Career Opportunity

Construction Inspector- Water Supply & Treatment Division, SFPUC (6318)

Recruitment: RTF0157451-01158142

Published: July 18, 2025

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About:

• Application Opening: July 18, 2025
• Application Filing Deadline: July 25, 2025
• Recruitment ID:  RTF0157451; 157452

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Temporary Exempt: This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer. The duration of the appointment shall not exceed 36 months.

WHO ARE WE?
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.

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

We are an award-winning and industry-leading utilities organization committed to our customers, community interests, and the environment. To learn more about our organization, please visit our website at https://www.sfpuc.org/.

We are proud of our infrastructure and programs, but most importantly, we value our highly qualified and dedicated workforce which ensures that this vision becomes a reality.

To learn more about working at the SFPUC, visit our career site at https://www.sfpuc.org/about-us/careers-sfpuc

Role description

Work Location: 1000 El Camino Real, Millbrae, CA

Work Hours: 7:30am -4:30pm

Project: Regional Dam Repair and Replacement Projects

Under general supervision, performs dam safety monitoring and inspection of SFPUC’s regional dam facility in accordance with California Department Safety of Dams guidelines and regulations.  Duties  include but are not limited to: conducting periodic inspection of dam, spillway, outlet pipe and structure, valve system and control, instruments such as piezometer, inclinometer, seismic sensor, level sensor, weather station, electronic and telemetry equipment, etc;  creating detailed documentation of inspection;  troubleshooting electronic and power equipment;  collecting instrumentation readings manually, downloading from remote terminal unit, or via personal computer; producing instrumentation data report and inspection report; producing and following through equipment repair and maintenance repair work order; processing maintenance contract; documenting and tracking repair and maintenance task progress;  carrying out periodic DSOD inspection, tracking periodic equipment testing; collaborating with engineers to form scope for facility maintenance, upgrades and improvements; reviewing data produce report.

Essential Functions:

1. Monitors and inspects facilities in accordance with State Department of Safety of Dams

2. Prepares project documentation including daily reports, monthly reports, annual reports, valve or equipment testing, and other maintenance or repair progress records.

3. Participates in and/or conducts planning, coordination, progress, scheduling and field staff meetings.

4. Researches and reviews facility plans, specifications, historic records and documents

5. Assists with coordination of in-house operation and maintenance groups and with DSOD

6. Ensures that all required tests, operations, measurements, and inspections are scheduled, ordered, satisfactorily completed and documented for quality assurance/quality control

7. Maintains records of inspection, valve test, DSOD correspondence, maintenance repairs, and data report

8. Conducts and/or witnesses exercise of valve

9. Reports safety hazards and prepare work order for correction

10. Drives a vehicle to inspection sites.

11. Plans and reviews work scope for repair and maintenance on the regional dam.

12.Initiates contact and follow thru with Bureau of Environmental Management for CEQA process.

13. Performing all other duties as required.

How to qualify

If you are interested in a job like this, we are looking for people that have the following:

1. Two (2) years of verifiable full-time experience in City and County of San Francisco class 6317 Assistant Construction Inspector; OR

2. Four (4) years of verifiable full-time experience in construction inspection work ensuring that plans and specifications are complied with, and the workmanship and material used meet specifications.

AND: Possession of a valid California Driver’s License

Substitution:
1. A baccalaureate degree in Engineering or Architecture from an accredited college or university and/or experience as an Engineer on a level equal to City and County of San Francisco class 5203 Assistant Engineer or as an Architect on a level equal to City and County of San Francisco class 5265 Architectural Associate I or higher may substitute for up to two years of the required experience under Minimum Qualification #2.

2. Two (2) years of verifiable full-time experience as a surveyor may substitute for up to one (1) year of the required experience under Minimum Qualification #2. 

3. Experience in construction, at the Superintendent/General Foreman level, supervising construction crews of more than six may substitute for up to two (2) years of the required experience on a year for year basis. Journey level construction experience and/or drafting experience will not be accepted as qualifying under Minimum Qualification #2.

4. Possession of an associate degree in construction or engineering from an accredited college or university may substitute for up to one (1) year of the required experience under Minimum Qualification #2.

One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2000 hours. (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week.) Any overtime hours that you work above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.

Desirable Qualifications: The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring

• Experience working in Public Works or commercial construction projects as project engineer, resident engineering, office engineer, design engineer, or construction inspector.
• Possession of Bachelor’s degree in a science field
• Experience working in computer programs and using electronics: Autocad, Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Access, Acrobat PDF.

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

Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job announcement. Please review our articles on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications and Verification of Experience and/or Education for considerations taken when reviewing applications. 

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 How to 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. 

What else should I know?

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

HOW TO APPLY

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Select the “I’m Interested” 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 updated. 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.

Job Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the job analyst, Anna Owens at aowens@sfwater.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.