PRETREATMENT PROGRAM MANAGER (0933), Collection System Division, Wastewater Enterprise-SFPUC

Company Description

Application Opening: March 4, 2026

Application Filing Deadline: updated to April 17, 2026; previously 03/27/2026

Recruitment ID: PBT-0933-163749/ RTF0163676-01116702

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

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

Wastewater Enterprise:
SFPUC’s 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, 32 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

Reporting to the Collection System Division Manager, the Pretreatment Program Manager functions as the division’s senior manager responsible for the coordination and implementation of program planning and enforcement of the Federal Pretreatment Regulations, 40 CFR 403 regulations, and the City and County of San Francisco’s (City’s) Sewer Use Ordinance, and applicable State regulations regarding waste discharges to the sewerage system.  This position is responsible for the following programs, each a distinct and diverse functional area:

• National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Pretreatment Program – regulates wastewater discharges from non-domestic waste sources for the city.
• Pollution Prevention/Stormwater Program – City program for identifying pollutants of concern and developing outreach to residences and businesses for pollutant source reduction, as well as the regulation of stormwater impacting the City’s storm sewer system.
• Field Monitoring Program – conducts field-related sampling for the city and sampling for regulatory compliance.
• Laboratory/ Technical Section Program – oversees and guides the laboratory aspects related to regulatory compliance, providing guidance related to pretreatment regulations, interpretation of data, and overall laboratory regulatory compliance.

The Pretreatment Program Manager defines organizational structure, and staffing requirements, and interfaces with all managerial levels of city/county government and outside agencies and serves as a representative of the division or department in meetings. 

This position plays a key and high-level role in meeting regulatory requirements under the federal Clean Water Act where the State Water Resources Control Board and regional agencies oversee and is mandated in the City’s National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.

Essential Functions:

1. Direct and administer inspection, monitoring, and enforcement activities for commercial and industrial facilities to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local pretreatment, stormwater, and waste discharge regulations.

2. Plan, implement, and oversee the Federal General Pretreatment Program and related regulatory programs, including field monitoring, pollution prevention, and stormwater sub-programs.

3. Overall pro