DataSF is hiring: 1825-Principal Administrative Analyst II in San Francisco

Project Labor Agreement Administrator - Infrastructure Workforce & Economic Program Services - SFPUC (1825) (151732)

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• Application Opening: Friday, November 22, 2024

This is a Position-Based Test conducted in accordance with CSC Rule 111A.

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 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.

About the Workforce and Economic Program Services (WEPS) Bureau
The Workforce and Economic Programs Services (WEPS), within the Infrastructure Division of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), provides several key administrative and management functions for the agency on its capital Improvement programs, enterprises’ needs, and City and County of San Francisco’s requirements. Specifically, WEPS administers the agency’s Project Labor Agreement which promotes efficient construction, facilitates communication and partnerships between the SFPUC, unions, and contractors, enhances compliance with the labor-related requirements, and provides for resolution of labor disputes. Additionally, WEPS oversees the agency’s youth and young adult internship programs, implements small business policies for federally funded and regional projects, manages and staffs the SFPUC’s Contractors Assistance Center, and directs other economic development related initiatives.

About the Position
Under the direction of the Infrastructure Division’s Director of Workforce and Economic Program Services Bureau, the Project Labor Agreement Administrator will work independently and with a high degree of autonomy to perform difficult, complex, and sensitive analytical work that has a substantive impact on the operations of the Division and SFPUC. This will include supervising junior level staff, administering the SFPUC’s highly visible Project Labor Agreement, developing, organizing and directing delivery of workforce programs, functions, processes and operations including personnel, training, budget and financials, contract and work order service agreements, and records management and retention.

The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Administers, analyzes, and makes policy recommendations on the SFPUC’s highly visible Project Labor Agreement on large multi-million-dollar projects with complex procurement methods.
• Oversees process and schedules Joint Administrative Committee meetings for updates on the Project Labor Agreement; manages process for dispute resolution as they arise.
• Oversees the Job Training and Opportunities Program, including development, monitoring, and tracking of programs that align with workforce needs and presents to and works with multiple labor, job training, and community-based organizations.
• Directs staff in sensitive, highly visible, and complex analytical work on construction labor and training initiatives for the SFPUC’s large scale capital projects.
• Serves as point of contact for external agencies or partner organizations that require technical advice and assistance regarding operations, data, and outcomes on legislative mandates on SFPUC projects.
• Develops, manages, and reports on grants, contracts, Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) and other interdepartmental or interagency workforce agreements for workforce services.
• Procures, executes, and monitors complex workforce services contracts and grants.
• Tracks compliance and monitors adherence to plans and specifications/contract bid documents, prepares reports for senior management outlining findings and presents recommendations for development and implementation of systems, policies and procedures for improved adherence.
• Identifies and analyzes needs, goals, available funding, and other criteria to develop capital and infrastructure project-specific and specialized job-training programs.
• Oversees Bureau's records management for large capital programs on public works.
• Represents department with local unions on Civil Service Committee presentations, and on inter-departmental and inter-city workforce initiatives.
• Organizes and writes complex reports, including grants and strategic plans that may require synthesizing qualitative and quantitative information from multiple sources.
• Prepares reports for oral presentations, synthesizing and presenting data in various ways.
• Performs other related duties as required.

The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will be able to work independently and with a high degree of autonomy to perform difficult, complex, and sensitive analytical work that has a substantive impact on the administration of the SFPUC's Project Labor Agreement and Union interactions. The successful individual will have experience supervising staff, effectively administering a highly visible Project Labor Agreement, developing, organizing and directly delivering workforce programs, and establishing and maintaining effective communications with management, officials and sophisticated stakeholders.

How to qualify

Minimum Qualifications
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 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.

Note: One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2000 hours.

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

Desirable Qualifications
The stated desirable qualifications may be used to identify job finalists at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.

• Experience navigating complex procurement activities in public sector.
• Familiar with labor contracts and workforce agreements in a local government agency.
• Experience developing and implementing workforce programs for construction labor and training initiatives in a large organization.
• Demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills including presentation to a diverse group of audiences.

Verification: 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.

What else should I know?

Selection Procedures:
After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process.

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ): (Weight: Qualifying) Candidates will be required to complete a MQSQ as part of the employment application at a later time.

Supplemental Questionnaire Examination (Weight:100%): Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be sent a Supplemental Questionnaire Examination via electronic mail after the closing of the application filing period.

A passing score must be achieved on the Supplemental Questionnaire Examination in order to continue in the selection process and be placed on the eligible list.

The department may administer additional position-specific selection procedures, such as oral interviews, to make final hiring decisions.

NOTE: Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to advance through all of the steps in the selection process.

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

How to Apply: Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply.

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