Career Opportunity

Redevelopment Manager - Wastewater Enterprise - SFPUC (0931) - (116359)

Recruitment: RTF0114386-01111727

Published: July 13, 2022

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About:

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

•    Application Opening: July 13, 2022
•    Application Filing Deadline: August 2, 2022
•    Annual Salary: $141,492 - $180,622
•    Recruitment ID: PBT-0931-116359; RTF0114386 

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

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Wastewater Enterprise (WWE) operates and maintains San Francisco's combined sewer system to protect public health and the environment. These services extend across eight urban watersheds, over 1,900 miles of pipe, over 300 green infrastructure assets, and benefit every resident and visitor of San Francisco.

WWE operates three all-weather wastewater treatment plants, one wet-weather facility, 27 pump stations, eight transport/storage facilities, and 36 combined sewer discharge structures to treat an estimated 34.5 billion gallons of wastewater in a typical year. Of that 34.5 billion gallons, approximately 24 billion gallons per year receive full secondary treatment, 9 billion gallons per year receive primary or decant treatment and are discharged to deep-water outfalls, and 1.5 billion gallons per year receive the equivalent to wet weather primary treatment and are discharged through nearshore outfalls.

In addition to treating wastewater, WWE also produces biosolids, a nutrient-rich soil-like product used as a synthetic fertilizer-replacement and soil amendment across the Bay Area and manages and treats stormwater using green infrastructure.

Role description

The Redevelopment Manager oversees SFPUC Wastewater Enterprise's review and approval of developer plans and designs for new combined and separate wastewater infrastructure in redevelopment areas within the City and County of San Francisco (City). This crucial role, situated in the Wastewater Enterprise’s Urban Watershed Planning Division, ensures that new infrastructure in redevelopment sites complies with all standards and regulations. The essential duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Plans, monitors, evaluates, and supervises staff and resources needed for the planning and design of new wastewater infrastructure at redevelopment sites.    
• Develops and manages workflow strategy and planning for in-house and consultant resources; planning and design document review and scheduling; and budgeting and cost capture as related to invoicing for project services.    
• Leads SFPUC WWE review of developer entitlement documents, sewer system master plans, infrastructure designs and modeling, land rights documentation, agreements, and related submittals, and coordinates with other work groups conducting construction inspection and infrastructure acceptance.    
• Assures design compliance with applicable codes, regulations, and guidelines, as well as wastewater and stormwater collection system operations best practices.    
• Develops interdisciplinary teams and coordinates the work of technical and professional staff in multiple SFPUC divisions that provide operational and maintenance guidance and engineering support on the design and construction of future City-owned sewer system infrastructure.    
• Represents the SFPUC WWE at redevelopment project meetings with staff from Mayor’s Office, City development authorities, Public Works, and other city agencies in order to coordinate approach to land development, including design requirements, project phasing, construction sequencing, and asset acceptance and operation when the infrastructure is turned over from the developer to the City.    
• Advises and consults with senior staff of the WWE and SFPUC General Manager’s Office regarding housing and commercial development project entitlement, master planning, design, and construction, and provides briefings and recommended courses of action to SFPUC and WWE management.    
• Develops recommendations for and supports new policy, guidelines, and standards as needed for the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and replacement of wastewater infrastructure systems.

IDEAL CANDIDATE and COMPETENCIES
The ideal candidate will have experience with and enthusiasm for interacting with professionals of diverse backgrounds who specialize in diverse subject matter in a complex institutional environment. The candidate will excel at sharing information across multiple disciplines and divisions, including regulatory compliance, planning, engineering, operations, law, and policy. The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellent writing and communication skills and will have a passion for public service.

