• Application Opening: May 13, 2024

• Application Deadline: June 3, 2024

• Compensation Range: $173,732 - $211,224 (https://careers.sf.gov/classifications/)

• Recruitment ID: RTF0147640-01124057 (147641)

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: PROVISIONAL (TPV)

This is not a permanent appointment. A provisional appointee must participate and be successful in a Civil Service examination for this classification and be selected through an open competitive process in order to be considered for permanent appointment. Provisional appointments may not exceed three (3) years.

WHO ARE WE? 

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inc4CF4VKFE)

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

Wastewater Enterprise:

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Wastewater Enterprise (WWE) operates and maintains San Francisco's combined sewer system to protect public health and the environment. These services extend across eight urban watersheds, over 1,900 miles of pipe, and benefit every resident and visitor of San Francisco.

WWE operates three all-weather wastewater treatment plants, one wet-weather facility, 27 pump stations, eight transport/storage facilities, and 36 combined sewer discharge structures to treat an estimated 34.5 billion gallons of wastewater in a typical year. Of that 34.5 billion gallons, approximately 24 billion gallons per year receive full secondary treatment, 9 billion gallons per year receive primary or decant treatment and are discharged to deep-water outfalls, and 1.5 billion gallons per year receive the equivalent to wet weather primary treatment and are discharged through nearshore outfalls.

In addition to treating wastewater, WWE also produces biosolids, a nutrient-rich soil-like product used as a synthetic fertilizer-replacement and soil amendment across the Bay Area.

Position Description:

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Wastewater Enterprise owns, operates, and maintains over 1000 miles of gravity sewer system (“collection system").  Under general direction, this position performs technical and administrative engineering work in connection with a wide variety of engineering projects and programs. Responsibilities include interpreting complex technical data, coordinating operational activity, and carrying out existing methods and procedures relative to engineering programs and projects for the collection system; making regular contacts and building relationships with other departmental personnel, outside organizations and the general public in connection with the interpretation and explanation of engineering programs and projects; and preparing a wide variety of detailed technical and administrative reports and records relating to engineering projects and programs for the collection system.

This position focuses on technical and administrative functions in connection with hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) engineering which may influence complex engineering projects during design, construction, operation and maintenance of gravity sewer projects and systems.  This position requires considerable knowledge of engineering and construction methods, practices and procedures, and familiarity with H&H modeling software.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serves as the in-house subject matter expert for gravity sewer H&H modeling which includes but is not limited to reviewing and approving highly technical hydraulic reports, failure analysis of gravity sewer systems, finding continuous improvements with project delivery. 

• Prepares a wide variety of official technical and administrative reports on H&H modelling, engineering projects, proposed legislation and planning affecting collection system projects and programs.

• Prepares, presents, and represents the department with technical presentations related to collection system H&H modeling and wet weather event evaluations to a variety of non-technical staff including but not limited to senior management teams, Commissioners, or other elected officials and representatives.

• Participates in the preparation of departmental budgets; prepares budget explanation sheets in support of a wide variety of capital improvement projects.

• Serves as Owner’s Representative in the Wastewater Enterprise Capital Improvement Program, the Collection System Renewal & Replacement Program, and as needed in major land development projects.

• Recommends, reviews, and provides feedback for H&H modeling designs for a variety of sewer capital improvement projects, including projects from the Renewal & Replacement Program and Capital Program.

• Assembles data and information and prepares draft amendments to the municipal code; prepares draft recommendations for local, state, and federal legislation affecting engineering activities and projects.

• Oversees and provides guidance for legislative activities surrounding the collection system, including the development and implementation of a laterals permit program.

• Serves as subject matter expert for rainfall and field monitoring equipment, including strategic deployment and interpretation of data.

• Identifies key criteria for operational needs, such as deployment of flood barriers and confirmation of Stormwatch deployment.

• Manages and executes a quality assurance/quality control program to ensure best engineering methods and practices are used and followed, conformity among all engineering disciplines, operational staff, and adherence to legislative requirements.

• Develops and implements a quality assurance/quality control program to ensure accurate coding of sewer assets in collaboration with technical staff and Information Systems.

• Utilizes industry standards for quality control/assurance processes.

• Performs document quality controls & assurances to ensure accuracy, quality, and integrity.

• Interprets and has knowledge of engineering codes in mechanical, electrical, civil, and various engineering fields.

• Performs technical design and constructability reviews of engineering plans and specifications.

• Develops, recommends, and implements sewer design criteria.

• Reviews cost estimates and tracks current market trends.

• Performs value engineering.

• Implements planning, design, and construction engineering procedures.

• Develops cross-functional training programs between mechanical and civil engineers with a focus on collection system asset management.

• Serves as assistant section manager to support section manager as needed.

• Provides guidance and mentorship to professional and technical engineering staff.

• Supervises and manages consultant task orders and job order contract task orders.

• Serves as Project Engineer for cleaning and/or condition assessment contracts.

• Creates diagrams using Hydraulic Modeling Software.

• Supervises and guides engineering team members.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Reporting Location:

• 3801 3rd Street, #600, San Francisco, CA 94124.

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

Education:

• Completion of a four-year college or university with a baccalaureate degree in one of the major fields of engineering.

Experience:

• Six years of progressively responsible experience in the administrative, design, planning and construction of engineering projects, including two years of responsible supervisory and administrative experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours (2,000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week). Any overtime hours that you work above 40 hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time

employment.

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

Desirable Qualifications:

• Professional Engineering licensure in the State of California.

• CASQA QSD / QSP Certification.

• NASSCO PACP Certification.

• Demonstratable familiarity with SWMM, ICM InfoWorks, or equivalent hydraulic modelling software.

• 5 years of experience operating ICM InfoWorks Hydraulic Modelling or equivalent.

• 2 years of direct supervision experience.

• 2 years of experience working in water or wastewater, specifically hydraulic modelling, and pipe sizing.

• 2 years of experience as Project Engineer coordinating engineering design across 2 or more disciplines.

• Familiar with sewer or water construction within urban environment with population density of 6,000 people / square mile.

• Professional Civil Engineer Licensure from the State of California.

The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.

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 (https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process)

• Conviction History

• Employee Benefits Overview (https://sfdhr.org/benefits-overview)  

• Equal Employment Opportunity (https://sfdhr.org/equal-employment-opportunity)  

• Disaster Service Worker (https://sfdhr.org/disaster-service-workers)

• ADA Accommodation

• Right to Work (https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#identification)

• Copies of Application Documents

• Diversity Statement (https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#diversitystatement)

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 BBradley@sfwater.org.

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.