The filing deadline has been extended to June 14, 2022.  

• Application Opening:  May 17, 2022
• Application Deadline: June 14, 2022
• Compensation Range: $167,102 to $213,278
• Recruitment ID: PEX-0941-EXEMPT / RTF0121200-01118833

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 (SFPW) is a department in transition. In 2021, City voters approved a ballot measure to split Public Works in two as of October 1, 2022, creating a new Sanitation and Streets (SAS) Department that will encompass the department’s Operations work, including street cleaning, street and sewer repair, urban forestry, building repair and community programs with a staff of approximately 800. The newly configured Public Works department will retain its focus on capital projects, with a professional staff of engineers, architects, landscape architects, construction managers, surveyors and inspectors. This includes the design and management of projects critical to the vitality and resiliency of a 21st century urban center. Among the projects: new streetscapes, playgrounds, recreation centers, fire stations, health centers, transit facilities and libraries. With a capital portfolio that exceeds $3 billion and a staff of approximately 800, the reach is vast. 

Public Works will continue to provide administrative support, including finance, training, performance evaluation, communications, and IT for both departments.  As part of the administrative support, Public Works is establishing a new Human Resources (HR) bureau that will provide HR services for both departments. The newly created Human Resources bureau will have approximately 45 positions and will include oversight of all human resource functions including hiring and recruitment, exams, payroll, employee labor relations, health and safety, and training for the 1,600 employees in SFPW and SAS.

The department’s work is guided by principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Please refer to the Public Works Racial Equity Action Plan for more information. The plan lays out departmental research and data regarding racial equity along with a three-year plan of action items.

Under general direction of the Deputy Director of Financial Management and Administration, Public Works is seeking a flexible, creative, problem solver to serve as the Public Works Director of Human Resources. This leadership role will plan, lead, direct, develop, and coordinate the policies, activities, and staff of the Human Resources bureau, ensuring legal compliance and implementation of the department’s mission and talent acquisition strategy. 

The HR Director position plans, organizes, controls, integrates, and evaluates the administrative and operational functions of a division of human resources; develops, implements, and monitors work programs to achieve the SAS and SFPW missions, goals, and performance measures; assists executive management in the design, development and implementation of various projects and programs; implements and analyzes the results of quality control measures and reports to the SAS Commission and Public Works Commission on a routine basis as required by City Charter Section 4.139. 

This position is responsible for: directing the development and implementation of human resources policies and procedures; advising, coaching, and training managers on legal requirements and sound professional practices affecting a broad array of human resources processes and represents the departments with other governmental agencies, Civil Service Commission, and the community on human resources-related matters.

The essential functions of this position include:

• Collaborates with senior leadership to understand the organizations goals and strategy related to staffing, recruiting, and retention. 
• Plans, leads, develops, coordinates, and implements policies, processes, training, initiatives, and surveys to support the organizations human resource compliance and strategy needs. 
• Administers or oversees the administration of human resource programs including, but not limited to, hiring; compensation, benefits, and leave; disciplinary matters; disputes and investigations; performance and talent management; productivity; and training and development. 
• Identifies staffing and recruiting needs; develops and executes best practices for hiring and talent management.
• Conducts research and analysis of organizational trends including review of reports and metrics to present to the Commissions. 
• Monitors and ensures the organizations compliance with all federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations and reviews and modifies policies and practices to ensure compliance.
• Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law; applies this knowledge to communicate changes in policy, practice, and resources to upper management.
• Develops, recommends and implements HR best practices.
• Serves as liaison between the department and other City agencies on human resources regarding policy, new initiatives, and departmental agreements (Mayor’s Office, Department of Human Resources, Controller’s Office, Civil Service Commission). 
• Serves on various City Human Resources Committees.
• Coordinates and collaborates with departmental racial equity leaders in implementing the Racial Equity Action Plan.

1. Possession of a Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited college or university; AND
2. Four (4) years of managerial experience in human resources for a public or non-profit organization in one or more of the following areas: recruitment and selection, classification and compensation, employee and/or labor relations, benefits administration and human resources operations, of which all four (4) years must be in a supervisory capacity supervising professional staff.

Substitution:
A Master’s Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Human Resources, Public Administration, Business Administration, Management or a closely related field or possession of a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) may substitute for one (1) year of the non-supervisory experience.

Additional qualifying work experience may be substituted for up to two years of the required education on a year for year basis (30 semester/45 quarter units equals one year).

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:

• Master’s Degree in Human Resources Management or Industrial/Organizational Psychology. 
• Experience working with labor unions. 
• Knowledge and experience with merit systems. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.

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

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.