Regulatory Specialist - Project Design & Development - Public Works (5620)

Summary

San Francisco Public Works is seeking a Regulatory Specialist at the Project Design and Development division. Under direction, the Regulatory Specialist assists in assuring that all San Francisco Public Works construction, planning and development, and maintenance and operations projects comply with federal, state and local laws and regulations.IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES Research and track all federal, state and local regulations that may affect the departmentAdvise management of pertinent and timely regulations and make recommendations on the appropriate departmental actionsProvides regulatory expertise and permit processing support to managers and staffReviews plans including planning and development plans, capital improvement project plans, property management & maintenance plans, and other related plansPerforms or oversees consultants' performance of an environmental sample collection and analysis programAssists in making technical presentations to regulatory agencies and related public agenciesImplements and assists in developing permit processing and inspection practices and procedures related to compliance with regulations affecting operations and facilities maintenance projects, property development and management and land-use programs to manage environmental liabilitiesDevelops and maintains effective working relationships with a diverse staffEstablishes and maintains permit filesDrives city vehiclesMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education: A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in natural sciences, engineering, environmental or resource planning or a related field; ANDExperience: Four (4) years of verifiable work experience in environmental permitting and regulations; environmental investigations; environmental or other regulatory compliance; or environmental project management; or utility regulatory analysis; ANDLicense and Certification: Possession of a valid California driver licenseSubstitution A Master's degree in natural sciences, engineering, environmental or resource planning, public policy, economics or a related field may substitute for one (1) year of work experienceA law degree may substitute for one (1) year of work experienceA PhD in natural sciences, engineering, environmental or resource planning, public policy, economics, or related field may substitute for two (2) years of work experienceNote One (1) year of full-time employment is considered equivalent to Two Thousand (2,000) hours. Any overtime hours that you work above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.For this recruitment--please submit the following as attachments with your job application : Copy of valid California driver license (both front and back side) Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ)Candidates may be required to complete an MQSQ as part of the employment application. This MQSQ is designed to obtain specific information regarding an applicant's experience in relation to the Minimum Qualifications (MQ) for this position. The MQSQ will be used to evaluate if the applicant possesses the required minimum qualifications.SELECTION PROCEDURE After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process.The selection process will include an evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements. Depending on the number of applicants, the department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate the qualifications of candidates. If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the department will move forward in the recruitment process.#J-18808-Ljbffr

Job Description

San Francisco Public Works is seeking a Regulatory Specialist at the Project Design and Development division. Under direction, the Regulatory Specialist assists in assuring that all San Francisco Public Works construction, planning and development, and maintenance and operations projects comply with federal, state and local laws and regulations.IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES Research and track all federal, state and local regulations that may affect the departmentAdvise management of pertinent and timely regulations and make recommendations on the appropriate departmental actionsProvides regulatory expertise and permit processing support to managers and staffReviews plans including planning and development plans, capital improvement project plans, property management & maintenance plans, and other related plansPerforms or oversees consultants' performance of an environmental sample collection and analysis programAssists in making technical presentations to regulatory agencies and related public agenciesImplements and assists in developing permit processing and inspection practices and procedures related to compliance with regulations affecting operations and facilities maintenance projects, property development and management and land-use programs to manage environmental liabilitiesDevelops and maintains effective working relationships with a diverse staffEstablishes and maintains permit filesDrives city vehiclesMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education: A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in natural sciences, engineering, environmental or resource planning or a related field; ANDExperience: Four (4) years of verifiable work experience in environmental permitting and regulations; environmental investigations; environmental or other regulatory compliance; or environmental project management; or utility regulatory analysis; ANDLicense and Certification: Possession of a valid California driver licenseSubstitution A Master's degree in natural sciences, engineering, environmental or resource planning, public policy, economics or a related field may substitute for one (1) year of work experienceA law degree may substitute for one (1) year of work experienceA PhD in natural sciences, engineering, environmental or resource planning, public policy, economics, or related field may substitute for two (2) years of work experienceNote One (1) year of full-time employment is considered equivalent to Two Thousand (2,000) hours. Any overtime hours that you work above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.For this recruitment--please submit the following as attachments with your job application : Copy of valid California driver license (both front and back side) Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ)Candidates may be required to complete an MQSQ as part of the employment application. This MQSQ is designed to obtain specific information regarding an applicant's experience in relation to the Minimum Qualifications (MQ) for this position. The MQSQ will be used to evaluate if the applicant possesses the required minimum qualifications.SELECTION PROCEDURE After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process.The selection process will include an evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements. Depending on the number of applicants, the department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate the qualifications of candidates. If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the department will move forward in the recruitment process.#J-18808-Ljbffr