**This announcement has been amended on March 22, 2024 to reflect a change in work schedule. This position's work schedule is Part-Time. 

Specific information regarding this recruitment process is listed below.

Application Opening:  Thursday, March 21, 2024
Application Deadline:  Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately as this recruitment may close at any time, but no earlier than Thursday, March 28, 2024.
Compensation Range: $119.4250 to $128.6000 hourly
Recruitment ID: RTF0145465-01156252

Appointment Type: Temporary-Exempt (TEX), Category 18. 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 is expected to be 14 months.

San Francisco Public Works (Public Works) has a far-reaching portfolio with a $453 million annual operating budget, an active capital portfolio that exceeds $3 billion and a workforce of 1,700-plus employees. The department operates around the clock, touching every neighborhood in San Francisco. The staff designs and manages the construction of civic buildings and streets; cleans and greens the right of way; maintains civic buildings; manages multi-million-dollar bond programs; trains people for jobs; keeps the right of way free of hazards; paves the roads; repairs bridges and public stairways; expands accessibility; and works at the forefront addressing some of San Francisco’s biggest challenges. With a mission to enhance the quality of life in San Francisco for residents, visitors and business owners, Public Works is committed to providing outstanding public service through an equity lens.

Please visit our website's “About Us” section at https://www.sfpublicworks.org/about to learn more about the department’s core values, Racial Equity Initiative, leadership team, history, budget and more.

Public Works currently has a vacancy for the position of Project Manager III (5506).

As the Project Manager, with administrative direction, you will be working Part-Time to plan, organize, lead and control all aspects of a highly complex bond program in excess of $100 million. Using data-based decisions, you will focus on quantifiable and measurable project delivery results and construction contract types.  

Important and Essential Duties:
As a Project Manager III, your duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Develop customer client journey map to highlight inputs to better understand the experience for clients for architectural, engineering and permitting processes and projects at Public Works.
• Identify process improvements and systematic changes to reduce costs, improve delivery and increase client satisfaction for Public Works delivery of Engineering, Architecture, and Building Repair.
• Identify impediments and ways to overcome these challenges to improving the customer service processes and responsiveness of the Bureau of Street Use and Mapping and recommend business process changes for improved performance and delivery.
• Develop and implement efficient, effective, and streamlined workflows and business processes that enhance responsiveness and improve the client experience of capital project delivery.
• Analyze best practices and industry metrics to understand how other organizations in the industry provide client service and improve capital project delivery.
• Develop and implement key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and monitor customer service effectiveness for bond programs and specific capital projects.
• Design and implement training programs for employees to enhance customer service skills.
• Coordinate work of a multi-disciplinary technical staff across organizational boundaries.

Minimum Qualifications:
Any combination of education, training, and experience that could likely provide the required knowledge and abilities may be qualifying. A typical way to obtain this would be:

1.Bachelor's Degree in architecture, engineering, or planning plus eight (8) years of responsible architectural, engineering or construction management experience,

OR

2. Bachelor's Degree in another field plus ten (10) years of responsible experience in a field directly related to the project, 

OR

3. Twelve (12) years of architectural, engineering, or construction management experience in a field directly related to the project, 

OR

4. Valid California registration as a professional engineer or architect, plus four (4) years of project coordination experience for major architectural, engineering or construction projects 

Notes:

• One-year full-time employment is considered 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.

Desirable Qualifications: 
The stated desirable qualifications may be used to identify job finalists at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.

• Experience working in a public sector environment managing large scale bond programs/projects in excess of $100 million, managing budgets, contracts, construction and operational delivery and working in a unionized civil service environment.   
• Experience working within or in partnership with the City & County of San Francisco.
• Demonstrated experience using multiple construction contracting types, such as CM/GC, design-bid-build, and best-value.
• Experience leading or coordinating projects with multiple governmental funding sources.
• Experience with public speaking, making presentations to commissions and elected officials and able to work in a highly complex and collaborative environment.  

Verification:
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

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. 

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.

Selection Procedures:
After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:

The selection process will include an evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements. Depending on the number of applicants, the department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate the qualifications of candidates. If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the department will move forward in the recruitment process.

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ):
Candidates may be required to complete an MQSQ as part of the employment application. 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.

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through all of the steps in the selection procedure.

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

Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: At the City and County of San Francisco, we share a commitment to a diverse, inclusive and equitable community. Each member of our organization is responsible and accountable for what they say and do to make San Francisco an inclusive and equitable place to live and work by employing fair and just practices to and for all.

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, Humera Rahman-Power, at [email protected].

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.