The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated track record and ability to exercise the following competencies:

• Accountability - Acts with integrity, honesty, and fairness; inspires trust. Clearly defines roles and responsibilities for self and others. Holds self and others to their roles and responsibilities. Complies with legal and ethical guidelines. Acts as a responsible steward of the resources entrusted to the SFPUC.
• Critical Evaluation - Approaches work in a systematic manner, using critical thinking, auditing, and knowledge management methods. Gathers and analyzes information from a variety of sources using valid and reliable research and investigative techniques.
• Delegation - Leverages the assignment of tasks and responsibilities as a valuable method for developing the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the workforce and preparing the organization for succession; promotes the SFPUC as a learning organization; understands skill sets and proficiency levels of others and assigns responsibilities appropriately; manages tasks to ensure that no one is over- or under-utilized.
• Relationship Management - Builds open, honest, and respectful relationships through effective communication and collaboration techniques. Develops networks and lasting partnerships across boundaries to maintain strategic relationships and achieve common goals. Utilizes a variety of communication approaches to successfully gain support, influence others, and strengthen relationships.
• Teamwork & Collaboration – Contributes to a vibrant and collaborative work environment with colleagues in their workgroup to achieve long-term goals. Fosters a cooperative atmosphere that values each team member’s unique contributions and welcomes new ideas from others to accomplish collective team goals.
• Valuing Diversity - Recognizes the role of diversity in assembling capable teams and building a successful workforce. Fosters an inclusive and cooperative work environment where diversity and individual differences are valued and capitalized upon to achieve the vision and mission of the organization.

How to qualify

Education: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, AND

Experience: Five (5) years of experience with large infrastructure projects and governmental capital programs, including such duties as development of feasibility studies, alternative analyses, cost estimates, work plans, complex multi-phase and multi-party project schedules; including three (3) years of utility-related planning or design review experience on large land development projects (housing and/or commercial use), of which three (3) years must be of supervisory experience.

Substitution 
An advanced degree may substitute for one year of the required five (5) years of experience.
Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the baccalaureate degree on a year-for-year basis (30 semester/ 45 quarter units equals one year).

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:

• Possession of a master’s degree in a major field of study in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Management, Natural Resources, City Planning, or other analytic degree.
• Experience working in public sector agencies.

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: 

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (Weight: Qualifying): Candidates will be required to complete a Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ) as part of the employment application at a later time. 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.

Supplemental Questionnaire Examination (Weight: 100%): Candidates who meet minimum qualifications will be invited via a separate link to complete the Supplemental Questionnaire Examination. The purpose of the Supplemental Questionnaire Examination 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: 

• Knowledge of federal, state, and local rules, regulations and standards pertaining to new wastewater and stormwater infrastructure within the City & County of San Francisco.
• Knowledge of principles, procedures, policies, rules and regulations of utility planning, management and operations.
• Interpersonal Skills - experience interacting with people in a manner that shows concern for individuals and sensitivity to professional differences of opinion; and the ability to work with diverse stakeholders in contentious forums to develop solutions to complex problems.
• Communication Skills - writing clearly and effectively; synthesizing complex and technical issues in concise written statements; presenting and speaking in a precise and understandable manner to both large groups and individuals; and the ability to listen and respond in a thoughtful, respectful, and professional manner.
• Managerial Ability - the ability to plan, assign, and review the work of direct reports and contributing Wastewater Enterprise staff; maximize use of resources, time, and personnel; structure and nourish a professional work environment, coordinate and delegate assignments; oversee multiple projects; manage contracts and consultants (including but not limited to tracking project progress, budget, and deliverables); support, inspire and encourage subordinates to maximize performance; and set measurable goals for direct reports and deadlines for contributing Wastewater Enterprise staff.
• Ability to Plan, Organize and Adapt - the ability to identify and establish priorities; project long-range goals, activities and timetables for specific projects; schedule and coordinate tasks to meet goals and objectives; anticipate problems and their consequences and propose alternate courses of action; adapt to changing work priorities and demands.
• Ability to review, understand and analyze designs and planning documents submitted by developers and make recommendations.

A passing score must be achieved on the Supplemental Questionnaire Examination in order to continue in the selection process and be placed on the eligible list.

Candidates will be placed on the eligible list in rank order according to their final score. Candidate scores on this examination may also be applied to other announcements involving other job titles, when directed by the Human Resources Director.

The department may administer additional position-specific selection procedures to make final hiring decisions.

What else should I know?

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. 

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

To find Departments which use this classification, please see https://sfdhr.org/sites/default/files/documents/Forms-Documents/Position-Counts-by-Job-Codes-and-Department-FY-2021-22.pdf. 

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights: 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.

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
• 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. 

Exam Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst, Stefanie Lim, at SMLim@sfwater.org or 415-916-6632.

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.