Please note that the application deadline and How to Apply instructions have been updated on June 10, 2022.  Additionally, the Desirable Qualifications were updated on June 24, 2022.

• Application Opening:  June 3, 2022
• Application Deadline: June 30, 2022
• Compensation Range: $225,186 annually
• Recruitment ID: PEX-5506-123046 / RTF0123020-01134206

Appointment Type: Permanent Exempt (PEX), this position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer. This position is funded by capital projects with an anticipated  duration of up to three (3) years, with the possibility of an extension based on the needs of the project.

Please read the entire job announcement and follow all instructions in the How to Apply section.

San Francisco is one of the most dynamic cities in the world, enriched by diverse communities, cultural attractions and natural beauty etched by the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco Bay, and hilly terrain. It is a city that is at once seeped in history and open to new ideas – a city of innovation and hope. With 880,000 residents and a daytime population that swells north of 1.2 million, San Francisco is a formidable economic hub, with tourism, tech, life sciences and global business driving the local economy. Small, local-owned businesses, from restaurants to bookstores, add to the vitality.

San Francisco Public Works is seeking a project manager to lead the design and construction of the new San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) Fire Training Facility (FTF) to be located at 1260 Carroll Avenue. This is a high priority first responder project.  The proposed FTF would provide necessary training facilities for effective firefighting, including live-fire training, classroom training, equipment training, and emergency medical services training. The proposed fire-training facility would also consolidate and replace the fire department training facilities that are currently at 19th and Folsom streets and on Treasure Island. Project scope will include full services project delivery through design and construction phases. 

The proposed fire-training facility may consist of the following: 

• A three-story (50-foot-tall), approximately 70,000-square-foot fire-training and administration building for classroom instruction and administrative functions
• A one-story (50-foot-tall), approximately 27,000-square-foot apparatus building for apparatus training and storage
• A one-story (40-foot-tall), approximately 19,200-square-foot shop/maintenance building that would house metal and wood shops for building and maintaining training props 

In addition to classroom instruction and apparatus training and storage, fire training that involves controlled burns and simulated rescue operations would occur at the following (proposed) prop buildings on site:

• A seven-story (110-foot-tall) training tower 
• A four-story (60-foot-tall) condo-apartment-style building 
• Several structures and equipment up to 40 feet tall, including a Victorian house, a commercial prop burn room, a container burn room, a mock BART station, a vehicle fire prop, an apparatus training “hill,” and other simulation props

The total project budget is estimated to be $195M.

The Project Manager, in collaboration with SFFD, shall plan, organize, direct and control the project development, budget, schedule, concept design and full design development. The Project Manager, also in collaboration with the SFFD, shall procure the consultant design disciplines needed to complete the design team, as well as procure the General Contractor for construction. 

The Project Manager assumes responsibility for completing the project on time, within budget and at a high level of quality; spans organizational boundaries to manage and coordinate the work of technical personnel; works closely with staff from the client department to make sure their needs and expectations are met. The Project Manager assists the staff from SFFD to solicit and manage community input, presents project updates at boards and commissions, and other government agencies to assure the project receives all regulatory approvals in a timely manner. 

Duties to be performed include but are not limited to:

• Managing Public Works architects and engineers as well as design consultants and construction managers.
• Managing the scope of the project, budget and schedule by reviewing the work product produced by City staff and design consultant teams.
• Monitoring services and controlling of payment for services provided by the various City Departments and consultants.
• Negotiating for resources with internal functional managers.
• Monitoring and controlling expenditures and work progress.
• Preparing financial reports.
• Assuring a smooth interface between planning, design and construction.
• Performing other related duties as required. 

1a. Bachelor's Degree in architecture, engineering, planning, or landscape architecture; plus four years of responsible architectural, engineering or construction management experience, OR

1b. A Bachelor's Degree in another field plus six years of responsible experience in a field directly related to the project, OR

1c. Eight (8) years of architectural, engineering, or construction management experience in a field directly related to the project, OR

1d. California registration as professional engineer or architect.

AND

2. Four (4) additional years of project coordination experience, of which two (2) of those years must be for major architectural, engineering or construction projects.

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.

The stated desirable qualifications may be used to identify job finalists at the end of the selection process:

• Functioned on a major project as the principal project manager or lead architect or lead engineer from project inception through construction and occupancy.
• Functioned in the lead role on 2 -3 projects over $30M in construction value (each) delivered in the past 8 years.
• Strong experience in project management or design of complex building projects.
• Strong experience in delivering complex building projects utilizing alternative project delivery models.
• Strong experience delivering projects with firm completion deadlines.
• Ability to collaborate with large multi-disciplinary teams to meet aggressive budgets and schedules.
• Possession and maintenance of a valid California Class C driver’s license.

Applicants will be asked to provide name and contact information of individuals in responsible charge of the firm/company where you worked, the client, and/or builder of those 2-3 projects prior to being invited to participate in interviews.

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:

Applications will be screened for relevant qualifying experience. Additional screening mechanisms may be implemented in order to determine the applicants’ qualifications. Only those applicants whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited to participate in the selection process. Applicants meeting minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement in the selection process.

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

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

In addition to your application, you must also submit the following:

1. A current resume 
2. A cover letter which specifically verifies how you meet the Minimum Qualifications, as well as any of the Desirable Qualifications (as stated above).  For each qualifying project, the cover letter shall indicate the projects’ name, location, project budget, the candidate’s specific role on the project, and at least one reference with contact information who can verify the project’s characteristics, and the candidate’s stated role and experience. Cover letter should not exceed two pages.
3. [Will be requested at a later date but please start working on them] Two (2) reference letters highlighting your accomplishments and competencies; one of the letters must be from a client or employer to validate recent experience within the past three (3) years. 
4. [Will be requested at a later date but please start working on them] Verification of qualifying experience and education. 

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.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst Katelynn Luong 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.