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This is a Position-Based Test conducted in accordance with Civil Service Rule 111A. The current position is located at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.  The eligible list resulting from this examination may be utilized for future positions in this class in other City departments.

POSITION INFORMATION:
This position will manage the Bureau of Environmental Management which provides environmental planning, impact assessment, and permitting services for all of the SFPUC's capital improvement projects and repair and replacement projects under the Infrastructure Division.  The Director acts as technical advisor on studies and problems relating to planning, environmental regulation and/or development programming and directs the entire environmental review process, from alternatives analysis, through various phases of design, to post-construction mitigation monitoring.

On behalf the Infrastructure Division of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), this position will manage all aspects of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance and regulatory compliance in concert with the San Francisco Planning Department's Major Environmental Analysis Division (MEA) for the SFPUC's major Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) for the rehabilitation of the Hetch Hetchy System, as well as other capital projects in the Power and Wastewater Enterprise.

The WSIP is a complex $4.3 billion 13-year program comprised of 85 local and regional projects to repair, replace and seismically upgrade Hetch Hetchy, the Bay Area water delivery system. The 85 projects consist of 35 local water projects and 50 regional water projects to ensure future reliability and delivery of potable water to San Francisco, Alameda, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. 

The San Francisco Planning Department, as a Lead Agency under CEQA, is preparing a Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the WSIP, and numerous project specific EIR's, Negative Declarations and Categorical Exemptions under the WSIP. The anticipated projects would cover all aspects of the water delivery system, including but not limited to work on dams, reservoirs, pipelines, tunnels, pump stations and other water delivery infrastructure.
The Manager of the Bureau of Environmental Management will supervise the work of consultants and employees in subordinate classifications in the preparation and completion of the CEQA documents and regulatory permitting.

Note: The normal annual salary range is $119,106 to $152,022.  Appointments above the normal range may be considered based on documented and substantiated recruitment and retention issues or exceptional skills, and require a special approval process. In addition to competitive salaries, the City offers flexible benefit plans with pre-tax elections which include: medical and dental insurance, Retirement Plan; Deferred Compensation Plan; Social Security; Long-term Disability Plan; Life Insurance; paid Management Training program; 11 paid holidays per year; 5 floating holidays; 10 to 20 vacation days per year, depending on years of service; and may earn up to 100 hours paid administrative leave per year.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
1. A Masters degree from an accredited college or university in Public Administration, Environmental Studies, City Planning or a closely related field and at least ten (10) years of verified experience performing environmental review under CEQA, including least five (5) years of verified experience managing environmental professionals in the preparation of complex environmental review documents under CEQA. OR

2. A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Public Administration, Environmental Studies, City Planning or a closely related field and at least eleven (11) years of verified experience performing environmental review under CEQA, including five (5) years of verified experience managing environmental professionals in the preparation of complex environmental review documents under CEQA.

SUBSTITUTION: Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis.

NOTE: Environmental review activities are activities performed pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and/or environmental regulatory compliance, research planning and economic or statistical analysis.

HOW TO APPLY:
Applications will be accepted beginning November 14, 2008 through an online process. Visit www.jobaps.com/sf to begin the application process by registering an account. Click and select the desired job announcement. Click on “Apply” and read and acknowledge the information. Click on “I am a New User”. Follow instructions given on the screen.  File immediately. Receipt of applications will close any time.

If you are unable to apply on-line, you may file a scannable City and County of San Francisco application beginning November 14, 2008.  Application material may be hand-delivered or mailed to Department of Human Resources, Team PUC - Attn. 0941 Manager VI, Manager, Bureau of Environmental Management, 44 Gough Street San Francisco, CA 94103.   Computer kiosks are located in the lobby of the Department of Human Resources, 44 Gough Street, San Francisco, for use by the public. The hours of operation are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Supplemental Questionnaire:
Qualified candidates will be provided a supplemental questionnaire upon notification of their qualified status. The supplemental questionnaire will be used to evaluate and rank qualified candidates for placement on the eligible list. Failure to submit the supplemental questionnaire by the date requested may result in disqualification from the examination process.  WEIGHT …………………… 100%

Certification Rule:
The Certification Rule used for the eligible list resulting from this selection procedure will be Rule of List. The Department may administer additional selection procedures before making a final hiring decision.

Verification:
1. Verification of the education and experience may be required at any point in the selection process. Failure to submit verification documentation, if requested, may result in rejection of application or ineligibility for employment.
2. All statements made on the application or subsequent documents required under this examination are subject to verification.
Notes:
1. Applicants are advised to keep copies of all documents submitted. Submitted documents become a permanent part of the exam record and will not be returned.
2. Applicants with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodation for this process must contact the analyst by phone (415) 554-1660 (voice) or if hearing impaired, (415) 554-1672 (TDD), or in writing at the address listed above as soon as possible.
3. Position Based Tests are administered in accordance with Civil Service Rule 111A. All provisions of this rule are part of this announcement.  General information concerning City and County of San Francisco employment policies and procedures may be found in the pamphlet entitled “Important Employment Information for Position Based Testing”.  The pamphlet is available at the Department of Human Resources Information Center, 44 Gough Street or online at: http://www.sfgov.org/site/sfdhr_page.asp?id=56273
4. The job description and minimum qualifications specified on this announcement may be appealed to the Civil Service Commission. Appeals of these provisions must be submitted directly to the Executive Officer of the Civil Service Commission within five business days of the announcement issuance date. Refer to Civil Service Commission Rule 111A, Article VIII.
5. All other provisions of this announcement except for the Certification Rule may be appealed to the Human Resources Director. Appeals of these provisions must be filed within five business days with the examination analyst listed on this announcement.
6. Per Civil Service Rule 111A.26.5, the Human Resources Director may approve the use of the eligible list resulting from this examination for Permanent Civil Service appointments to other positions in the same or similar classes.

Combined Entrance and Promotive – 0941

Issued:  November 14, 2008       
Announcement No.: 055149       
MCCP#: 40-072
Team: PUC/AQS
(415) 554-1660  

Micki Callahan, Director
Department of Human Resources

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