Rates Manager - Business Services Bureau - SFPUC (0931) - (157465)

Company Description

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

•    Application Opening: June 30, 2025
•    Application Filing Deadline: July 7, 2025
•    Annual Salary: $152,80 - $195,026 effective until 6/30/25; $155,870 - $198,952 (Range A) effective 7/1/25
•    Recruitment ID: PBT-0931-157465, RTF0157464-01108405

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.gov.

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.gov/about-us/careers-sfpuc

Financial Services

Financial Services supports the SFPUC Enterprises and Bureaus in being the best financial steward for rate payer revenues. Services provided include accounting operations, asset management, audit oversight, reconciliation and financial reporting, budget management, debt management, fleet management, purchasing support, and rates administration. Accurately communicating the financial position of the SFPUC to rate payers, City departments, rating agencies, investors and other stakeholders is the central mission of the department.

Job Description

The Rates Manager reports to the Director of Financial Planning and is a key member of the SFPUC's Financial Planning Team. This role is responsible for rate administration and development, the administration of the financial provisions of the Water Supply Agreement with wholesale customers, external communication on rates, and strategic financial planning.

Essential Functions:

• Directs the development, implementation, and administration of water, sewer, and power rates and charges.
  • Manages consultant cost of service studies as required by the City Charter.
  • Develops and administers contractual rates for water, sewer, and power services.
  • Administers audits related to contractual rates.
  • Manages research projects on innovative rate frameworks to achieve agency strategic goals.
  • Provides input and support for the proposed acquisition of PG&E’s distribution system which would require an extraordinary change to the framework of power rates.
  • Develops materials and represents the SFPUC in rate-related matters at Commission, Board of Supervisors, Rate Fairness Board, media, SFPUC customers, community group workshops and to other agencies. This may include presenting complex financial information, influencing, persuading and speaking in front of large audiences, key stakeholders and elected officials.
  • Serves as a trusted resource within the agency on rate-related requests and strategic financial planning.
• Supports the development of the SFPUC 10-Year Financial Plan, including: build out, provide ongoing improvements to, and keeping updated complex capital spending financial models. These models will be used to support executive and Commission-level decision-making regarding billions of dollars in capital improvements, organizing new and future resource needs for the agency.
• Supports the development of SFPUC revenue budget forecasts for the 10-Year Financial Plan, annual budget process as well as the Quarterly Budget Variance reports.
• Supervises technical staff, coaches, provides career growth and mentorship, manages staff deliverables and ensures quality control.
• Provides significant input in driving the process to develop and adopt new financial policies for the SFPUC. These policies will have organization-wide impact and guide our financial sustainability planning.
• Working alongside City Attorneys, supports the SFPUC in navigating the complex legal landscape and potential rate lawsuits. I