Planner IV-Environmental Project Manager (5299) – Environmental Management Group - SFPUC (156376)

Company Description

• Application Opening: Friday, May 23, 2025
• Application Filing Deadline: Friday, June 6, 2025, at 11:59 PM (PDT)
• Recruitment ID: PBT-5299-156376 / RTF0156375-01077468

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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.gov.

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.gov/about-us/careers-sfpuc.

Job Description

The result from this eligible list will fill multiple vacancies within the Environmental Management Group. Please review below for more details regarding each respective position.

About the Environmental Management Group (EMG)
Part of SFPUC’s Infrastructure Division, EMG manages California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) approvals for SFPUC’s capital projects in collaboration with the San Francisco Planning Department (CEQA lead agency) and various federal agencies (NEPA lead agency). EMG also acquires resource agency permits (e.g., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Regional Water Quality Control Board, California Department of Fish and Wildlife) and ensures environmental compliance during construction. With a variety of power, water, and sewer infrastructure from O’Shaughnessy Dam in Yosemite National Park to the San Francisco Bay, our team enjoys working on diverse projects across urban, agricultural, and natural landscapes.

Position Summary
These positions will involve environmental project management, teamwork, and supervising or providing technical guidance of EMG’s more junior staff. Projects include new construction and upgrades to pipelines, tunnels, valve houses, pump stations, treatment plants, reservoirs and dams, powerlines, and more across SFPUC’s service area. This role requires a detail-oriented, resourceful self-starter who can manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, develop tools, and suggest process improvements.

Planner IV-Environmental Project Manager for Environmental Review
Under the direction of EMG’s Manager, the Planner IV-Environmental Project Manager for Environmental Review will manage and perform complex planning and environmental review work for CEQA and NEPA in coordination with the SF Planning Department. This position will be responsible for managing projects, developing project descriptions, managing consultants, analyzing environmental impacts and mitigation measures, managing and reviewing technical studies and reports, supervising staff, and providing information on CEQA/NEPA matters to other SFPUC enterprises/bureaus/divisions, City Departments, and the public.

Planner IV-Environmental Project Manager for Environmental Construction Compliance
Under the direction of EMG’s Environmental Construction Compliance Manager, the Planner IV-Environmental Project Manager for Environmental Construction Compliance will manage environmental compliance during construction for complex projects, ensuring our projects are undertaken in accordance with the CEQA/NEPA mitigation measures, resource agency permit conditions, and the SFPUC’s Standard Construction Measures. This position will be responsible for managing projects, managing consultants (as well as performing these activities themselves), translating requirements into Contractor specifications, managing and reviewing technical studies and reports, supervising staff, and providing information on construction compliance matters to SFPUC Construction Management tea