Senior Administrative Analyst - Urban Forestry - Public Works (1823 PEX)

Company Description

Specific information regarding this recruitment process is listed below.

Application Opening:  Thursday, October 30, 2025
Application Deadline: Apply immediately. Application filing will be open at least through Thursday, November 6, 2025, and will close any time thereafter.
Salary Range: $121,836 – $148,070 annually
Recruitment ID: PEX- 1823-161422, RTF0161295-01157597

Appointment Type: Permanent-Exempt (PEX), Category 18: This is not a permanent appointment. This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer and shall not exceed 36 months.

San Francisco Public Works (Public Works) has a far-reaching portfolio with a $453 million annual operating budget, an active capital portfolio that exceeds $3 billion and a workforce of 1,700-plus employees. The department operates around the clock, touching every neighborhood in San Francisco. The staff designs and manages the construction of civic buildings and streets; cleans and greens the right of way; maintains civic buildings; manages multi-million-dollar bond programs; trains people for jobs; keeps the right of way free of hazards; paves the roads; repairs bridges and public stairways; expands accessibility; and works at the forefront addressing some of San Francisco’s biggest challenges. With a mission to enhance the quality of life in San Francisco for residents, visitors and business owners, Public Works is committed to providing outstanding public service through an equity lens.

Please visit the “About Us” section of our website at https://www.sfpublicworks.org/about to learn more about the department’s core values, Racial Equity Initiative, leadership team, history, budget and more.

The Bureau of Urban Forestry (BUF) oversees median maintenance, tree planting, and the healthy maintenance of the 124,000-plus city-owned trees through the voter-backed StreetTreeSF program. In addition, our dedicated crews repair sidewalks and build curb ramps to advance safety and accessibility for the communities across San Francisco. Read more here: Public Works and Our City's Trees.

Public Works currently has a vacancy for a Senior Administrative Analyst (1823) within the Bureau of Urban Forestry.

Job Description

The Senior Administrative Analyst, reporting to the Principal Administrative Analyst within the Bureau of Urban Forestry, is responsible for overseeing and performing complex, sensitive, and high-level analytical work related to the USDA Forest Service’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Tree Planting Grant for the Public Works Department. Under general direction, the Senior Administrative Analyst plans, organizes, leads, and conducts detailed analytical projects in areas such as budgeting, finance, economics, data analysis, legislation, administrative policy, and contract administration. 

Your contributions as part of the project delivery team are crucial in providing exceptional customer service and performing effectively to meet critical timelines.  

The Project: The San Francsico Public Works Bureau of Urban Forestry (BUF) will plant and establish thirty-five hundred (3,500) trees in equity priority neighborhoods with community partners, to expand tree canopy while creating workforce development opportunities.  

Important and Essential Duties:

Your duties as a Senior Administrative Analyst may include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Research and analyze the USDA Forest Service grant as well as other grants; direct complex financial or operational activities; respond to informational requests, including those of a highly sensitive nature, and may represent BUF and Public Works to City and County of San Francisco officials, outside agencies and the public.  
• Coordinate, develop, manage and monitor the USDA Forest Service grant budget and other grant budgets, including producing grant invoices, progress reports and reviewing subgrantee invoices, and developing budget-related documents. 
• Coordinate the activities related to the grant and work closely with Bureau of Urban Forestry teams, to deliver on the goals and outcomes of the grant.
• Oversee, review and analyze the work of the subgrantees.  
• Develop timelines that ensure the delivery of the goals and outcomes of the grant.
• Work with the Public Works Contract Administration and Grants teams to develop any Request for Proposals (RFPs)for subgrantees and/or contr