Planner III-Environmental Review; Natural Resources and Lands Management Division-; Moccasin) SFPUC;

This is a Position-Based Test conducted in accordance with CSC Rule 111A.

• Application Opening Date:
  September 28, 2026
• Application Filing at 11:59PM (PDT) The Final date to receive applications has been extended for additional recruitment.
• Location:
  
  1 Lakeshore Drive, Moccasin, CA, Moccasin, California, United States

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.

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We are an innovative utility leader, recognized for excellent results in service, safety, stewardship, and inclusiveness.

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The Natural Resources and Lands Management (NRLM) Division within the Water Enterprise is responsible for managing, protecting, restoring, and monitoring the ecological resources on SFPUC lands and environmental compliance for the operations and maintenance of the Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System. We are committed to responsible natural resources management that protects and restores viable populations of native species and maintains the integrity of the ecosystems that support them for current and future generations.

The Moccasin Planning and Compliance (MPC) team is responsible for environmental review and permitting for the eastern division of the Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System and Hetch Hetchy Water and Power (HHWP), an operating division operating water, wastewater, and power infrastructure across the Sierra Nevada to the Bay Area.

This position reports to the Senior Environmental Planner of the Moccasin Planning and Compliance Section and may supervise the work of professional services consultants and junior planning staff. This is an external-facing position that works closely with federal and state agency staff, City attorneys, Tribal representatives, and SFPUC multidisciplinary teams.

The position requires effective communication, sound judgment, professionalism, and the ability to develop productive working relationships with individuals who may have different technical expertise, responsibilities, priorities, or perspectives.

There is currently one position available with the Natural Resources and Lands Management Division of the Water Enterprise. The position is located in Moccasin, California and the reporting location is in Moccasin, CA (located 140 miles east of the San Francisco Bay Area, requiring a 5-hour round trip commute from the San Francisco Bay Area, by car in fair weather).

The nature of the work may require working in remote field settings, including watersheds, streams, rivers, reservoirs, and federal lands. Duties may require driving or hiking to remote locations using unimproved dirt or mountain roads and working outdoors in inclement weather.

The Environmental Planner…