Power Budget Lead - Power Enterprise – SFPUC (1825) (153558) (multiple positions)

• Application Opening: 3/20/2025
• Application Filing Deadline: 4/3/2025
• Annual Salary:$151,398 - $184,132
• Recruitment ID: RTF0153557-01157651

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Temporary Exempt: 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.

WHO ARE WE?
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)
Headquartered in San Francisco, we have 2,300 employees operating across eight counties serving more than 2.7 million customers in the San Francisco Bay Area – 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

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.gov.

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.gov/about-us/careers-sfpuc

Job Description #1

The San Francisco Public Utility Commission (SFPUC) is seeking a strategic and detail-oriented financial professional with a strong background in budgeting, financial analysis, and procurement to serve as Budget and Procurement Lead for the Power Enterprise. The ideal candidate will have experience managing large capital budgets, overseeing financial planning processes, and working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders. They should be adept at problem-solving, providing financial insights to support decision-making, and leading a team responsible for complex budgetary and procurement functions.

This position will play a critical role in supporting SFPUC’s capital investments in electrical infrastructure by managing the Power Enterprise Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) budget and ensuring financial oversight of major projects. As the primary liaison between the Enterprise, SFPUC Finance team, and SFPUC Project Controls, the Budget and Procurement Lead will provide key analytical support to facilitate capital planning and execution. Additionally, they will oversee a team of five analysts and administrators responsible for managing the operating budget and procurement functions.

ABOUT

The SFPUC is expanding its capital project portfolio to enhance San Francisco’s clean energy infrastructure. To improve service for new and existing Hetch Hetchy Power customers, SFPUC is investing in SFPUC-owned electrical transmission and power distribution assets within the City and County of San Francisco. These investments aim to:

•             Increase control over the local electric distribution network.

•             Prepare for customer growth.

•             Ensure greater system reliability.

This position is essential in ensuring that SFPUC's capital investments are effectively planned and managed, enabling the agency to meet its energy goals while maintaining financial and operational efficiency.

Project name: Capital Planning Improvement Initiative           

Essential Functions:

• Develop and manage capital program budgets with project managers, ensuring alignment with the 10-Year Capital Improvement Plan and providing cost controls, reporting, and project tracking support.
• Analyze and manage capital funding requirements from project managers, coordinating with stakeholders to address budget reallocations, compliance, and expenditure tracking.
• Support Capital Improvement Plan development by analyzing budgets, facilitating realignments, and assisting with quality assurance for project data and documentation.
• Act as the primary liaison between the Power Enterprise, SFPUC Project Controls, and SFPUC Finance teams to address capital project financial requirements and contribute to capital planning efforts.
• Direct and oversee the development, monitoring, and administration of the operating budget. This includes supervising and directing analytical staff in managing the operating budget in activities such as the development of the biannual operating budget, ten-year financial plan, Quarterly Variance Reports, and oversight of the day-to-day operating budget administration.     
• Direct and oversee purchasing and accounts payable. This includes supervising and directing analytical and administrative staff in establishing contracts and purchase orders, handling accounts payable, and processing invoice payments.
• Utilize sophisticated analytical software and business intelligence systems to conduct complex financial and utility analysis supporting strategic decision-making on capital investments and revenue maximization.
• Class 1825 performs other related duties as required.

Job Description #2

Under direction, the CleanPowerSF Operations Supervisor will be responsible for providing leadership in delivering complex, highly integrated, accurate and responsive compliance reporting and analysis to state regulatory agencies and other entities; preparing accurate and timely reporting and analysis of program operating and financial statistics including renewable energy resources procured, customer demand trends and program participation; and design, development and implementation of renewable energy programs for CleanPowerSF customers.  This position also monitors the highly complex operating fund budget(s) with values exceeding $100 million per year.  The Performance Management and Compliance team is responsible for regulatory compliance filings; monitoring of CleanPowerSF program performance and analysis of program statistics; and program development and implementation of state regulatory initiatives all in furtherance of CleanPowerSF’s local clean energy development goals.  This position supervises professional Utility Specialist and Utility Analyst staff responsible for program performance monitoring, renewable energy resource analysis, energy program affordability and the development of other local clean energy programs and projects.

Project Name: Compliance, Data Analytics and Budget Coordination 

Essential duties:

• Leadership in Compliance Reporting and Analysis: Deliver complex, accurate, and responsive compliance reports and analyses to state regulatory agencies and other entities.
• Program Operating and Financial Reporting: Prepare timely and precise reports on operating and financial statistics, including renewable energy resources procured, customer demand and billing trends, and customer program participation.
• Budget Monitoring: Oversee and monitor highly complex operating fund budgets with annual values exceeding $100 million.
• Documentation and Process Improvement: Develop a manual, including process narratives, job aids, and best practices for preparing regularly scheduled compliance reports and responding to data requests.
• Supervision and Staff Management: Supervise professional Utility Specialist and Utility Analyst staff, guiding them in areas such as program performance monitoring, renewable energy resource analysis, and the development of local clean energy programs and projects.

Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and seven(7) years of full-time equivalent experience performing professional level analytical work. Qualifying professional-level analytical work includes analysis, development, administration, and reporting in major programs and functions of an organization in the areas of budgets, contracts, grants, policy, or other functional areas related to the duties of positions in the 182X Class series.

Substitution:

Possession of a graduate degree (Master's degree or higher) from an accredited college or university with major coursework in specialized subject matter areas such as public or business administration, management, business law, contract law, public policy, urban studies, economics, statistical analysis, finance, accounting or other fields of study closely related to the essential functions of positions in the Class series may be substituted for one (1) year of required experience.

Additional experience as described above may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of 2 years). Thirty (30) semester units or forty-five (45) quarter units equal one year.

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. 

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience managing compliance and performance management reporting, monitoring budgets and/or procurement for a large or complex organization

• Demonstrated experience in analyzing large, complex, multi-variable datasets to identify trends, generate insights, and support data-driven decision-making

• Leadership or supervisory experience. 

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

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.

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

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 updated. 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 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.