Pole Use and Inspection Services Manager (0923) - Power Enterprise - SFPUC (160172)

City and County of San Francisco•San Francisco, CA

8h•Onsite

About The Position

The Pole Use and Inspection Services Manager will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of pole attachment and distributed antenna system (DAS) programs. This role manages both the pole use and DAS teams, as well as the field inspection staff. Key responsibilities include ensuring compliance with regulatory and contractual obligations, managing attachment and inspection workflows, overseeing true-up processes (billing reconciliation), coordinating with other city managers on new pole use programs such as speed cameras, and driving process improvements across the Enterprise. The position requires strategic oversight, cross-functional collaboration, and operational leadership to support infrastructure integrity and program efficiency.

Requirements

Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university
Three (3) years of professional experience in electric utility operations, asset management, or program management.
This experience must include evaluating and recommending changes to leases or contracts and working with GIS applications and database management systems.
Substitution: Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis up to 2 years. One year (2,000 hours) of qualifying experience will be considered equivalent to 30 semester units/ 45 quarter units. 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.
Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad.
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Verification: Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process.
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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.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of principles and practices of management, administration, budgeting, training and personnel management
Knowledge of electric utility infrastructure and asset management
Knowledge of federal, state, and local rules, regulations, and compliance standards pertaining to utility pole attachments and distributed antenna systems (DAS)
Ability to supervise, coach, and develop staff, including coordinating with cross-functional teams
Knowledge of contract and lease administration principles
Knowledge of GIS and database management
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with departmental staff, representatives of other agencies and the public
Ability to communicate and present facts clearly, concisely and in a well-organized and effective manner, both orally and in writing, including the ability to prepare reports and documentation

Responsibilities

Oversee and manage the City’s DAS and pole use program to ensure operational effectiveness.
Work with legal, engineering, and operations staff to ensure that compliance with various standards, agreements, licenses, tariffs, and regulatory requirements are met.
Research and evaluate unpermitted installations on streetlight poles.
Coordinate necessary enforcement actions.
Work with the City attorney office and field staff to correct unpermitted installs.
Create reports, track correspondence, and records items needed to manage the program.
Manage the inspection team, including staffing, scheduling, workload prioritization.
Assign resources necessary to meet operational goals.
Ensure inspection staff has the necessary qualifications, certificates, and training.
Create SOPs, plan budgets, and administer contracts.
Represent the PUC in stakeholder meetings.
Related duties as assigned.