Company Description

Application Opening: 04/14/2026
Application Filing Deadline: 04/28/2026
Annual Salary: $193,284.00 - $208,104.00
Recruitment ID: PEX-5502-163469 / RTF0163468-01086197

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Permanent Exempt: 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

Job Description

The SFPUC’s Wastewater Enterprise (WWE) Capital Program seeks to address long-term capital needs for San Francisco water and wastewater facilities, addressing reliability, sustainability, aging infrastructure/technology and future environmental regulatory requirements.

The Project Manager I (PM I) position will be responsible for leading the effort to complete the Planning and EIR phases for the Southeast Plant (SEP) Warehouse and Parking Planning, and SEP South Campus Improvement Planning projects. The work includes preparing and monitoring the project budget, including occasionally obtaining funding; controlling project cost and schedule; coordinating CEQA review processes and/or obtaining permits; reviewing change orders; coordinating work of a multi-disciplinary technical staff across organizational boundaries; working with consultants, private contractors, special interest groups, governmental funding and regulatory agencies, City and County departments; and other duties as required.

Additionally, the PM I will assist the Senior PM assigned to oversee Building and Facilities capital improvement projects within the 10-Year Wastewater Enterprise Capital Program, adopted by the SFPUC. Under general administrative direction of the senior Project Manager, the PM I will assist in efforts to successfully deliver the SEP Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings project. The work includes assisting Senior PM with coordination with regulatory agencies, stakeholders, and management of the scope, schedule, and budget. Prepare funding transfers, review change orders, attend meetings with contractors and construction management staff.

Essential Functions:

Project Management: Manage project budget, schedule, and scope.
Planning: Needs Definition, Condition Assessment. and Conceptual Planning: Define the project needs, assess the conditions of all existing pertinent facilities, and identify feasible alternatives to address project needs.
Environmental Review: Conduct required environmental studies, and analyze and evaluate project alternatives. If necessary, prepare draft and final EIR for circulation and public hearings. Pursue negative declaration if feasible.
Design and Design Criteria: Develop 100% construction documents (plans and specifications) for the project.
Bid and Contracting Support: Provide support to PUC Contracts for bidding, the SFPUC award process, and contracting.
Construction Management Support: Provide construction management support to facilitate project construction.
Operational Start-Up and Close-Out:Provide as-needed support to facilitate the operational start-up of any newly constructed facilities and assist in financial close-out of the projects.

Class 5502 performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in architecture, engineering or planning plus four years of responsible architectural, engineering or construction management experience, OR
A Bachelor's Degree in another field plus six years of responsible experience in a field directly related to the project, OR
Eight years of architectural, engineering, or construction management experience in a field directly related to the project, OR
California registration as professional engineer or architect.

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.

The ideal candidate should have a minimum of six (6) years of verifiable infrastructure related experience in all phases of the project – planning, environmental review, right-of-way acquisition, design, construction, and closeout using project management processes, and have worked either as a project lead (Project Manager, Project Engineer, Resident Engineer, or Construction Manager) in a major infrastructure construction project. In addition, the ideal candidate should be knowledgeable with initiating, managing, and controlling a project using project control tools or working with project controls staff. Familiarity with SFPUC organization, protocols and procedures is preferred. To prove a proficiency in project management skills, a candidate with PMP certification from the Project Management Institute is desired.

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. Education verification information on verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at How to Verify Education Requirements | Department of Human Resources (sfdhr.org).

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.

Additional Information

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
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 “Apply Now” 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 updated. 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 from notification@smartrecruiters.com 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, Sari Mix at SMix@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.

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