Community Development Specialist – Infrastructure – San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (9772)

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) seeks a 9772 Community Development Specialist to monitor PLA-covered capital projects and support local and hyperlocal worker referrals. This role collaborates with CityBuild Academy and regional community development organizations to promote public service career opportunities.

The position involves reviewing PLA documents, analyzing quarterly data, and coordinating with labor unions, project management, and community partners to ensure

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Degree with specific combinations of experience as listed; Master’s or JD qualifies; substitutions allowed for education with applicable experience; applicants must meet by filing date.

Responsibilities

• Provides attendance at PLA-related meetings (PreBid, PreCon, PreJob, Project Labor Plan) and supports worker referral activities.
• Conducts site visits to monitor worker participation and journeyman/apprentice ratios.
• Analyzes PLA documents and shares data to improve worker referral efforts.
• Identifies barriers to employment and suggests improvements to training and outreach programs.
• Attends job fairs and community events to promote local opportunities on SFPUC projects.
• Provides information and support to citizen committees and community organizations.
• Maintains database management of worker referrals in coordination with CityBuild and OEWD CityBuild personnel.
• Performs related duties including monitoring compliance with Local Hire and First Source Hiring requirements.

Job description

About

• Application Opening: 09/17/2026
• Application Filing Deadline: 09/24/2026
• Annual Salary: $102,466 - $124,618

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.org/. 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.org/about-us/careers-sfpuc

About The Workforce And Economic Program Services (WEPS) Bureau

The Workforce and Economic Programs Services (WEPS) bureau, within the Infrastructure Division of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), supports the agency’s planning, administration, and implementation of key workforce programming, small business strategies, and City, State, and Federal requirements on the agency’s capital programs and enterprises’ needs. Specifically, WEPS administers the agency’s Project Labor Agreement, which promotes efficient construction and private sector career opportunities, and its youth and young adult internship programs, which expose the next generation to public service careers. Additionally, WEPS manages and staffs the SFPUC’s Contractors Assistance Center, a free resource for local, small businesses to access and participate on SFPUC contracts, and directs other economic development related initiatives including implementing small business programs on federally funded and regional projects.

Role Description

Under supervision of the Director of Workforce and Economic Program Services - Infrastructure Division and the Senior Community Development Specialist, the 9772 Community Development Specialist assists in monitoring and evaluating SFPUC Project Labor Agreement (PLA)-covered capital projects’ local and hyperlocal worker referral activities; serves as liason with CityBuild Academy’s and other local and regional community development organizations’ pre-apprenticeship training programs; maintains and reviews PLA-supported contractor worker participation goals and requirements; reviews weekly payroll reports and quarterly data; collects and maintains a database of all PLA-related worker documentation and associated contractor forms submitted to the SFPUC by awarded construction firms and professional service consultants working on SFPUC projects; maintains close contact and coordination with OEWD CityBuild personnel, SFPUC project management and construction management staff, and representatives of local and regional labor unions and community development agencies; and analyzes quarterly data and PLA reports and prepares worker profiles and program recommendations.

The incumbent may also work with community service providers, private non-profit organizations, and City, State, and Federal agencies to monitor programs to ensure compliance with governmental requirements, and may be assigned to help with Federal, State, or local grant-f funded project tracking and analysis, as well as local worker participation from underrepresented and/or historically marginalized communities and neighborhoods to whom the SFPUC provides services or which have been impacted by the agency’s ongoing operations or necessary upgrades and maintenance of its facilities and infrastructure.

Essential Functions

• Provides assistance to project personnel in attending PLA-covered project PreBid, PreCon, PreJob and Project Labor Plan meetings.
• Conducts weekly and as-needed site visits in San Francisco and in San Francisco regional territories (as far as Tuolumne County) to monitor worker participation and state mandated journey to apprentice ratios, and to serve as a resource to the contractor’s superintendent, SFPUC construction management staff, and referred workers.
• Analyzes contractor submitted PLA documents, including contractor’s labor workforce and apprentice worker projection forms, and collates and shares statistical data with colleagues for actionable worker referral efforts.
• Identifies individual and community-wide barriers to employment and suggests recommendations for new, or improvements to existing, worker readiness and pre-apprentice training programs, outreach to targeted communities, and other program improvements to be more responsive to community needs.
• Attends job and career fairs, SFPUC-hosted community events, and other project-related community and other meetings to encourage and promote opportunities for local and hyperlocal residents to work on SFPUC construction projects and professional services contracts.
• Provides program information and support services to citizen committees, and other community advocacy groups, organizations, and individuals.
• In partnership with OEWD CityBuild, provides database management of worker referrals and project-specific worker referral activities on a quarterly and as-needed basis.
• Performs related duties and responsibilities as assigned, applicable to existing and proposed legislation and regulatory mandates, such as the City’s Local Hire and First Source Hiring requirements, and contract and grant oversight and monitoring.

How To Qualify

Class 9772 performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university AND two (2) years of administrative/professional experience in community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, criminal justice or elections related work; OR
• Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the following fields: public or business administration, urban planning, government, social work, education, finance or criminal justice AND one (1) year of administrative/professional experience in community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, criminal justice or elections related work; OR
• Possession of a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in public policy, planning, social work, public administration, finance, education, criminal justice, or business administration; OR
• Possession of a Ph.D. or Juris Doctor degree from an accredited college or university.

Substitution

Verifiable administrative/professional experience involving community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, criminal justice and/or elections related work may substitute for the educational requirement in Minimum Qualification #1 on a year-for-year basis. 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.

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 working with local agencies, including the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, CityBuild, Building and Construction Trades unions, and local and regional community organizations.
• Understanding of communities in San Francisco and San Francisco regional territory.
• Experience working and communicating with sensitive populations facing significant barriers to entry into traditional pre-apprentice and related job readiness and training programs.
• Experience with worker referral opportunities for local and hyperlocal residents from underrepresented communities and in working with individuals from varying backgrounds, including those with social, economic, racial, and/or neurological differences.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently.
• Familiarity with and an understanding of Federal, State, and Local construction and workforce laws and ordinances, such as the City’s Local Hire and First Source Hiring requirements.

Verification Of Education And Experience

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Education verification information on verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at How to Verify Education Requirements | Department of Human Resources (sfdhr.org).

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. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application. Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

What else should I know?

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

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.