The San Francisco Arts Commission is hiring a Project Manager for its Public Art Program.  The San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) is the City agency that champions the arts as essential to daily life by investing in a vibrant arts community, enlivening the urban environment and shaping innovative cultural policy. Learn more about our work at: http://www.sfartscommission.org/

Under the direction of the Public Art Program Director, the Public Art Project Manager (PAPM) assists with the implementation of the City’s public art program and stewardship of the City’s Civic Art Collection. Under the supervision of the Senior Public Art Program Manager, the PAPM will manage approximately 15-20 permanent and temporary public art projects in various stages of development.  Project budgets range from $50,000 to over $1 million. Client departments include San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco Fire Department, Municipal Transportation Agency, Recreation and Parks Department, San Francisco Health Dept. and the Public Utilities Commission. The PAPM may also manage art maintenance and conservation projects for monuments, public sculpture and other artworks in the City’s Collection under the supervision of the Senior Registrar. 

The SFAC has adopted the following Racial Equity Statement:

The San Francisco Arts Commission is committed to creating a city where all artists and cultural workers have the freedom, resources and platform to share their stories, art and culture and where race does not predetermine one’s success in life. We also acknowledge that we occupy traditional and unceded Ohlone land. Fueled by these beliefs, we commit to addressing the systemic inequities within our agency, the City and County of San Francisco and the broader arts and culture sector. This work requires that we focus on race as we confront inequities of the past, reveal inequities of the present and develop effective strategies to move all of us towards an equitable future.

Reporting to the Senior Program Manager, essential duties of the Project Manager includes:

• PROJECT PLANNING: Identify and meet with project stakeholders. Develop project objectives and parameters, including location and approach, and qualifications for artists.  Establish project budgets and schedule. 

• PROJECT APPROVALS: Coordinate interface of art project with host agency and its consultants and contractors; represent the project to host agency and other city and governmental agencies for approvals as necessary, facilitate interface with Arts Commission and VAC at important project junctures.   

• COMMUNITY OUTREACH: Develop and implement community outreach and involvement plans for project; work with agency Public Relations Officer to develop public relations efforts and orchestrate events related to project promotion. Represent and present the project to community organizations and the general public. 

• ARTIST SELECTION PROCESS: Conduct the artist selection process, including establishing a pool of qualified panelists, writing and issuing Request for Qualifications, developing and implementing an outreach plan to inform artists of the opportunity, researching and recruiting qualified artists, scheduling and conducting the artist selection panel in accordance with PAP protocols. 

• CONTRACTING: Write, negotiate and administer all project contracts, ensuring that all artist/contractor responsibilities, deliverables, and milestones are met. 

• DESIGN DEVELOPMENT: Oversee development and implementation of artist’s proposal, ensuring that the artist’s design intent (as approved by the Commission) is met. Exercise aesthetic judgment as necessary. 

• PROJECT INTERFACE AND PROBLEM SOLVING: Coordinate the design and execution of the artist’s work with other city contractors, design team members as necessary. Assist the artist in finding qualified subcontractors as necessary. Anticipate and address possible problems or issues that may arise in course of the project to prevent future complications, and to use initiative, creativity and diplomacy to address and resolve any problems and conflicts that arise in the course of the project, either technical issues, or disagreements between the parties, problems with the interface between the project and the community to name a few. 

• CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND CODE COMPLIANCE: Ensure the artist’s project is documented in all project design and construction documents; review all bid documents and specifications for full and correct documentation of the artwork into the construction documents and specifications; when necessary, consult with experts to ensure that artwork as designed fabricated and installed complies with building and fire codes and ADA requirements; is properly engineered, fabricated and installed by qualified licensed contractors. 

• BUDGETS AND FINANCIAL: Manage project budgets; approve all payments, track expenditures. Monitor discrepancies between the budget and actual expenditures and be responsible for the financial management to ensure the project is completed within the budget. 

• ARTWORK DURABILITY: Ensure long-term maintainability of projects through careful review of fabrication materials and techniques by conferring with the Senior Registrar and seeking outside conservators’ opinions as necessary. 

• MANAGEMENT: Oversee and manage the work of artists, fabricators, installers, conservators, and other contractors in the implementation of each public art project. 

• PROGRAM POLICIES: Assist in developing, reviewing and implementing program policies and guidelines. 

• DEPARTMENT GOALS: Participate and support agency’s mission and goals, including its commitment to racial equity, as reflected in the SFAC Racial Equity Statement and as detailed in the Racial Equity Work Plan

Job requires attendance at some night and/or weekend meetings, events or workshops.  It also requires site visits to construction sites, fabrication shops, and artists’ studios to monitor the progress of fabrication and installation. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Possession of a Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in public or business administration, accounting, finance, economics, social sciences, education or related fields, or other subject areas related to Art, Art History or related field; AND
• One (1) year full-time equivalent experience performing professional-level management and/or administrative duties in functional areas such as: program/office/operations management, budget development and/or administration, development and administration of contractual agreements and/or grants, or other closely related functional areas;
• Substitution: Applicants may substitute up to 2 years of the required education with additional qualifying experience in program/office/operations management, budget development and/or administration, or contract/grant administration. One year (2000 hours) of additional qualifying experience will be considered equivalent to 30 semester units/45 quarter units.

Desired Qualifications

• 2-3 years of full-time equivalent experience in project management, including the ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously, to work with a diverse group of people, and to be proactive in problem-solving 
• 2 -3 years of full-time equivalent experience working in the visual arts such as arts administration, studio art, art history, or museum studies, or related fields such as design, architecture or landscape architecture 
• Commitment to racial equity and supporting agency’s goals in racial equity  
• Computer competency, in particular Microsoft Office Suite 

Salary:  $83,018 - $100,880 Yearly
This position may close at anytime, but not before April 29th.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Additional Information

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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.