Large-Scale Capital Projects Manager - Power Enterprise

Job Description

Project: LARGE-SCALE CAPITAL PROJECTS

Position summarizes:

The Large-Scale Capital Projects Manager leads the strategic planning, early-phase development, and technical oversight of major capital infrastructure projects within the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Power Enterprise. This position translates infrastructure needs, asset condition assessments, system reliability objectives, and long-term utility plans into clearly defined capital projects.

The manager supervises a multidisciplinary engineering team and oversees project initiation, feasibility analysis, conceptual engineering, risk analysis, risk assessments, cost estimates, and project scheduling. The position also leads capital program reporting, develops project development policies and procedures, and oversees the development and negotiation of Distribution and Service Line Extension Agreements (DSLEA) and other infrastructure agreements. Through technical leadership and cross-functional coordination, the manager ensures capital investments are aligned with SFPUC operational, financial, and long-term infrastructure objectives.

Essential Functions:

1. Capital Project Development and Engineering Leadership

• Lead the strategic planning, initiation, and early-phase development of major capital projects  - including project scoping, feasibility studies, business cases, conceptual designs, cost estimates, schedules, and risk assessments.
• Supervise and provide technical direction to engineering staff, establish priorities, assign work, and oversee project deliverables to ensure compliance with engineering, safety, regulatory, constructability, and operational requirements.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Asset Management, Field Services, Capital Planning, and Procurement to establish project priorities, develop procurement strategies, and advance projects toward implementation.

1. Capital Program Oversight, Reporting & Governance

• Lead capital portfolio oversight and reporting, including monitoring project progress, costs, schedules, resources, risks, and milestones, and presenting findings and recommendations to management and executive leadership.
• Establish project development standards, governance frameworks, documentation requirements, quality controls, and stage-gate review processes to ensure projects are adequately developed and ready for implementation.
• Coordinate with Capital Planning, Budget, Finance, and other stakeholders to support funding decisions, resource allocation, risk management, and long-term capital investment planning.

1. Policies, Procedures & Business Process Development

• Lead the development, implementation, administration, and continuous improvement of policies, procedures, guidelines, and standardized business processes governing large-scale capital project development and program oversight.
• Establish consistent processes, roles, responsibilities, documentation standards, and approval processes to improve organizational efficiency, accountability, transparency, and project coordination

1. Distribution and Service Line Extension Agreements (DSLEA) & Developer Agreement Administration

• Lead the development, review, coordination, and negotiation of DSLEA and other infrastructure-related agreements with developers, project sponsors, and other external entities to establish technical, construction, operational, ownership and financial requirements.
• Coordinate with the City Attorney's Office, Risk Management, Business Analysis, Budget, Finance, Engineering, Procurement, and other stakeholders to address contractual obligations, cost allocations, liability, insurance, risk, and regulatory requirements.
• Evaluate proposed developer driven infrastructure improvements and line extensions for technical feasibility, financial implications, and compliance with SFPUC standards. Oversees agreement progress through negotiation and execution.

Working Relationships:

• Field Services: Collaborates with Field Services to ensure that proposed capital projects are practical, constructible, and aligned with actual operating conditions. Coordinates with field personnel to incorporate constructability considerations, outage requirements, site constraints, safety concerns, and operational needs into project scopes and preliminary engineering. This relationship ensures that proposed infrastructure improvements are feasible and that projects can transition effectively from planning and development to field execution.
• Asset Management: Partners with Asset Management to translate system needs, asset condition assessments, reliability requirements, and long-term infrastructure risks into prioritized and well-justified capital investments. Works collaboratively to evaluate asset performance, identify infrastructure deficiencies, establish investment priorities, and develop project business cases and scopes that support long-term system reliability and lifecycle performance.
• Engineering: Reports to the Distribution Engineering Manager and works closely with other engineering groups to provide technical leadership and oversight of large-scale capital project development. Directly supervises and assigns work to the Large-Scale Capital Projects engineering team, including Engineers, Associate Engineers, and Assistant Engineers. Reviews technical deliverables, establishes engineering priorities, resolves complex technical issues, and ensures that project development activities meet applicable engineering standards, safety requirements, and operational objectives.
• Capital Planning Division: Coordinates with the Capital Planning Division to advance fully developed capital projects through the SFPUC's capital planning and project delivery processes. Provides completed project development packages, including scopes, feasibility assessments, cost estimates, schedules, and supporting technical documentation, for review and subsequent transmission to the Infrastructure Bureau for project implementation and execution.
• Budget, Finance, and Accounting: Coordinates with Budget, Finance, and Accounting regarding capital funding requirements, project cost estimates, financial planning, and capital program reporting. Provides technical and project development information necessary to support budget preparation, funding requests, and long-term capital investment planning.
• Procurement, Legal, and Regulatory Stakeholders: Works with procurement, legal, regulatory, and other internal and external stakeholders to support project development, procurement planning, regulatory compliance, and the resolution of contractual, technical, and project-related issues.
• Risk Management and Business Analysis: Coordinates with Risk Management and Business Analysis to evaluate financial and operational implications of proposed infrastructure agreements.

Qualifications

Education: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university

Experience: Five (5) years of experience as an engineer, project manager, construction manager, or related position in which there are activities related to maintenance and/or infrastructure improvements. This experience must include a minimum of three (3) years supervising professionals.

License: Possession of a current valid Driver’s License

Substitution: Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis up to 2 years. Thirty (30) semester units or forty-five (45) quarter units equal one (1) year of work experience.

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

Desirable Qualifications: The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring

• Experience managing large-scale capital infrastructure projects, preferably within an electric utility or public utility environment.
• Experience supervising multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Knowledge of electrical distribution systems, utility infrastructure planning, and/or utility operations.
• Experience with capital project development, feasibility analysis, conceptual engineering, cost estimating, scheduling, and/or risk management.
• Experience with capital portfolio management, executive reporting, and/or capital investment planning.
• Experience developing and implementing policies, procedures, project governance frameworks, and/or business processes.
• Experience developing and negotiating developer agreements and contracts

Verification of Education and Experience:

Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Please review our articles on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications and Verification of Experience and/or Education for considerations taken when reviewing applications. 

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process.

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications. Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

Important Note:

Please make sure it is absolutely clear in your application exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Please be aware that any misrepresentation of this information may disqualify you from this recruitment or future job opportunities.

One-year full-time employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours (2,000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week). Any overtime hours that you work above 40 hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full time employment.

Additional Information

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About the Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

Applicants will receive a confirmation email from [email protected] 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.

HOW TO APPLY

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

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Applicants will receive a confirmation email from [email protected] 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, Rocio Mendoza at [email protected].  

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.