Budget Director - Business Services Bureau - SFPUC (0933) - (166846)

Company Description

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

• Application Opening Date: July 31, 2026
• Application Filing Deadline: August 7, 2026 at 11:59PM (PDT)
• Recruitment ID: PBT-0933-166846/ RTF0166845-01105087

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 here.

Job Description

Under general direction of the Deputy CFO, the Budget Director will assist in the day-to-day operations of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Financial Strategy Division, (part of the Business Services Bureau) with responsibility for the SFPUC’s Operating and Capital budget. This position is responsible for the development and management of the SFPUC’s $2+ Billion annual operating budget, $1+ Billion annual capital budget and $12.5 Billion 10 Year Capital Plan.

The Budget Director is a senior manager who leads and supervises a team of five professionals in complex financial work. This critical leadership role is a key member of the SFPUC’s Financial Strategy team and a key advisor to leaders throughout the agency. The role requires both technical proficiency, excellent communication skills and political savvy to be successful.

Essential duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Coordinates the SFPUC-wide biennial operating and capital budget development, implementation and amendment process, including the 10-year capital plan.
2. Leads the internal budget development process from end to end, including coordinating with senior leadership throughout the agency, leading internal deliberations and decision making, and managing the Commission adoption process.
3. Shepherds the budget through the Mayor and Board process, including representing the department with the Mayor’s Budget Office, Controller’s Office, Board of Supervisors and Board’s Budget and Legislative Analyst to ensure successful adoption.
4. Daily oversight of the SFPUC operating and capital budgets throughout the year, including directing the preparation, review, and distribution of detailed and complex financial analyses and management reports that provide information on status of budget/expenditures, appropriations, fund source/availability, and projected revenues and expenditures. For example, this includes oversight of quarterly budget variance reports, and presentation of these reports at Commission hearings.
5. Presents and effectively communicates complex financial information and policies in a clear and straightforward manner to a variety of audiences including senior management, and in various public settings such as the Commission and Board of Supervisors hearings.
6. Acts as the go-to person in the agency for budget matters, answering questions, developing solutions to problems and advising agency staff on how best to meet changing business needs within established citywide policies and procedures.
7. Serves as the liaison between the SFPUC and the Mayor’s Budget Office, Controller’s Budget and Analysis Division and the Board’s Budget and Legislative analyst. Builds and maintains excellent working relationships with these stakeholders.
8. Directs a team of professional staff in a highly complex, fast-paced working environment. Assures accuracy across the budget team’s work, including analysis, reporting and budget and other financial system entries. This also includes coaching, career development and a focus on a good team culture, with the goal of good performance and staff retenti