Maintenance Manager - Wastewater Enterprise - SFPUC (0941) - (152073)

Company Description

Amended April 23, 2025 to extend the filing deadline. Candidates who have already submitted an application do not need to re-apply.

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

•    Application Opening: April 2, 2025
•    Application Filing Deadline: May 7, 2025
•    Recruitment ID: PBT-0941-152073, RTF0152072-01112015

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

Wastewater Enterprise:
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), Wastewater Enterprise (WWE) operates and maintains San Francisco's combined sewer system to protect public health and the environment. These services extend across eight urban watersheds, more than 1,000 miles of pipe, 24 miles of transport and storage facilities and benefit every resident and visitor of San Francisco.

WWE operates three all-weather wastewater treatment plants, one wet-weather facility, 28 pump stations, eight transport/storage facilities, and 34 combined sewer discharge structures to treat an estimated 34.6 billion gallons of wastewater in a typical year.

In addition to treating wastewater, WWE also produces biosolids, a nutrient-rich soil-like product used as a synthetic fertilizer-replacement and soil amendment across the Bay Area.

Job Description

Under the general direction of the SFPUC Assistant General Manager, Wastewater Enterprise (AGM, WWE), the WWE Maintenance Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, managing, and directing the maintenance and repair of all wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, and WWE facilities in compliance with all Federal, State, and local regulations; performs responsible technical and administrative work in connection therewith; handles planning, trouble shooting, and policymaking for the Maintenance Division, and performs related duties as required. 

The WWE Maintenance Division consists of approximately 160 employees, and is comprised of the following sections: Electrical, Instrumentation and Control, Mechanical Maintenance (including Welding, Hydraulics and Machine Shop) Maintenance Planning & Reliability, Facilities and Emergency Response (including Plumbers, Painters, Carpenters, Laborers, Gardeners,  HVAC, Fleet Services, Southeast Community Center Facility Management, and Co-generation Engine crew), and Materials Coordination (including Purchasing, Accounting, and Warehouse).

Essential functions of this position include:

• Organizes, plans, manages, and directs the activities of the WWE Maintenance Division, including supervising and coaching direct reports and other subordinates in the following sections: Electrical, Instrumentation and Control, Mechanical Maintenance (including Welding, Hydraulics and Machine Shop) Maintenance Planning & Reliability, Facilities and Emergency Response (including Plumbers, Painters, Carpenters, Laborers, Gardeners,  HVAC, Fleet Services, Southeast Community Center Facility Management,  and Co-generation Engine crew), Materials Coordination (including Purchasing, Accounting, and Warehouse), and related functional work groups as needed.
• Develops and implements Maintenance Division goals, objectives, policies, and priorities, and determines appropriate levels of service and allocation of resources to achieve timely and measurable outcomes within budgets; adjusts plans and programs as needed to meet emerging requirements.
• Promotes safe work practices and ensures that staff adhere to all safety practices, policies, and regulations, including all applicable SFPUC and Cal-OSHA policies and regulations.
• Establishes and implements maintenan