Career Opportunity

Buildings And Grounds Maintenance Superintendent, Juvenile Probation Department (7120)

Recruitment: RTF0147916-01105888

Published: July 10, 2024

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About:

THIS IS A PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT 

San Francisco is a vibrant and dynamic city, on the forefront of economic growth & innovation, urban development, arts & entertainment, as well as social issues & change. This rich tapestry of culture and ideas is sustained by our City's commitment to heighten the quality of life for the diverse population of San Franciscans and residents of the greater Bay Area. Our employees play an important role not only in making our City what it is today, but also in shaping the future of San Francisco.

• Applications Open: July 8, 2024
• Applications Close: No earlier than 11:59pm on Tuesday July 23, 2024
• Salary 7120 position: $180,518
• Recruitment ID: TPV-7120-147917

Are you passionate about Juvenile Justice, Public Safety, and the Community we serve? Are you a dedicated professional who wants to maximize their impact in the lives of some of San Francisco’s most marginalized youth? If so, we encourage you to take advantage of this unique opportunity to join a team that is devoted to re-imagining Juvenile Justice, committed to racial equity, and focused on ensuring long-term public safety through the development, enrichment, and accountability of young people we serve throughout San Francisco. Click here to read more about the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department (JPD). 

The San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department’s mission is to serve the needs of youth and families who are brought to our attention with care and compassion.  We engage fiscally sound and culturally competent strategies that promote the best interests of the youth, and provide victims with opportunities for restoration.

Our equity-centered goals are to:

• Reimagine how the City addresses juvenile crime, from referral through reentry, in collaboration with the community and our system partners, emphasizing research and evidence-based practices, and sustainably addressing pervasive racial disparities throughout the system. 
• Advance a Whole Family Engagement strategy that places racial equity at its center to ensure that all youth have equal access to successful outcomes, and that advances youth-and family-centered case plans and goal development, with the supports and resources necessary to help justice-involved youth thrive. 
• Bolster equitable leadership development opportunities for BIPOC staff; implement change that meaningfully improves the workplace experience of BIPOC staff; enact our organizational belief of redemption and helping people to succeed.

Role description

Located near Twin Peaks with free on-site parking, JPD is easily accessible by public transportation. Under general direction, the JPD Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds will focus on managing and directing personnel in the safe operation, maintenance, and repair of buildings and surrounding grounds, including physical properties, machinery, equipment, and other facilities. This position also involves maintaining environmental health and safety compliance in accordance with local, state, and federal laws and regulations. A Correctional Facility Pay Premium is available when applicable, as our facilities include oversight of our administrative building (built in 1945), our Juvenile Justice Center (built in 2006), and the City’s Log Cabin Ranch (located in La Honda, CA) while it remains under JPD’s jurisdiction. The department utilizes high-pressure steam boilers that require Stationary Engineer oversight 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The Building and Grounds team currently consists of one Senior Storekeeper (1936), two Senior Laundry Workers (2770), one Chief Stationary Engineer (2705) overseeing five Stationary Engineers (7334) and four Utility Worker Specialists (7524), and one Custodial Assistant Supervisor (2716) overseeing five Custodians (2708). This hard-working and dedicated crew is a mix of long-tenured employees and those newer to the city who are eager to learn and gain new skills and experiences. Our team leaders have instilled the virtues of teamwork, communication, and adherence to policy within the team.

We look forward to welcoming a new member to our team who is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of safety and excellence in our facilities.

Areas of operation may include but are not be limited to the following: boiler rooms, heating and cooling systems, pumping and/or storage facilities, generators, emergency back-up equipment, elevators, landscaped areas adjacent to buildings, irrigation systems, pedestrian walks, roadways, automobile parking areas, kitchen and laundry equipment, bridge hydraulic and electrical distribution systems, diesel fueling equipment, vehicle wash racks, industrial waste equipment, hydraulic lifts, computerized systems including life-safety systems, energy conservation systems, preventive maintenance systems, work-order monitoring systems, building management and maintenance systems, telecommunications systems, water treatment and/or chemical treatment facilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The essential duties of the position include, but are not limited to:

