Watershed Forester (3486) (162728)

Company Description

THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN MOCCASIN, CA (approximately 140 miles east of San Francisco)

• Application Opening: January 12, 2026
• Application Filing Deadline: January 26, 2026
• Annual Salary: $125,190 - $167,152
• Recruitment ID: (162728) (RTF0161566-01102046)

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 www.sfpuc.gov/about-us/careers-sfpuc.

About the Natural Resources and Lands Management Division:

The Natural Resources and Lands Management (NRLM) Division within the Water Enterprise of the SFPUC is responsible for the management of approximately 61,000 acres of Bay Area watershed lands under SFPUC ownership as well as 150 miles of utility right-of-way. The NRLM Division is responsible for managing, protecting, restoring, and monitoring the ecological resources on these lands and environmental compliance for the operations and maintenance of the Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System which serves 2.7 million customers. We are committed to responsible natural resources management that protects and restores viable populations of native species and maintains the integrity of the ecosystems that support them for current and future generations. We strive to become a leader in science-based and collaborative environmental stewardship in order to continue providing high-quality and reliable drinking water to our customers.

Job Description

About the Position: The Tuolumne Watershed Forester is responsible for monitoring and advising on activities and planning within the Tuolumne Watershed and the eastern area of the Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System (HHRWS) that could affect drinking water quality. These activities include wildfire management, recreation, mining, grazing, timber harvesting, road and infrastructure maintenance and capital projects. This role requires exemplary partnership, relationship building and collaboration with the Hetch Hetchy Water and Power and Water Quality Divisions of the SFPUC Water Enterprise, the federal landowners within the watershed including the USFS, the NPS and the BLM, and other federal, state and local agencies. This role also requires an understanding of the Surface Water Treatment Rule and activities needed to maintain the filtration avoidance status for the Hetch Hetchy and Upcountry Non-Hetch Hetchy drinking water supplies.

Essential duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Build relationships and coordinate with HHWP, WQ, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the National Park Service (NPS) to support watershed protection measures, including those listed below, within the Cherry Lake, Eleanor Lake and Hetch Hetchy watersheds.
• Collaborate with federal partners, local governments, and non-governmental organizations for watershed protection and wildfire mitigation efforts. Monitor planning and activities for prescribed fires, fuel reduction wildfire incidents and wildfire rehabilitation to ensure water quality concerns are addressed. Monitor and advise on permitting and compliance with the SWRCB Utility Wildfire General Order.
• Develop annual Hetch Hetchy Sanitary Survey Report, including recommendations to maintain and improve drinking water quality protection.
• Develop 5-year Non Hetch Hetchy Sanitary Survey Report Sanitary Survey Report, including recommendations to maintain and improve drinking water quality protection.
• Track interagency agreeme