Capital Planning Director -San Francisco Public Utilities Commission- (0942) (Exempt)

Reporting to the Assistant General Manager of the Enterprise the Capital Planning Director assumes full responsibility for Capital Plan development and reporting. This senior position serves as the central organizing function for leading and developing the Enterprise 10-year capital plan including ongoing oversight of the long-term capital strategy in alignment with enterprise and agency priorities. This includes contributing to the development of Level of Service goals asset management standards and practices emerging regulatory requirements long-term operation and maintenance requirements long-term enterprise resource and staffing requirements and aligning with customer growth strategies as necessary. 

In partnership with the Infrastructure Division Capital Delivery Director this role also monitors implementation of the Enterprise CIP to address emerging needs across the capital program. The Capital Planning Director serves as the primary liaison between operations engineering finance and project management to facilitate the flow of information and coordinate dependencies between projects to support successful delivery and handover of projects at completion.

This is a central leadership role for overseeing the capital investment strategy for the Enterprise developing the 10-year CIP and managing the Enterprise partnership with the Infrastructure Division for capital delivery. They serve a key role identifying and managing portfolio level risks recommending and supporting procurement of needed resources for long-term facility operation and maintenance and lead the transfer of the assets at construction completion into operations. 

Duties and responsibilities include:

1.            Develop strategy for prioritizing capital investments: Develop and implement a framework for prioritizing capital investments considering factors such as enterprise Levels of Service asset management risks regulatory requirements and long-term strategic goals.

 2.           Produce 10-year capital plan: Lead development of the 10-year Capital Improvement Plan for the Enterprise in accordance with agency guidelines. This includes validating project information for active projects initiating new projects and documenting risks associated with deferred capital investments.

3.            Manage capital project resources and partnerships: Serve as the Enterprises primary liaison to evaluate and address capital delivery resource needs by project and across the capital portfolio. Oversee program management contracts in partnership with Infrastructure Division Capital Delivery Director to ensure alignment with enterprise priorities.

4.            Oversee capital project planning: Conduct needs assessments and develop performance criteria for capital projects led by the Enterprise. 

5.            Monitor capital project impacts to operations: Facilitate the enterprises participation in project planning and design phases. Monitor the project during development and construction to determine impact to operations and enable successful start-up operation and long-term maintenance of the asset.

6.            Report on capital project information: Ensure consistent project tracking and monitoring to allow for transparency and progress monitoring. In partnership with Infrastructure Division Capital Delivery Director document and communicate project and portfolio information via reports and presentations for stakeholders including staff SFPUC Commissioners legislative boards mayors office staff.

7.            Capital budget management: Provide leadership and direction to the Enterprise Capital Budget Lead and other budget staff to align capital budget management activities with project management and delivery requirements. Oversee project budget re-allocations and mid-cycle budget requests.

8.            Coordinate emergency repair and recovery: Initial point of contact for repair strategy following an emergency that results in failure or disruptions of assets within the capital program. Working with the Enterprise Budget Lead coordinates asset recovery re-prioritization of capital investments and use of emergency contracts.

9.            Manage resiliency of the capital planning function: Identifies and fills resource / staffing gaps to effectively develop and oversee the enterprise capital program strategy. Maintains understanding of best practices and promotes knowledge transfer employee development and succession planning for critical staff. 

Qualifications :

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Possession of a Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university; AND

Experience: Six years of managerial experience involving management of major capital programs and/or projects for power water wastewater or other infrastructure facilities in a large agency of which all must include supervisory experience; AND

License: Possession of a valid California Class C drivers license.

Education Substitution: Additional qualifying experience as described above may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis up to two years. Thirty (30) semester units or forty-five (45) quarter units equal one (1) year of work experience.

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

    Progressive management experience working on major capital programs (between $50-150M)

    2 years or more of experience in defining a program and defining and developing projects within the program and within program budget constraints

    3 years or more of experience supervising project management and engineering staff

    Possession of an MBA MPA or Engineering degree

    Experience working within Californias utility market and regulatory environment 

One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2000 hours. (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week.) Any overtime hours that you work above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.

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. 

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.

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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.