1. Supervises the activities and personnel engaged in the general maintenance and repair of all buildings and grounds which may include housekeeping activities (e.g., laundry services).
2. Plans and directs a continuous preventative maintenance program, renovation, and capital improvement projects and related programs; assigns duties to all permanent craft and building trade mechanics, operating engineers and maintenance personnel engaged in the upkeep and operations of buildings and adjacent grounds; inspects and certifies as to satisfactory completion of work done by city shops or crafts under private contract prior to certification for payment.
3. Develops, interprets, coordinates and enforces policies, methods and procedures for a comprehensive overall maintenance and repair program; making regular contacts with supervisory personnel in various departments and with representatives of outside organizations in connection with maintenance and repair matters; checks, reviews and approves detailed operational and work performance data and reports.
4. Makes recommendations to supervisor concerning probationary reports on employees supervised and in other matters; authorizes the employment of all temporary and/or interdepartmental specialized personnel for specific projects, as found necessary for the proper operation and maintenance of all facilities; keeps records of time and work done and other operational activities.
5. Confers with the administrator, department heads, City departments, contractors, outside organizations, tenants, the public and others concerned to effectuate necessary coordination required in the satisfactory functioning of maintenance and operational activities.
6. Designs, monitors and maintains building systems and maintenance operations using applicable software; Plans and supervises the repair, maintenance and alteration of mechanical and electrical systems; advises administrator and department heads on specific operational or mechanical features of complex equipment.
7. Acts in behalf of the administrator or department head during various engineering and architectural design stages pertaining to the rehabilitation or repair of major machinery and equipment units; correlates various operations in connection with their installation.
8. Supervises all power plant operations including steam and electrical power generation and distribution; refrigeration and air conditioning; elevator equipment; supervises maintenance and repair of all laundry and kitchen equipment, elevators and repair shops.
9. Prepares annual budget estimates for activities and projects supervised; confers with administrator on requirements for personnel, materials, supplies and equipment; subsequently is responsible for expenditures for professional and nonprofessional services and purchase of operational materials and supplies within budgetary allocations.
10. Supervises the maintenance and routine care of the landscaped areas adjacent to all buildings including care of trees, shrubs, flowers and lawns; supervises the maintenance of all pedestrian walks and automobile parking areas; and directs the removal of hazardous materials.
11. Coordinate projects by collaborating with key stakeholders, including Public Works and agents associated with inspections process requirements; assure department's regulatory compliance with annual permits, site inspections and visits, etc.
12. Manage facilities’ key inventory and distribution; oversee departmental fleet management (20 vehicles).
13. Supports executive leadership with developing and executing department's Emergency Action Plan.  

How to qualify

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Eight (8) years of experience operating, maintaining and repairing a wide variety of mechanical, electrical, pumping, heating, air conditioning, ventilation, refrigeration and related plant machinery and systems found in large industrial, production, commercial or institutional buildings; AND
2. Four (4) years of the total eight (8) years of experience must have been in a supervisory capacity directing the operation and maintenance activities of subordinate personnel; AND
3. Possession of a Universal Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) certificate issued by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency for working with heating and ventilating equipment (HVAC) or other refrigeration equipment using CFC's and HCFC's; AND
4. Possession of a valid Class “C” Driver License.

Note: Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience in the public sector.
• Knowledge of developing and implementing facility and construction plans and resource allocation that affect an entire department.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, including capital projects, project budgets, expenditures, financial forecasting, and resource allocation.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with stakeholders and diverse teams, both internally and externally.
• Ability to deliver presentations and represent the department in a professional manner during public meetings, such as the Capital Planning Committee.
• Skilled in working with and managing contractors and vendors, including cost benefit analysis to determine and support make/buy and in-house/out-source decisions.

Verification:

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements

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.

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 or disqualification.

What else should I know?

• This is a Provisional Recruitment. Provisional positions are limited to 3 years. A provisional appointee must participate and be successful in a Civil Service Examination process for this classification and be selected through an open competitive process in order to be considered for a permanent appointment.
• Applications Open: July 8, 2024
• Applications Close: No earlier than 11:59pm on July 23, 2024
• Salary range for 8562/8320 position: $78,884 to $95,914
• Information on the Hiring Process

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. [Note: The correction of clerical errors in an announcement may be posted on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ .] 

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

• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Diversity Statement

How to Apply:

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process.

• Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen

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.

Statement on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion:
At the City and County of San Francisco, we share a commitment to a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community. Each member of our organization is responsible and accountable for what they say and do to make San Francisco an inclusive and equitable place to live and work by employing fair and just practices to and for all.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst Joanna Luong at Joanna.Luong@sfgov.org.

Reminders:

• We communicate via e-mail, please ensure you have access to the e-mail address you have register with. All communications related to this recruitment will be sent to the e-mail you have registered with. 
• All selection procedures will be scheduled in-person, please plan accordingly if you progress in the hiring process.
• After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process. 

Timeline:

Interview time slots are tentatively reserved for the week of July 29, 2024.

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.