Project Manager II - Wastewater Enterprise Oceanside Treatment Plant - Infrastructure - San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (5504) (158824)

• Application Opening: 09/09/2025
• Application Filing Deadline: 09/22/2025
• Recruitment ID:  PEX-5504-158824 / RTF0158823-01075729

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Exempt: 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 shall not exceed 36 months.

WHO ARE WE?
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)
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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.

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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.

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Project: Wastewater Enterprise Oceanside Treatment Plant Projects

The Project Manager II (PM II) is responsible for managing and administering approx. $95M in capital improvement treatment facilities projects in the Westside/Oceanside region of San Francisco, particularly at the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant (OSP).  The majority of process buildings at OSP will remain in service for at least another 30-50 years and will require facility and wastewater process improvements to maintain operational reliabilities, improve seismic performance, improve health and safety of staff and extend useful life.  The OSP subgroup of projects is part of the Treatment Facilities group within the 10-Year Wastewater Enterprise (WWE) Capital Program adopted by the SFPUC.

Under general administrative direction of a Principal Project Manager IV, the PM II will lead the efforts to successfully deliver critical treatment facility capital improvement projects at OSP.  The projects will include working closely with the numerous internal and external stakeholders including regulatory compliance agencies e.g., Regional Water Quality Control Board and Bay Area Air Quality Management District.

The PM II will oversee these complex projects, to prepare timely project budget/schedule updates, scope analysis, troubleshooting, and analysis of project alternatives.  The PM II will interact with the SFPUC Commission, SFPUC Executive Management, Technical Steering Committee, and various key project stakeholders from Operating division of Wastewater Enterprise.  The PM II will review and approve critical path schedules, collaborate with Operations on shutdown schedules, and forecast project spending plans.  The PM II will report project progress on annual, quarterly, and monthly basis.  The PM II will provide project inputs on scope, schedule, and budget to the 10-year capital program.

The major projects the PM II will be involved in the Oceanside/Westside Treatment Region are as listed below:

OSP Plant-wide Ventilation (HVAC) Upgrades:  A wide-range of HVAC-related improvements were identified as part of the OSP Condition Assessment Repairs Project. The project identified replacement of select supply/exhaust fan and accessories, ductwork, duct fittings and duct support replacements in the following facility structure areas, OSP 011 Pretreatment/Solids, OSP 042 Primary Clarifiers, OSP 230 Secondary Clarifiers, OSP 530 Chlorine Contact Channels, OSP 620 Digester Operations, and OSP 930 Administration and Lab.

OSP Odor Control Upgrades:  Specific work includes Primary Odor Control System Improvements covering influent and effluent channels in OSP 042.  The primary clarifiers would remain open and uncovered; refurbishment of the existing Odor Control Units (OCUs) serving OSP 042; installation of heating coils to pre-heat the foul air extracted from below the covered channels, OSP 042 building space, and the aeration basin channels prior to treatment through the OCUs; other miscellaneous improvements include new variable frequency drives (VFDs) at the supply fans, new odor control fans with VFDs, duct repairs at odor control fans, replacement of fan differential pressure switches and automated ventilation modulation.

OSP Communication & Safety Monitoring Upgrades:  The project is slated to address deficiencies in existing communication & safety monitoring systems at OSP.  Upgrade and replace fixed gas monitoring Systems in the following facility structure areas, OSP 011 Pretreatment/Solids, OSP 042 Primary Clarifiers, OSP 230 Secondary Clarifiers and OSP 620 Digester Operations. Replace the facility Public Address System / Emergency Evacuation Notification System.  Replace the existing Fire Alarm System at OSP and Westside Pump Station (WSS) which are old and in disrepair.

OSP 011 Gaseous Oxygen System Upgrades:  The project is slated to address deficiencies in oxygen generation systems at OSP.  The appropriate technology and alternative would be explored in the project planning phase, but as a basis for this project, replacement of the PSA units with vacuum pressure swing adsorption (VPSA) or Vacuum Swing Absorption (VSA) units will be evaluated.

Essential Functions:

The tasks involved in the various projects are as follows:

• Project Management: Manage project budget, schedule, scope, and quality.
• Project Planning: Development of project Needs Assessment Report, Alternative Analysis Report, and Conceptual Engineering Report documents.
• Environmental Review: Conduct required environmental studies, analyze, and evaluate project alternatives. If necessary, prepare draft and final EIR and EIS for circulation and public hearings. Pursue categorical exemption or negative declaration, if feasible.
• Right of Way / Legal:  Provide project lands, land right agreement, land acquisition, and project legal support services.
• Engineering Design: Develop 100% construction documents (plans and specifications) for the project.
• Bid and Award:  Provide support to PUC Contracts Administration for bidding, obtain the contract award approval from SFPUC Commission, and obtain construction contract Notice-To-Proceed (NTP).
• Construction:  Implementation of the construction contract and tracking associated modifications to cost and schedule of the construction contract.
• Construction Management Support: Provide construction management and oversight inspection support to facilitate project construction.  Including engineering support during construction professional services.
• Operational Start-Up and Close-Out:  Provide as-needed support to facilitate the operational start-up of any newly constructed facilities and assist in financial close-out of the projects.

Class 5504 Project Manager II performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering or planning plus four (4) years of responsible architectural, engineering, project management or construction management experience in a field directly related to the project, OR
• A 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. AND
• Two additional years of project coordination experience.

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.

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

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

• Experience in industrial facilities, heavy utilities, infrastructure sewer and treatment facilities projects in areas of planning, design and/or construction. 
• In addition, candidate must have experience to do the projects in an urban environment with multiple external stakeholders; contract document preparation, and construction support. 
• Possession of P.E. license in state of California and the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from Project Management Institute (PMI) is highly desirable.

Verification of Education and Experience:

Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Please review our articles on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications and Verification of Experience and/or Education for considerations taken when reviewing applications. 

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process.

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
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

Applicants will receive a confirmation email from [email protected] 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.

HOW TO APPLY

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Applicants will receive a confirmation email from [email protected] 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.

Job Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the job analyst, Alexeh Alfajora 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.