Water Resources Engineer - Water Resources - SFPUC (5241) (Environmental)

Company Description

• Application Opening: 11/5/2025
• Application Filing Deadline: 12/5/2025
• Annual Salary: $169,806 - $206,414
• Recruitment ID: RTF0159248 / PEX-5241-159249

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Temporary 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.   

Job Description

Project: Improving and Modernizing SFPUC's Hydrologic and Water Systems Models

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is hiring a water resources modeler in the Hydrology and Water Systems (HAWS) group within the SFPUC Regional Water System (RWS).  The RWS is a regional water utility that operates water supply reservoirs in the Sierra Nevada and San Francisco Bay Area and serves drinking water to approximately 2.8 million people in the San Francisco Bay Area.  The water resources modeler will perform watershed and water systems analyses associated with the planning and operations of the RWS.  The modeler will develop and use analytical tools and models to support capital projects and evaluate regulatory changes associated with instream flow requirements, water rights and reservoir and watershed operation.  The modeler will also evaluate the effect of droughts and other weather extremes on the RWS, and will support SFPUC’s work in understanding the effects of climate change on RWS water supply reliability.  The position is responsible for developing, improving, maintaining and documenting analytical tools and models used by the HAWS group.                             

Essential Duties: 

• Use and develop hydrologic and water supply models
• Prepare drought water supply analyses for the Regional Water System (RWS)
• Develop and communicate reservoir inflow forecasts and work with RWS operators to support operational planning
• Evaluate the effects of potential regulatory changes on RWS water supply reliability
• Evaluate the effects of alternative water supply projects on RWS water supply reliability
• Support evaluation of climate change within RWS watersheds and service area; develop analyses of potential future effects of climate change on RWS water supply reliability
• Work closely with other departments within SFPUC to support the analytical work performed by those departments
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

1. Five (5) years of verifiable professional Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering experience, which includes two (2) years experience equivalent to City and County of San Francisco class 5207 Associate Engineer or higher;

AND

 2. Possession of a current Certificate of Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of California in Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering. (Please indicate your PE license number and expiration dates in Education Section) 

Substitutions/Notes:

1. There is no substitution for the required two years of work exp