Career Opportunity

Watershed Keeper - Moccasin - SFPUC- (7470)

Recruitment: RTF0164746-01121363

Published: April 10, 2026

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

About:

• Application Opening: Friday, April 10, 2026
• Application Deadline: Thursday, April 16, 2026

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 24 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

Under general supervision, completes work that involves the general operation of dam facilities and appurtenances; monitoring of watershed lands and reservoir properties, aqueducts, and facilities; patrols to prevent pollution or trespassing on Watershed lands, water supplies, and various rights-of-way; responds to various emergency situations; takes preventative measures to reduce risk of emergency actions.

Essential Functions:

1. Safely operate the various machinery of our dams related to flow of water to and from reservoirs, such as pipelines, flumes, spillways, sluice gates, and valves. In the event of emergencies can independently take action to avoid damage to dams, valves, facilities, and environmental resources.

2. Reads and records data on indicating meters, recording instruments and charts to determine water levels, water releases, water flow rates, and weather station readings, including temperature, precipitation, and other variables; keeps records of unusual incidents, conditions, improvement projects, and work performed.

3. Patrols lakes and reservoirs by boat to inspect water conditions and take samples.

4. Locate, report, and assist in emergencies such as wildfires, vehicle accidents, and search and rescue operations on watershed lands.

5. Patrols and inspect rights-of-way, watershed and reservoir areas; removes debris; reports garbage dumpers and trespassers; maintains watersheds, and reservoirs to ensure a high-quality water yield for public consumption; maintains/patrols access trails, roads, and performs general labor to assist in Watershed maintenance.

6. Escorts SFPUC staff, government agency staff, contractors and tour groups in dams, watersheds and on reservoirs;

7. Perform dam, penstock, pipeline and other facility inspections, collect water samples, and assist trades in preventative maintenance of valves, slide gates, and other assets.

8. Driving trucks on rough roads in inclement weather; operate snow cats; connect, haul, and back up boat trailers; engage four-wheel drive and apply snow chains when necessary.

Working Conditions:

Incumbent must be able to foot patrol on rough and uneven terrain and drive 4X4 trucks on mountainous roads in inclement weather condition, operate boats, and use physical dexterity. Incumbent will be required to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays. Incumbent must have the ability to be deputized, wear uniform, and successfully pass background investigation.

How to qualify

Qualifications

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

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED or High School Proficiency Examination).

Experience:

• Two (2) years of verifiable work experience performing duties which involve protection, conservation, operation, natural resource management, and/or maintenance/development of watersheds, reservoirs, and/or forestry.

License and Certification:

• Possession of a valid California driver’s license.

Substitution:

Additional education from an accredited college or university, with major coursework in either Watershed Management, Natural Resource Conservation, Forest or Park Management, Wildland/Range Management, Wildland Recreation, Biology, Natural Resources, Physical Science or other closely related fields, may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of six (6) months). Six months is equivalent to fifteen (15) semester units/ twenty-two (22) quarter units.

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.

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

What else should I know?

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
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

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 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.

Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the Human Resources 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.