October 11, 2022: Re-posting the announcement to expand the pool of candidates. No need to reapply for candidates who have previously applied.

• Application Opening: September 23, 2022
• Application Deadline: October 21, 2022
• Compensation Range: $113, 282 - $167,466
• Recruitment ID: RTF0124469-01145953 (124470)

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Temporary 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

Project Name: Hetch Hetchy Renewal and Replacement Job Manager Communications (R&R)

Position Title: Renewal & Replacement (R&R) Job Manager -- Communications 

Position Description:

Under the direction of the Chief Engineer the 5602 CAT 18 position will serve as the Job Manager over multiple HHWP Renewal & Replacement (R&R) Projects that were approved in the HHWP 10-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Following established project management policies and procedures, the 5602 Job Manager will plan, develop, construct, and commission multi-disciplinary capital improvement projects within the Hetch Hetchy Water & Power Division. Typical projects may include:

• SCADA/OSI Upgrade Project. This project must be developed and commissioned without interrupting the supervisory functions of the current SCADA system. This project will include procurement of new firmware and hardware, system configuration, testing, commissioning, and training.
• Radio Improvement Project. This project is an Enterprise-wide project to upgrade and expand the existing 2-way radio system. This project will work with the Enterprise Radio Improvement Project Manager to integrate new equipment and systems with the existing infrastructure within HHWP Division.
• Microwave Equipment Upgrade. This project will assess the condition of the existing MNI equipment, evaluate its future reliability, and as applicable construct capital improvements to provide 50-year life extension to the Microwave voice/data transmission system.
• Electric Transmission instrumentation/control/metering improvements to ensure WECC/NERC compliance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Supporting the fiscal appropriations, prepare Project Management Plans, initiate and manage professional service and construction task orders, prepare weekly and monthly job status reports, oversee construction and commissioning quality assurance, and thoroughly document completed projects through closeout processes.

2. Develops, maintains, and forecasts monthly and multi-year job cost plans based on the job work breakdown structure.

3. Develops, maintains, and forecasts Critical Path Method (CPM) schedules based on the job work breakdown structure.

4. Develops Job Order Contract task orders using existing construction contracts.

5. Coordinates water conveyance and power outage needs with Hetch Hetchy managers.

6. Identifies operational constraints and develops, evaluates or recommends policies and procedures to improve operations, mitigate risks, and decrease costs.

7.  Writes a variety of documents including reports; work plans; general correspondence; project and job descriptions; operating procedures and policy recommendations; meeting minutes; documentation of forecast methodologies and model assumptions; reports that explain schedule and cost variances and trends, provide cost-effective recommendations to mitigate adverse variances and to support negotiation of change order costs with contractors; and other types of written documents as needed to support the diverse work activities assigned to this class.

Reporting Location:

Moccasin is located 140 miles east of the San Francisco Bay Area and requires a 5-hour round trip commute by car in fair weather.

If you are interested in a job like this, we are looking for people that have the following:

Experience:

1. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university preferably with major coursework in Law, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Natural Resources, Computer Science, Business Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or other field related to the utility business; AND

2. Four years of verifiable journey-level work experience in one or more of the following areas: planning, scheduling, cost estimating and resource projecting for mid to large scale projects; water supply management and planning; power operations planning and scheduling; analysis, interpretation and application of utility contracts and regulations in either water, power (electric and/or natural gas), telecommunications, or a wastewater program; utility market and environmental analysis and planning; power supply and transmission rates and contracts; generation, transmission or distribution planning and design; or long-term utility systems planning.

Substitution:

Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of industrial analog and digital communications systems and auxiliary systems.
• Working knowledge of cyber security controls and protocols applied to industrial control systems.
• Working knowledge of Motorola P25 land mobile radio (LMR) systems, microwave networks and related ancillary systems.
• Working knowledge of industrial mission critical communications facilities.
• Working knowledge of Project Management fundamentals.
• Ability to exercise judgement, decisiveness and creativity in designing, planning, troubleshooting and integration of a variety of industrial communications systems.
• Ability to effectively communicate, coordinate and schedule the execution of project tasks.
• Ability to establish good working relationships with coworkers and project stakeholders.

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. More information can be found at: https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#verification

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.

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

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.

Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the Human Resources Analyst, Brandon Bradley at [email protected].

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.