Jobs at San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

Executive-level manager responsible for leading a major municipal division or department area. Duties include setting goals and policies, allocating resources, managing budgets, supervising senior managers, improving organizational efficiency, coordinating with executive leadership and other agencies, representing the department publicly, and responding to community needs.

Leads investment strategy and fiduciary management of San Francisco’s $19+ billion Treasurer’s Investment Pool. Oversees short-duration fixed-income portfolios, asset/liability matching, cash-flow forecasting, trading, risk management, legal compliance, reporting, stakeholder presentations, vendor relationships, technology improvements, and investment staff. Advises committees and government stakeholders while ensuring safety, liquidity, performance, and adherence to California Investment Code and City investment policies.

Supports community outreach, events, listening sessions, communications, and administrative activities for economic justice programs. Develops and distributes public-facing materials, gathers community feedback, tracks outreach metrics, maintains partner contacts, and assists with scheduling and event logistics. The role focuses on StopScams SF and Kindergarten to College initiatives and includes evening and weekend events, local travel, and community engagement across San Francisco.

Supervises airport security access operations, including fingerprinting, badging, identity verification, background checks, permits, and clearance programs. Ensures compliance with TSA and other security regulations, audits records, resolves access issues, reports incidents, manages supplies and budgets, supports inspections, and implements operational changes for security systems and badging programs.

Manages Public Works’ Human Resources Employment Services team and oversees recruitment, selection, examinations, classification, compensation, HR operations, and DEI initiatives. Supervises professional HR staff, reviews applications and employment documentation, conducts studies and wage surveys, advises employees and managers on HR laws and policies, represents the department before committees, and develops training, leadership, conflict management, and career development programs.

Supervises and conducts complex welfare fraud, civil, criminal, and administrative investigations. Oversees investigative staff, confidential data-system use, evidence collection, reports, referrals, court preparation, arrests, detentions, search warrants, and liaison activities with criminal justice agencies. Develops law-enforcement policies, trains personnel, enforces officer-safety and use-of-force standards, maintains firearm qualification, and may act for the Chief Investigator.

Manages AirTrain safety and security programs, regulatory compliance, audits, inspections, incident investigations, emergency preparedness, and corrective actions. Maintains the PTASP and operating procedures, coordinates with airport, transit, TSA, CPUC, and emergency agencies, conducts emergency exercises, monitors daily operations, and provides 24/7 on-call emergency leadership. Requires a bachelor’s degree and four years of transit operations administration or transit safety and security management experience.

Provides direct patient care in general medical and specialty clinic settings, including assessments, physical examinations, diagnostic testing, therapeutic procedures, medication administration, patient education, counseling, referrals, and accurate medical recordkeeping. Recognizes cases requiring physician attention and coordinates care with healthcare professionals. Requires current California Physician Assistant certification and participation in a civil service examination process.

Manages PeopleSoft HCM Benefits Administration and related enterprise systems for San Francisco Health Service System. Oversees IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, regulatory reporting, data releases, access controls, change management, disaster recovery, procurement, system integrations, testing, production support, and technology strategy. Leads staff, projects, operational processes, stakeholder communications, policy development, and compliance with legal, privacy, and administrative requirements.

Performs complex human resources administration across recruitment, examinations, classification, compensation, employee and labor relations, benefits, DEI, training, and HR operations. Supervises HR staff, conducts classification and salary studies, manages accommodations and employment processes, resolves grievances, investigates misconduct, interprets labor agreements, supports disciplinary proceedings, develops training, and advises city employees and leaders on HR policies and regulations.

Supports a multi-year migration to a Snowflake-based business intelligence platform. Performs business and systems analysis, reporting requirements development, dashboard and BI Publisher report creation, RPD and metadata modeling, ETL development, SQL optimization, data transformation, troubleshooting, documentation, and production support. Collaborates with functional, database, security, PeopleSoft, and BI teams to improve data quality, performance, governance, and reporting capabilities.

Designs, builds, and manages a Snowflake-based business intelligence platform using dbt, SQL, data modeling, pipelines, and transformation tools. Performs business and systems analysis, fit-gap analysis, security and permissions testing, technical specifications, solution development, system and user acceptance testing, troubleshooting, documentation, training, and risk management. Collaborates with reporting, functional, PeopleSoft, database, security, and other project teams to modernize citywide analytics and data sharing.

Manages data platform enablement operations for San Francisco departments, including request intake, department onboarding, access coordination, data-sharing agreements, dataset and system inventories, documentation, training logistics, and workflow automation. The role works directly with department analysts, supports adoption of the Unified Data Platform, tracks operational status, and improves repetitive processes through self-service resources and low-code automation.

Prepares and reviews civil engineering drawings for roadway resurfacing, streetscape, accessibility, drainage, and infrastructure projects. Uses AutoCAD, Civil 3D, BIM, survey data, and design models; checks drafting standards, supports cost estimates, reviews submittals, maintains project records, conducts field investigations, and prepares reports. The role also communicates with contractors and agencies and drives a City vehicle to work sites.

Coordinates CityBuild workforce development programs, including program design, contract and grantee monitoring, performance evaluation, reporting, funding compliance, employer engagement, curriculum development, and stakeholder partnerships. The role connects San Francisco jobseekers with construction-industry opportunities, develops recruitment plans, conducts labor market research, supports training providers, evaluates proposals, prepares reports, and represents CityBuild in community meetings.

Supports environmental and regulatory compliance for SFPUC wastewater operations, facilities, projects, and maintenance activities. Researches regulations, advises management, reviews plans, coordinates permits and consultants, conducts or oversees environmental sampling, performs inspections and field investigations, prepares compliance and environmental reports, maintains regulatory files, and coordinates with agencies and the public. The role requires driving to wastewater sites and may involve rough terrain, confined spaces, ladders, and distant facilities.

Conduct complex investigations into governmental ethics, campaign finance, lobbying, conflicts of interest, and disclosure violations. Develop legal strategies, analyze evidence, negotiate settlements, draft enforcement documents and hearing briefs, present cases at administrative hearings, and recommend resolutions. The role also supports enforcement-regulation updates, process improvements, staff training, cross-agency coordination, and supervision of interns or temporary staff in a sensitive, highly visible public-sector environment.

Leads diagnostic imaging operations for an assigned shift or area, including workload coordination, staff training, scheduling, patient positioning and transport, radiographic procedures, radiation safety, documentation, contrast and CPR support, quality improvement, equipment maintenance, and collaboration with physicians and service engineers. Requires California radiologic licensure, ARRT registration and advanced modality certification, fluoroscopy authorization, CPR certification, and four years of radiologic technologist experience.

Leads all nursing services and clinical operations at Laguna Honda Hospital. Responsibilities include regulatory compliance, staffing, resident care planning, RAI/MDS oversight, QAPI, infection control, medication policies, staff training, budgeting, financial analysis, facility rounds, and performance improvement. The Director supervises nursing professionals, develops clinical programs and policies, advises hospital leadership, and ensures safe, high-quality resident care in accordance with federal, state, and local requirements.

Provides physician-level care across family medicine, internal medicine, surgical specialties, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, or occupational health. Responsibilities include evaluating patients, reviewing diagnostic data, diagnosing conditions, developing treatments, performing specialized procedures when applicable, consulting with physicians, and conducting occupational health assessments. Positions may be full-time, part-time, or as-needed across city hospitals, clinics, and public health facilities.