Josh's Water Jobs – Associate Environmental Engineer (5207)

Department: Public Utilities Commission
Job class: 5207-Associate Engineer
Salary range: $149,448.00 – $181,688.00
Role type: Temporary Exempt What does this mean?
Hours: Full-time

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Company Description

Application Opening: 07/01/2025
Application Filing Deadline: 07/10/2025
Salary Range: $149,448 to $181,688
Recruitment ID: RTF0156946-01158016 (TEX-5207-156947)

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Temporary Exempt (TEX): 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.

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)

Headquartered in San Francisco, we have 2,300 employees working in seven counties with a combined annual operating budget of over $900 million.

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

Role description

Project Name: Regional Cross Connection Control Project (RCCCP)

The RCCCP is a regulatory critical $18.6M initiative between the Water Quality Division (WQD) and Water Supply & Treatment Division to upgrade critical appurtenances in the Regional Water System, such as air vacuum valves (AVVs), air release valves (ARVs), and blowoff valves (BOs), to meet the latest standards for public health protection. The project is scheduled for construction completion by April 2027. The Associate Engineer will be crucial in supporting project management tasks for RCCCP, including conducting field inspections, coordinating corrective actions, and maintaining project documentation.

Position Summary

Under general direction, the Associate Engineer will work with the Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Workgroup within the Capital Programs Section of the Water Quality Division (WQD). The Capital Programs Section supports CIP, Water Quality programs, Water Quality applications, and customer communications. The CIP Workgroup serves as the WQD liaison for CIP projects, reviews CIP technical documents, conducts site inspections, performs project management, manages professional services contracts, and leads the Regional Cross Connection Control Project (RCCCP).

Additionally, the Associate Engineer will support development of a new project (~estimated $26.3M) focused on the relocation of 43 unforeseen appurtenances under roadways. This work will involve obtaining permits from various jurisdictions, trenching in public roadways, and acquiring permanent easements for adjacent properties. The associate engineer will also assist with customer communications, which may include analyzing water quality data, providing operational response recommendation, reviewing upcoming regulatory changes, and updating Water Quality fact sheets.

The role requires strong collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, clear and effective communication, and a thorough understanding of water quality issues, regulatory changes, industry trends, and relevant regulations.

Work Location: 1657 Rollins Road, Burlingame CA 94010

Hours: Full-time, Monday – Friday

Nature of Work: primarily office-based but may require travel to and work at remote sites, including watersheds, surface water lakes, pump stations, tanks, reservoirs, water treatment plants, groundwater wells and construction sites; climbing ladders; entering water reservoirs; carrying and employing field analytical and testing equipment; working in confined spaces; working in inclement weather; working around hazardous materials; Requires a CA Driver’s License.

Essential duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Provide project management support for the RCCCP, including field inspections, reporting non-conformances, coordinating corrective actions, verifying completion, and maintaining comprehensive documentation.
Review and determine regulatory compliance of appurtenances for RCCCP, complete checklists, provide mitigation recommendations to minimize cross contamination issues, analyze project data, prepare site assessment packages and documentation.
Coordinate utility surveys, outreach to property owners, and work with the SFPUC Real Estate Division and the City Attorney’s Office to secure the necessary permits and easements.
Coordinate and review engineering designs, specifications, and related documents during the planning, design, construction, and start-up phases of CIP projects to ensure regulatory compliance, water quality standards, and environmental/sanitation requirements. Conduct site inspections as needed.
Review regulatory documents and technical literature to ensure CIP projects meet federal and state drinking water regulations. Address key water quality concerns, including regulatory compliance, Waterworks Standards, pipeline separation, National Sanitation Federation requirements, water quality objectives, treatment processes, disinfection, and sanitary work practices.
Reviews project documents, water system monitoring and water quality information/data, and other resources to produce engineering documents, spreadsheets, graphs, and other records to facilitate the section’s activities and decision making.
Support the development and review of compliance strategies for current and upcoming drinking water regulations.
Assist with the customer communications program that may involve updating WQ fact sheets and Contaminants of Emerging Concern Report.
Performs other related duties as required.

How to qualify

These minimum qualifications establish the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license(s) which are required for employment in the classification. Please note, additional qualifications (i.e., special conditions) may apply to a particular position and will be stated on the exam/job announcement.

1. Three (3) years of verifiable professional engineering experience of which two (2) years of professional experience equivalent to the City & County of San Francisco Class 5203 Assistant Civil Engineer or higher;

AND

2. Possession of a current Certificate of Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of California in Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering. (Please indicate your PE license number and expiration dates in Education Section)

AND

3. Possession of a valid driver’s license.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

Verification of Education and Experience:

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Verification of work experience typically must be on the employer’s letterhead, and must include the applicant’s name, job title, description of job duties, dates of service, and signature of the employer. Please review our articles on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications and Verification of Experience and/or Education for considerations taken when reviewing applications.

For applicants with foreign transcripts/degrees or education from Non-Accredited Schools, please visit How to Verify Education Requirements | SF.gov

What else should I know?

Additional Information

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process.

Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up to date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Job Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the job analyst at ymirabueno@sfwater.org.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.

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