Project Manager I, Waterfront Resilience Projects - Port of San Francisco (5502)

Appointment Type: This is a Temporary Exempt (TEX), Full-Time position with an anticipated duration of up to three (3) years. This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive civil service examination process and incumbents are considered “at will” and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer.  

Specific information regarding this recruitment process is listed below:

• Application Opening: 09/11/2025
• Application Deadline: 10/02/2025
• Annual Compensation Range: $190,424 - $205,036
• Recruitment ID: RTF0156612-01157622

The Port’s Waterfront Resilience Program is recruiting for one (1) 5502 Project Manager I Position to manage the delivery of waterfront resilience plans and small complex urban waterfront resilience projects during pre-design, detailed design, entitlements, bidding, construction, and closeout.  This position will also support senior Project Managers to deliver larger complex projects.  The focus of this position is urban design and stakeholder engagement.

The Port of San Francisco is an enterprise agency of the City and County of San Francisco and is governed by a Commission of five members appointed by the Mayor. The Port Commission is responsible for overseeing a broad range of waterfront commercial, maritime, and public access facilities that are held in public trust for the people of California. The Port’s jurisdiction covers approximately 7.5 miles of waterfront land from Pier 98, near Hunter’s Point in the southern part of San Francisco, to Fisherman’s Wharf in the northern part of the City.

The Port’s diverse business portfolio includes over 550 ground, commercial, retail, office, industrial and maritime industrial leases including cargo shipping, layberthing, excursion boats, ferry boats, fishing and fish processing/distribution, tourism, filming, harbor services, and cruise operations. With some of the most flexible cargo handling facilities on the West Coast, as well as naturally deep water, the Port can handle various types of cargo such as, dry-bulk, neo-bulk, roll-on/roll-off, and project cargoes.

The Port of San Francisco has many internationally recognized landmarks such as Fisherman’s Wharf, Pier 39, the Exploratorium, the Ferry Building and Oracle Park, home of the San Francisco Giants baseball team. With its unique and historic properties, the Port is home to a variety of tenants and uses. The Port Commission over the last five decades has led a remarkable transformation of the Port; maintaining its industrial maritime heritage while developing new uses, including commercial and public activities, that have helped San Francisco remain one of the most visited and popular cities on the globe.

For more information about the Port of San Francisco, visit SFPort.com. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

The Port’s Waterfront Resilience Program 

The Port’s Waterfront Resilience Program (WRP) was created to ensure the waterfront, and its important regional and citywide assets, are resilient in the face of earthquakes, flooding, sea level rise due to climate change, shoreline erosion, and extreme storms. The waterfront has a history rich with innovative adaptation, and resilience is forged in the Port’s identity. We have a once in a generation opportunity to not only defend our waterfront from future flood and earthquake risks, but also to improve and rejuvenate the waterfront, improve the City’s connection to the Bay, and bring benefits such as more open space, enhanced mobility, safety and jobs. Over the next 3 years, Program work is expected to include completing the United States Army Corps of Engineers General Investigation Feasibility Study (San Francisco Flood Study), advancing design and engineering of the USACE recommended plan in collaboration with City partners, and implementing multiple transformational resilience projects including those funded by the 2018 Seawall General Obligation Bond.  The Program is led by a dedicated team that shares a passion for leading the Port and City to a more resilient future.

This Project Manager I position is one of several project management positions within the Program and, working under direction of one of the WRP Deputy Program Managers, will be responsible for supporting successful design and delivery of complex waterfront plans, projects, and technical studies.  The WRP is currently advancing Early Projects to improve earthquake safety and flood resilience in the near-term, as well as working with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), City partners, and public stakeholders to develop a Recommended Plan for waterfront adaptation through the San Francisco Waterfront Coastal Flood Study (Flood Study). Once the Flood Study is complete, the WRP will work to advance the Recommended Plan through design and construction in stages. This position may include managing one or more smaller projects, managing planning, design, and technical work to advance the Recommended Plan, or functioning as an assistant project manager on larger projects.

WRP projects are located along the highly urbanized and active Port waterfront and may include rehabilitation, earthquake retrofitting, and flood proofing of existing facilities, the creation of new facilities and waterfront infrastructure, and planning design of new waterfront public spaces, utilities, roadways, and maritime infrastructure and buildings. Key aspects of WRP projects include infrastructure programming and design, design and engineering of coastal flood defenses, design of streets and public spaces and relation to historic structures, and public and stakeholder outreach and engagement.

