Job 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; works together with City and Community Based Organization partners to place workers on SFPUC projects; maintains close contact and coordination with Office of Economic and Workforce Development (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-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:

1. Provides assistance to project personnel in attending PLA-covered project PreBid, PreCon, PreJob and Project Labor Plan meetings.
2. 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 to serve as a resource to the contractor’s superintendent, SFPUC construction management staff, and referred workers.
3. Coordinates, manages, and works in partnership with agency partners and SFPUC contractors to recruit and place local workers on SFPUC projects.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Provides program information and support services to citizen committees, and other community advocacy groups, organizations, and individuals.
8. In partnership with OEWD CityBuild, provides database management of worker referrals and project-specific worker referral activities on a quarterly and as-needed basis.
9. 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.

Class 9772 performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4.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 ideal candidate will have a demonstrated track record and the following 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 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.

Additional Information

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

HOW TO APPLY

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• 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 notification@smartrecruiters.com 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, Sari Mix at SMix@sfwater.org.

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.