San Joaquin Pipeline Project Manager I - Infrastructure – San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (5502) – (161275)

• Application Opening: 11/21/2025
• Application Filing Deadline: 12/19/2025 *Extended 
• Annual Salary: $190,424.00 - $205,036.00
• Recruitment ID: PEX-5502-161275 / RTF0161274-01103454

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Permanent 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)
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

Under general administrative direction of the Regional Project Manager for the Hetch Hetchy 10-year Capital Improvement Program (HCIP), the Project Manager (PM) I will be the lead in implementing the above technical and complex San Joaquin Pipeline projects.  The combined budget for planning, design, and construction of these projects is approximately $108.7M. The scope of work of the individual project is listed below.

SJPL Valve and Safe Entry Improvements (Project #10035575) – Phases 2B&C (a subproject)

The San Joaquin Pipelines (SJPL) which convey drinking water to the Bay Area have been in service ranging from 13 to 93 years. SFPUC staff and contractors need to enter the pipelines regularly to perform conditional assessments, maintenance, and repair work.  The primary objective of the project is to provide reliable isolation to safeguard the personnel working inside the pipelines.

SJPL Valve Remote Control and Monitoring

The project objective is to provide remote supervisory monitoring and control over SJPL System, including in-line and cross-over valves.  This project include design, procure, and construct new SJPL remote supervisory controls that would enable remote operation of valve actuators from the control room located in Moccasin, CA. 

Essential Functions:

The Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing the project schedule, ensuring smooth progression through key phases: planning, environmental, design, permits and right of way acquisition (if required), contracting, construction, and closeout.  During planning, Hetch Hetchy Water and Power defines the project’s overall performance requirements, which are explored through evaluated design alternatives.  The Project Manager collaborates with project team members and internal stakeholders to refine the project scope before advancing to subsequent phases.

The tasks involved in the projects are as follows:

• Project Management: Manage project budget, schedule, and scope.
• Needs Definition, Condition Assessment. Alternatives Identification: Define the project needs, assess the conditions of all existing pertinent facilities, and identify feasible alternatives to address project needs. Furthermore, prepare Conceptual Engineering Report at a 10% design level for the recommended alternative. Some of the projects have advanced further than this task, and so this work will not always be required.

• Environmental Review: Conduct environmental studies, evaluate project alternatives, and, if necessary, prepare draft and final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for circulation and public hearings. Pursue negative declaration or categorical exemption, if feasible.
• Engineering Design: Develop 35%, 65% and 95% design documents and cost estimates, as required for the design; 100% construction documents (plans and specifications) for the project for bidding or contractor procurement.
• Bid and Award: advertising the construction contract, evaluating bids, seeking SFPUC Commission approval to award the contract, and issuing Notice-to-Proceed.
• Construction Management: Provide oversight, inspections, and coordination of construction activities performed by the contractor.
• Operational Start-Up and Close-Out:   transitioning the newly constructed facilities from construction completion to active operations.  This involves activities such as system testing, staff training, and process validation to ensure that all components function correctly and meet performance requirements, and close-out of the projects.

Class 5502 performs other related duties as required.

Nature of the work:

This is a full-time position either based in Moccasin, CA, or San Francisco Public Utilities Commission headquarters at 525 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco but all the PM-1 project assignments are in the Hetch Hetchy region.  If the candidate selects his/her primary office to be the SFPUC headquarters, the candidate is required to commute, at least 1 day per week, to the HCIP site office located in Moccasin, California, and/or periodically visit, as needed, to remote project jobsites for the purposes of:

• Managing the projects assigned,
• Getting familiar with the project locations,
• Escorting other City staff, consultants, or stakeholders to visit the sites,
• Attending important meetings with staff of Hetch Hetchy Water and Power (HHWP),
• Attending workshops with HHWP and other design team members,
• Attending progress, change order, schedule/cost meetings with City construction management staff and contractors,
• Conducting coordination with other projects and their team staff.

Some of these meetings can be attended remotely via video teleconference, but some meetings may require the candidate to be on site.  The PM-1 will be expected to promote good relationships with other City staff, consultants, and contractors by attending most of the meetings with face-to-face interaction.

If the candidate selects his/her primary office in Moccasin, then the position requires periodic commutes during the week or month to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission headquarters, at 525 Golden Gate Avenue, for important meetings, as needed, with senior City staff or other consultant or stakeholder staff.

Limited living accommodations may be available in the Moccasin cottages or the bunkhouses at Moccasin or early intake for overnight reservation for multi-day project commitments in the Moccasin or Hetch Hetchy region, on a first come, first served basis.  

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in architecture, engineering or planning plus four years of responsible architectural, engineering or construction management experience,

OR

A Bachelor's Degree in another field plus six years of responsible experience in a field directly related to the project,

OR

Eight years of architectural, engineering, or construction management experience in a field directly related to the project,

OR

California registration as professional engineer or architect.

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.

The ideal candidate should have experience in all phases of the project – planning, environmental review, design, construction, and closeout using project management processes and knowledge areas.  In addition, experience in using software such as Primavera P6, PowerPoint, Excel spreadsheets, Outlook, and Word is a plus.

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. Education verification information on verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at How to Verify Education Requirements | Department of Human Resources (sfdhr.org).

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.

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

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 “Apply Now” 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 updated. 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 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, Sari Mix 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.