Project Manager IV, Streetscape – Project Delivery – San Francisco Public Works

Company Description

Specific information regarding this recruitment process is listed below.

Wednesday, August 19th, 2026

Apply immediately. Application filing will be open at least through 11:59pm (PST) of Tuesday, August 25th, 2026 and will close any time thereafter

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Permanent-Exempt (PEX), Category 18. This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer and shall not exceed 36 months

Becoming a City employee means being a part of a team that cares about making a difference. Your work will shape both the present and future of San Francisco. When you work for the City, you’re choosing a job with purpose.

San Francisco Public Works (Public Works) has a far-reaching portfolio with a $453 million annual operating budget, an active capital portfolio that exceeds $3 billion and a workforce of 1,700-plus employees. The department operates around the clock, touching every neighborhood in San Francisco. The staff designs and manages the construction of civic buildings and streets; cleans and greens the right of way;

maintains civic buildings; manages multi-million-dollar bond programs; trains people for jobs; keeps the right of way free of hazards; paves the roads; repairs bridges and public stairways; expands accessibility; and works at the forefront addressing some of San Francisco’s biggest challenges. With a mission to enhance the quality of life in San Francisco for residents, visitors and business owners, Public Works is committed to providing outstanding public service through an equity lens.

Please visit the “About Us” section of our website at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). to learn more about the department’s core values, Racial Equity Initiative, leadership team, history, budget and more.

San Francisco Public Works Project Delivery Division is seeking a Project Manager IV for the Project Management Bureau. This Project Manager IV will be responsible for managing an estimated budget of $300 million dollar for multiple streetscape projects. These projects aim to activate and enliven corridors around San Francisco by implementing streetscape improvements, pedestrian safety improvements, and beautification. The teams will perform a wide range of infrastructure upgrades such as widening sidewalks, installing pedestrian bulb-outs, building raised crosswalks, reconstructing roadways, adding new pedestrian and street lighting, enhancing landscape features, improving traffic signals and crossings, upgrading sewer and utility systems, creating new bike lanes, and constructing loading and bus islands, along with other decorative and functional streetscape elements.

These improvements are essential to support the safe, accessible, and comfortable movement of pedestrians and drivers throughout San Francisco.

Under administrative direction, this role plans, organizes, directs and controls all parts of highly complex engineering/architectural projects from concept through design and construction to close-out of the project contract.

• Assembling design and construction management team
• Executing solicitations for professional services and construction contract
• Developing project plan and selecting project delivery method
• Monitoring the project scope, budget, funding, cost and schedule
• Overseeing activities in planning phase and completion of conceptual design
• Managing the design phase including participation in design coordination meetings
• Facilitating regulatory approval processes and resolution of issues in support of the project objectives
• Reviewing change orders
• Coordinating work of a multi-disciplinary technical staff across organizational boundaries
• Working extensively with the public, private contractors, special interest groups, governmental funding/regulatory agencies, and City and County departments
• Serving as primary contact for all parties and stakeholders involved in the project
• Supervision of other Project Managers and technical staff