San Joaquin Pipeline Project Manager I - Infrastructure – San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (5502) – (161275)

Company Description

• Application Opening: 11/21/2025
• Application Filing Deadline: 12/19/2025 *Extended 
• Annual Salary: $190,424.00 - $205,036.00
• Recruitment ID: PEX-5502-161275 / RTF0161274-01103454

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Permanent Exempt: This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer.

The duration of the appointment shall not exceed 36 months.

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.

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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.

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Job Description

Under general administrative direction of the Regional Project Manager for the Hetch Hetchy 10-year Capital Improvement Program (HCIP), the Project Manager (PM) I will be the lead in implementing the above technical and complex San Joaquin Pipeline projects.  The combined budget for planning, design, and construction of these projects is approximately $108.7M. The scope of work of the individual project is listed below.

SJPL Valve and Safe Entry Improvements (Project #10035575) – Phases 2B&C (a subproject)

The San Joaquin Pipelines (SJPL) which convey drinking water to the Bay Area have been in service ranging from 13 to 93 years. SFPUC staff and contractors need to enter the pipelines regularly to perform conditional assessments, maintenance, and repair work.  The primary objective of the project is to provide reliable isolation to safeguard the personnel working inside the pipelines.

SJPL Valve Remote Control and Monitoring

The project objective is to provide remote supervisory monitoring and control over SJPL System, including in-line and cross-over valves.  This project include design, procure, and construct new SJPL remote supervisory controls that would enable remote operation of valve actuators from the control room located in Moccasin, CA. 

Essential Functions:

The Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing the project schedule, ensuring smooth progression through key phases: planning, environmental, design, permits and right of way acquisition (if required), contracting, construction, and closeout.  During planning, Hetch Hetchy Water and Power defines the project’s overall performance requirements, which are explored through evaluated design alternatives.  The Project Manager collaborates with project team members and internal stakeholders to refine the project scope before advancing to subsequent phases.

The tasks involved in the projects are as follows:

• Project Management: Manage project budget, schedule, and scope.
• Needs Definition, Condition Assessment. Alternatives Identification: Define the project needs, assess the conditions of all existing pertinent facilities, and identify feasible alternatives to address project needs. Furthermore, prepare Conceptual Engineering Report at a 10% design level for the recommended alternative. Some of the projects have advanced further than this task, and so this work will not always be required.

• Environmental Review: Conduct environmental studies, evaluate project alternatives, and, if necessary, prepare draft and final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for circulation and public hearings. Pursue negative declaration or categorical exemption, if feasible.