Career Opportunity

Associate Mechanical Engineer- Department of Building Inspection (5207 TEX)

Recruitment: RTF0143589-01156032

Published: July 12, 2024

Apply using SmartRecruiters, the City and County of San Francisco's application portal.

About:

Specific information regarding this recruitment process is listed below:

• Application Opening: July 12, 2024.
• Application Deadline: Announcement may close at any time after 5:00 pm on July 26, 2024
• Compensation Range: $144,352 and $175,474 annually.
• Recruitment ID: 143590

Appointment Type: Temporary Exempt (TEX) position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive civil service examination pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section 10.104 and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer.

About Us:
The Department of Building Inspection (DBI) oversees the effective, efficient, fair and safe enforcement of City building, housing, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and disability access codes for San Francisco’s more than 200,000 buildings. This Position is located at 49 South Van Ness.

Role description

Role Description:
Under general supervision, performs mechanical engineering work in the office reviewing plans for building permits to comply with the California Energy Code, San Francisco Green Building Code, San Francisco Mechanical Code, and the portion of San Francisco Building Code that governs building mechanical and life safety/smoke control systems.
Essential functions include: Assisting the public in obtaining their building permits expeditiously and informing them of related issue in an efficient and professional manner. Associate engineers are expected to perform counter duties, field inspections, assigning work to staff members, respond to public inquires regarding code applications, job status. Performs quality review checks of others and writes reports and correspondence. Responsible for mechanical system compliance of the codes for building construction of all types and sizes, including high and low rise commercial, residential buildings.
Once hired, must complete on-going professional training requirements to familiarize with latest code changes and California state requirements of AB 717 certification.

How to qualify

Minimum Qualifications:

• Three (3) years verifiable professional mechanical engineering experience, which includes two (2) years experience equivalent to the City and County of San Francisco Class of 5203 Assistant Engineer or higher; AND
• Possession of a current Certificate of Registration as a Professional Mechanical Engineer in the State of California.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience in building HVAC/ energy conservation design and/or plan review;
• Familiar with California Building Code, Mechanical Code, Energy Code, and Green Building Code and have experience enforcing these codes;
• Experience in designing the smoke control system in high-rise residential and commercial buildings.

Verification of Education and Experience:
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. More information can be found at: https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#verification. 

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

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.

Selection Procedures

The selection process will include evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements. The Department will establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate qualifications of candidates including job-related knowledge, skills and abilities. Only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the Department will be invited to participate in the selection process. Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to advance through all of the steps in the selection process.

Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

What else should I know?

Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. Clerical errors may be corrected by the posting the correction on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.sf.gov/. 

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About the Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams 
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

How To Apply
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.sf.gov/ and begin the application process.

Select the “Apply Now” button and follow instructions on the screen.

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Information about the Hiring Process: Click here

Human Resources Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please send inquires to Jason Hammack, HR Analyst, at Jason.Hammack@sfgov.org.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.