Career Opportunity

Utility Electrician Supervisor I - Moccasin - Hetch Hetchy Water & Power - SFPUC - (7288) (Exempt)

Recruitment: RTF0166225-01103392

Published: August 19, 2026

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About:

• Application Opening: August 19, 2026
• Application Filing Deadline: September 2, 2026
• Recruitment ID: Exempt- RTF0166225

APPOINTMENT TYPE: 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.gov.

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.gov/about-us/careers-sfpuc

Role description

Reporting Location: Moccasin is located 140 miles east of the San Francisco Bay Area and requires a 5-hour round trip commute by car in fair weather.

Under direction, plans, schedules, supervises, and performs inspection, maintenance, repair, installation, and testing of a variety of electrical systems and equipment, up to 600 Volts energized and 601 volts to 301,000 Volts de-energized, used at the water, wastewater, power and hydroelectric facilities of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.

Essential Duties:

1. Plans, schedules, supervises, and performs work activities related to inspecting, maintaining, repairing, installing, and testing a variety of electrical equipment, up to 24,000 Volts, at utility facilities.

2. Supervises and performs troubleshooting and diagnostic work on a variety of electrical and solid state electronic based equipment; maintenance and repair of high voltage conductors; and maintenance, adjustment, and operation of power generating and substation equipment.

3. Supervises de-energized maintenance, repairs, and testing of a variety of electrical operating components of circuit breakers and transformers at substations, switchyards, and power generating facilities rated up to 300,000 Volts.

4. Ensures compliance with safe work practices at job sites and assures adherence to industry standard electrical safety requirements, policies, and procedures.

5. Schedules routine inspections of electrical equipment and initiates preventive maintenance and repairs to maintain established reliability standards.

6. Reviews work plans, interprets wiring diagrams, electrical code requirements, and specifications with subordinates; inspects work in progress and work completed to ensure that it complies with proper methods and electrical code.

7. Trains subordinates in proper methods and procedures; provides and supports on-the-job training; and assists in implementing work process improvements and practices.

8. Works in conjunction with support staff, including engineers and other technical experts, to coordinate work plans; meets with representatives of other City departments, outside organizations, and the general public in connection with electrical projects.

9. Makes estimates of labor, materials, and supplies and keeps job costs in line with estimates.

10. Prepares and maintains a variety of records and reports.

11. Performs duties as assigned.

How to qualify

Applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications by the final filing date:

1. Education: Completion of a recognized five-year Inside Wireman Apprenticeship Program or other recognized verifiable five-year training program specific to industrial electrical; AND
2. Experience: Five (5) years of verifiable journey-level electrician experience in the installation, maintenance, and operation of high voltage (above 600 volts); AND
3. License: Possession of a valid California (Class C) driver license.

Substitution: Additional verifiable journey-level electrician experience in the installation, servicing, repair, maintenance, and operation of high voltage (above 600 volts) can be substituted for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Verification of Education and Experience:

Important Note: Please make sure you specify your high voltage experience in your application to show exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

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

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process.

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?

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

Applicants will receive a confirmation email from notification@careers.sf.gov 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.

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 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 from notification@careers.sf.gov 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.