Principal Contracts Analyst, Waterfront Resilience Program (WRP) - Port of San Francisco (1824)

City and County of San Francisco•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

The Port of San Francisco is seeking a highly skilled Principal Contracts Analyst-1824 to support the Waterfront Resilience Program (WRP), a multi-decade initiative designed to protect San Francisco's 7.5-mile waterfront from climate change, sea level rise, flooding, and seismic risks. This position will play a critical role in ensuring effective contract administration, financial oversight, grant compliance, and data-driven decision-making across multiple resilience and capital improvement projects. Under general direction, the Contracts Analyst performs highly complex professional-level analytical work involving contract lifecycle management, budget and financial analysis, grant administration, program evaluation, and strategic reporting. The incumbent will serve as a key advisor to program leadership, ensuring compliance with City policies, funding requirements, and regulatory obligations while supporting the successful delivery of major capital projects.

Requirements

Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university
Five (5) years 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.

Nice To Haves

Experience administering complex public-sector professional services and construction contracts.
Experience supporting large-scale capital improvement, infrastructure, transportation, environmental, resilience, or public works projects and programs.
Strong knowledge of public procurement, contract administration, grant management, and governmental budgeting practices.
Experience performing advanced financial and quantitative analysis.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and business intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
Experience developing dashboards, data visualizations, and performance reporting systems.
Knowledge of federal, state, and local funding requirements and grant compliance practices.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex information to executive leadership and diverse stakeholders.
Strong project management, organizational, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

Supports the end-to-end administration of complex professional services, construction, and consultant contracts associated with resilience and capital improvement projects.
Coordinates procurement planning activities, including solicitation development, proposal evaluation, contract negotiations, contract execution, and ongoing contract administration.
Monitors contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations, project schedules, funding requirements, and City policies.
Develops and maintains contract tracking systems and performance metrics to monitor expenditures, deliverables, contract status, amendments, and Local Business Enterprise (LBE) participation.
Conducts contract-related analyses and prepare reports regarding contract utilization, performance outcomes, and compliance.
Collaborates with project managers, legal counsel, procurement staff, consultants, and external stakeholders to resolve contract issues and implement corrective actions when necessary.
Develops, administers, monitors, and analyzes complex multi-year project budgets, including capital project budgets and state and federal grant-funded initiatives.
Conducts detailed financial analyses, including expenditure forecasting, budget variance analysis, cost-benefit analysis, trend analysis, and funding gap assessments.
Monitors project expenditures and recommend budget adjustments to support project objectives and funding requirements.
Prepares financial reports, dashboards, projections, and presentations for senior leadership, oversight bodies, funding agencies, and other stakeholders.
Assists with capital planning activities and support financial reporting requirements related to major infrastructure and resilience projects.
Designs and leads analytical initiatives to evaluate project performance, contract utilization, financial trends, and operational effectiveness.
Develops and maintains dashboards, data visualizations, and reporting tools using platforms such as Power BI, Tableau, Excel, and other business intelligence applications.
Analyzes complex datasets from multiple sources and translate findings into actionable recommendations for program leadership.
Develops key performance indicators (KPIs), performance measures, and reporting frameworks to support project monitoring and strategic decision-making.
Prepares clear and comprehensive management reports, presentations, and briefing materials for executive leadership.
Assists in the development, submission, and administration of grant applications supporting waterfront resilience and capital projects.
Monitors grant-funded expenditures and activities to ensure compliance with funding requirements, grant agreements, reporting obligations, and applicable regulations.
Prepares grant compliance reports, reimbursement requests, financial documentation, and supporting materials for funding agencies.
Coordinates with project managers, finance staff, and external agencies to ensure timely and accurate grant reporting and fund management.
Conducts complex administrative, organizational, fiscal, and policy analyses to support Waterfront Resilience Program projects and objectives.
Research and evaluates issues affecting project delivery, funding strategies, regulatory requirements, and organizational effectiveness.
Prepares reports and recommendations regarding policies, procedures, systems improvements, and project implementation strategies.
Presents findings, analyses, and recommendations to executive management and stakeholder groups.
Represents the Program and projects in meetings with City departments, regulatory agencies, funding partners, consultants, and community stakeholders as assigned.