The Project Manager’s duties include:

• Planning, organizing, and directing all or part of complex Waterfront Resilience plans and projects during planning, concept design, detailed design, contract documentation, construction, and closeout.
• Managing work of multi-disciplinary staff across organizational boundaries including the work of consultants, agency and City staff, and contractors.
• Preparing, monitoring, and controlling project scope, budget and funding plans, schedules, and expenditure forecasts.
• Coordinating review of presentations, studies, plans, and design submittals including resolving conflicting reviewer comments and tracking resolution.
• Tracking, recording, and reporting out on project progress, issues, risks, and decisions.
• Actively seeking to resolve project issues and secure decisions including escalating up in a timely manner.
• Making presentations to internal and external stakeholders, the Port Commission, and other City agencies, Boards, and Commissions.
• Managing public and stakeholder outreach and engagement in relation to project outcomes and working collaboratively with the Port communications team on public messaging.
• Preparing requests for proposals, negotiating and monitoring consultant contracts, and developing memoranda of understanding and project charters with city Agencies.
• Participating in program development and monitoring of program goals, key performance indicators, risks and budgeting.
• Making recommendations on how to increase speed, efficiency, or quality of project delivery.
• Participating in managerial meetings with the Port Divisions and other city agencies as needed.
• Reviewing and managing workload assignment to project staff and interns;
• Managing Environmental Review processes and obtaining permits and regulatory approvals.

• Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering or planning plus four (4) years of responsible architectural, engineering or construction management experience, OR
• Bachelor's degree in another field plus six (6) years of responsible experience in a field directly related to the project, OR
• Eight (8) years of architectural, engineering, or construction management experience in a field directly related to the project, OR
• California registration as professional engineer or architect.

License 

Possession of a valid California driver’s license (to be presented at time of appointment).   Employees must be insurable under the Port’s automobile liability insurance. Insurability must be maintained throughout employment. 

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

One-year 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.

Desirable Qualifications (Ideal Candidate): The stated desirable qualifications listed below may be used to identify job finalists at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring:

The ideal candidate will have the skills and ability to collaborate, partner, and develop networks and alliances within the Port and across organizational and departmental boundaries. This ideal candidate will be an exceptional communicator (verbal and written) and represent the Port’s interests among all levels of government, regulatory agencies, citizens’ groups and professional associations.

In addition, this ideal candidate possesses the following:

• Supports a culture of caring, wellbeing, and inclusiveness among the Program Team.
• Clear thinking with the ability to manage and track the many details that entail project implementation while accurately articulating the “big picture” to management.
• Strong integrity, intellectual honesty, and belief in the value of equity and diversity.
• Adaptable with stress management skills to handle the many unknowns that accompany planning, design, and construction projects in complex physical and regulatory environments.
• Experience working in partnership with internal and external stakeholders and promoting a collaborative environment including the ability to build consensus with stakeholders of varied interests.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Experience to manage the work of numerous staff and consultants and facilitate technical and design review processes.
• Ability to collect, analyze, and interpret complex data; assess information in a variety of forms from multiple sources; and make recommendations based on that data and information.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary planning, design, or engineering projects throughout planning, concept design, detailed design, and construction.
• Is a champion of Port’s efforts to be a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and waterfront, and empower Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) in Port operations and opportunities through equitable policies and practices.

Verification: Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Please review our articles on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications and Verification of Experience and/or Education for considerations taken when reviewing applications. 

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. 

Selection Procedures

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

• Supplemental Questionnaire 

Qualified candidates may be sent a Supplemental Questionnaire after the closing of this filing period. Applicants will be given a deadline to return the Supplemental Questionnaire. The Supplemental Questionnaire is designed to measure knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in job-related areas which have been identified as critical for positions in class 5502 Project Manager I, Port of San Francisco.

Applications and Supplemental Questionnaire responses (if applicable) will be screened for relevant qualifying experience and education. Additional mechanisms may be implemented in order to determine candidate’s qualifications. Only those applicants who most closely meet the needs of the Department will be invited to continue in the selection process.  

Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement to the interview.

How to Apply

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.sf.gov/ and begin the application process.

• Select the “Apply Now" button and follow instructions on the screen 

Human Resources Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment, please send your inquiries to Zoey Feng at [email protected]. 

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. 

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

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

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.