Program Controls Administrative Engineer - Infrastructure – San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (5174) - (161327) Temporary Provisional

Company Description

• Application Opening: 01/27/2026
• Application Filing Deadline: 02/10/2026
• Annual Salary: $185,302 - $225,316
• Recruitment ID: RTF0161326-01119598 (161327)

APPOINTMENT TYPE: PROVISIONAL (TPV)

This is not a permanent appointment. A provisional appointee must participate and be successful in a Civil Service examination for this classification and be selected through an open competitive process to be considered for permanent appointment. Provisional appointments may not exceed three (3) years.

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

Job Description

Under general supervision, the Program Controls Administrative Engineer performs professional project controls engineering work including supervisory or lead duties. Overall, the successful candidate has attained a degree of technical excellence, as well as developed the ability to be flexible to fulfill described responsibilities.

Essential Functions:

• Establishes and implements the project controls system including master and detailed cost loaded schedule; and a monitoring system that measures actual performance against planned performance.

• Assists in the development and implementation of Program Controls policies and procedures.

• Utilizes Primavera Project Planner (P6.2) scheduling software and prepares Monthly, Quarterly and Annual performance status Reports, and all other ad hoc reports required by Management.
• Performs cost engineering duties including setting up system for cost control purposes, analyzing data, preparing, and analyzing financial reports using PeopleSoft data and E-time data.
• Performs cost analysis to optimize use of appropriated funds based on cost data in P6, SOLIS and PeopleSoft. 

• Evaluates project’ spending plan, preparing cash flow projections, and generating request for release of funds.

• Reviews and analyzes complex schedules for deficiencies and developing strategies to accelerate work and mitigate delays.

• Provides construction CPM Scheduling support including reviewing and approving baseline schedules, monthly update schedules, revised/ recovery schedules, as-built schedules.

• Prepares detailed analysis of the critical path, evaluating contractor's request for time extension, and reviewing estimates for change order and providing recommendation for entitlement.

• Reviews staff work for accuracy and completeness before presenting information to the project team and management.

• Supervises, trains, and evaluates assigned project controls engineers and schedulers working on complex projects.
• Develops and maintains interpersonal and inter-organization relationships.

• Meets highly aggressive deadlines while working on multi projects.

Class 5174 performs other related duties as required

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Completion of a four-year college or university with a baccalaureate degree in one of the major fields of engineering.

Experience: Six years of progressively responsible experience in the administrative, design, planning, and construction of engineering projects, including two years of responsible supervisory a