emergency Funding or other similar State and Federal funding programs highly preferred.
• Experience presenting at a conference, before Senior Management, policy boards or public audiences.

Verification:

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 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. 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:

Supplemental Questionnaire Examination (Weight 100%)

The Supplemental Questionnaire is an exam and contents will be evaluated and scored. The Supplemental Questionnaire Exam is to evaluate the experience, knowledge, skills and abilities that candidates possess in job-related areas which have been identified as critical for this position and include, but are not limited to:

• Comprehensive understanding of federal, state, and local laws, policies, and compliance requirements governing loan and grant programs.
• Knowledge of grant development, application evaluation, award administration, monitoring, and closeout procedures.
• Ability to supervise staff, delegate tasks, mentor team members, and manage performance. Capable of developing staff knowledge, providing ongoing training, and ensuring consistent program delivery.
• Ability to cultivate partnerships with agencies, lenders, community organizations, and internal departments.

Additional Information:

Eligible List/Score Report: A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created and used for certification purposes only. An examination score report will be established, so applicants can view the ranks, final scores and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information, including names of applicants on the eligible list, shall not be made public unless required by law. However, an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection, upon request, once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list/score report resulting from this civil service examination process is subject to change after adoption (e.g., as a result of appeals), as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission.

This pool of candidates on the eligible list may be used to fill additional vacancies in this class.

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be of 6 months and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

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

To find Departments which use this classification, please see ASO FY2023-24 & FY2024-25 - FINAL 20230731.pdf. 

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.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ .

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.

What else should I know?

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Seniority Credit
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

Applicants will receive a confirmation email from notification@careers.sf.gov 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.

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.

Exam Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst, Linda Muir, at LMuir@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.