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San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)

Deputy Assistant General Manager

Power Engineering & Field Operations

This is a Position-Based Test conducted in accordance with CSC Rule 111A.

Application Opening: May 7, 2024

While this is the normal annual salary range for the position, appointment above the maximum of the normal salary range may be considered based on documented and substantiated recruitment and retention issues or exceptional skills. A special approval process is necessary for appointment above the normal salary range.

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 .

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.

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Power Enterprise has two separate retail electric power programs Hetch Hetchy Power, San Francisco's Publicly Owned Utility, and CleanPowerSF, San Francisco's Community Choice Aggregation program serving approximately 70% of the electricity consumed in San Francisco. Power Enterprise serves this load with a combination of owned and purchased resources.

SFPUC owns and operates the Hetch Hetchy Water and Power Project, which includes 385 MW hydro-electric power generation in Moccasin, California, solar arrays throughout San Francisco, and biogas cogeneration facilities, which together produce cost-effective energy with a zero-greenhouse gas (GHG-free) emission profile. In addition, the SFPUC develops and manages a portfolio of short, medium, and long-term power and storage purchases to serve our load.

The Class 0941 Deputy Assistant General Manager ("DAGM"), Power Engineering & Field Operations assists, develops, and implements goals, objectives, policies, and priorities of the Power Enterprise; plans, organizes, directs, controls and reviews the operation and services of the Engineering & Field Operations Division, including development and implementation of program budgets, directing staff, and overall policies. The DAGM monitors and evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of the division's organizational structure, staff assignments, service levels, and administrative systems, identifies and analyzes opportunities for improvement and implements improvements. The DAGM contributes to the overall success of the Power Enterprise as a partner with other members of the Enterprise leadership team. In addressing the energy needs of the City, the DAGM interacts with other SFPUC staff, the SF Public Utilities Commission, other City departments, and local, state, and federal authorities. The essential duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assists, develops, and implements goals, objectives, policies, and priorities of the Power Enterprise.

• Plans, organizes, directs, controls, and reviews the operation and services of the Engineering & Field Operations Section, which includes field services, engineering of transmission and distribution facilities to serve customers including development sites, and asset management.

• Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of the division's organizational structure, staff assignments, service levels, and administrative systems, identifies and analyzes opportunities for improvement and implements improvements.

• Interacts with other SFPUC staff, Commission, other City departments; and local, state, and federal authorities in addressing the energy needs of the City.

• Develops and implements operational and capital budgets and monitors expenditures.

• Supervises the maintenance and development of transmission and distribution services including asset management policies and procedures, service connection policies and procedures, equipment specifications and standards, staffing needs and associated administrative systems.

IDEAL CANDIDATE and COMPETENCIES

San Francisco's Public Utilities Commission seeks a confident, results-oriented leader and manager who is passionate about the environment and public service. The ideal candidate will stay current with best practices and trends in managing power operations groups and lead the program to maximum efficiency so that the customer, City, and department goals continue to be met. They will also enjoy working in a fast-paced, supportive environment where collegiality, professionalism, teamwork, inclusion, and an appreciation for fun are valued.

The Leadership Competency Model illustrates what it means to be successful for any leader at the SFPUC, supporting our commitment to organizational excellence. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated track record and ability to exercise the following competencies which are the most critical to Power Enterprise's DAGM role:

• Relationship Management. Leverages outstanding communication skills to build open, honest, and respectful relationships, developing networks and lasting partnerships across boundaries to maintain strategic relationships and achieve common goals. Engages and works collaboratively with the active unions, diverse neighborhoods, other departments, and the SFPUC's Executive Team.

• Strategic Planning. Formulates objectives and priorities, implements plans, and allocates resources to achieve the long-term goals of the organization. Implements the capital plan, tracking progress and staying on top of the multi-year implementation.

• Business Acumen.Leverages business concepts, terms, and tools to achieve desired outcomes and develop sound budgets and plans surrounding the financial and operational functions of the organization.

• Change Management.Provides active and visible sponsorship for change initiatives to drive the adoption and usage of new solutions to fully realize organizational benefits and project objectives.

• Accountability.Inspires trust by acting with integrity, honesty, and fairness. Holds self and others to their roles and responsibilities. Acts as a responsible steward of the resources entrusted to the SFPUC.

• Risk Management. Identifies, assesses, and mitigates operational, financial, legal, or health and safety risks impacting the organization's achievement of strategic goals and objectives.

• Talent Management. Builds and develops a highly-skilled workforce based on organizational goals, budget considerations, and staffing needs. Creates succession planning strategies to address an aging workforce.

• Innovation.Creates a thriving culture in which employees feel both safe and encouraged to explore new ideas and improve existing ones. Voices opinions, remaining open to feedback, diverse perspectives, and embraces opportunities for improvement and change.

• Safety Excellence.Actively promotes a safety culture of the highest standard by allocating resources, ensuring compliance, and creating policies aligned with industry best practices.

• Valuing Diversity.Recognizes the role of diversity in assembling capable teams and building a successful workforce. Fosters an inclusive and cooperative work environment where diversity and individual differences are valued and capitalized upon to achieve the vision and mission of the organization.

How to qualify

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

Education

Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university

Experience

Six (6) years of professional work experience in planning, design, and implementation of electric infrastructure projects, all of which must include supervisory experience. This experience must include at least three (3) years serving as the project manager.

Substitution

Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of two years (30 semester/ 45 quarter units equals one year). Advanced degrees such as Master's in Engineering, Environmental Science, Project or Construction Management, Business Administration, or related field may substitute for one (1) year of the required work experience.

One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2000 hours . click apply for full job details