Career Opportunity

Chief Stationary Engineer (7205)

Recruitment: REF6059X

Published: June 24, 2022

Accepting applications until: June 27, 2022

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About:

This job ad has been re-opened on 6/24/2022 to allow for additional recruitment.  If you have already submitted an application, there is no need to re-apply.

THIS IS A CITYWIDE EXAM

• Application Opening: April 18, 2022, re-opened 6/24/2022
• Application Filing Deadline: April 29, 2022, 6/27/2022
• Analyst Name: Jaclyn Lerch
• Annual Salary:  $140,140
• Recruitment ID:  C00070

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.

Role description

Under general direction, the Chief Stationary Engineer is responsible for the operation and maintenance of pumping, heating and ventilating plant machinery and equipment in a large complex installation; directs the operation of a large and complex water filtration plant; plans, assigns and directs the activities of subordinate personnel engaged in plant maintenance and operation activities. Requires responsibility for the development, interpretation, coordination and enforcement of methods and procedures relative to the operation and maintenance of large physical plant installations; making regular contacts with other departmental personnel, outside organizations and the general public in connection with plant maintenance and operation activities; preparing, checking and reviewing important and detailed operational records and reports. Supervision includes local administrative control and work assignments of craft personnel on extended or temporary assignments. Craft general foremen will supervise their respective workmen in those matters pertaining to craft or trade techniques or methods.

The essential functions of this classification include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Develops, directs and reviews preventive maintenance programs for all plant mechanical, electrical and auxiliary machinery and equipment; supervises the operation, maintenance and repair of large high pressure pumping systems, steam plants and similar in-pool appurtenances, such as chlorinating, filtering, purification and heating equipment.
• Prepares work schedules and assigns duties to subordinate personnel; inspects and reviews maintenance and operation activities to assure conformance with instructions and existing standards.
• Requisitions supplies, materials and parts necessary to maintenance and operation activities and assures that sufficient are readily available; prepares specifications and estimates for equipment, supplies and installation and repair of machinery and equipment.
• May exercise work direction of various skilled craftsmen assigned to certain maintenance and repair activities in and about plants; prepares and supervises the preparation of plant operating reports and records.
• Assists in the development and advancement of subordinates through training and effective use of employee development program

How to qualify

Experience
Six (6) years of journey level Stationary Engineer experience in the maintenance repair and operation of a wide variety of mechanical and electrical pumping, heating, air conditioning, ventilating and related plant machinery and equipment found in a government establishment, water treatment plant, hospital, or industrial production or commercial building, of which (2) years must have been in a supervisory capacity.

License and Certification
Possession of a valid California driver’s license issued by the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles
Possession of a Universal Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) Certificate issued by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency for working with heating and ventilating equipment or other equipment using CFCs and HCFCs.

Notes:

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

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

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.

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, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

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

SELECTION PROCEDURES

After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ): Candidates will be required to complete a MQSQ as part of the employment application at a later time. This MQSQ is designed to obtain specific information regarding an applicant's experience in relation to the Minimum Qualifications (MQ) for this position. The MQSQ will be used to evaluate if the applicant possesses the required minimum qualifications.

Basic Supervisory Written Examination (Weight 50%)
Candidates will be administered a written multiple-choice examination that includes test items that relate to various supervisory practices and procedures (e.g., directing subordinates, delegating tasks to subordinates, providing customer service, demonstrating appropriate supervisory/leadership behavior, addressing and/or evaluating subordinate issues, behavior and performance, etc.) and well as reading comprehension items. The score you achieve on this examination shall be valid and 'banked' for three years, starting from the date of the examination. This means that, during this three-year time period, you will not be required to take this test again should you apply and be found eligible for a future announcement for which this particular test is used. Please note this test is used for other supervisory classes therefore your test score maybe applied to one or more of these classes if you choose to apply to future recruitments. If the test for this future announcement is held within one year of the date of this examination, your score will be automatically applied to that announcement. However, after one year, you have the option to either (a)apply your test score to the other announcement or (b) re-take the test. Re-testing is permitted no sooner than one year from the date of the examination and only in association with your eligibility for another announcement for which this test is used. Please note that, should you re-test, your re-test score would become your official score since it is the most recent.

A passing score must be achieved on the Basic Supervisory Written Examination in order to continue in the selection process. This is a standardized examination, and in accordance with Civil Service Rule 111.11.4, inspection privileges do not apply to the questions and answers in this examination.

Oral Examination (Weight 50%)
The applicants who pass the Basic Supervisory Written examination will be tested to determine their relative knowledge, skill, and ability levels in job-related areas which may include, but are not limited to: The knowledge of the operation and maintenance requirements of a wide variety of pumping, heating ventilating, air conditioning and related plant machinery and equipment and the tools, equipment, methods and techniques necessary to their proper care and operation; applicable safety codes and regulations. Ability and Skill to plan, assign and direct the operation and maintenance activities of subordinate personnel; review, analyze and make recommendations relative to the betterment of plant operating and maintenance methods and procedures; deal tactfully and effectively with subordinate personnel, the general public and outside organizations; prepare and review plant operating records and prepare related reports.

A passing score on both the Basic Supervisory Written Examination and the Oral Examination must be achieved in order to be placed/ranked on the Eligible List.

What else should I know?

Eligible List/Score Report: A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created, and used for certification purposes only. An examination score report will be established, so applicants can view the ranks, final scores and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information, including names of applicants on the eligible list, shall not be made public unless required by law. However, an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection, upon request, once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list/score report resulting from this civil service examination process is subject to change after adoption (e.g., as a result of appeals), as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission.

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be of 12 months, and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

To find Departments which use this classification, please see https://sfdhr.org/sites/default/files/documents/Forms-Documents/Position-Counts-by-Job-Codes-and-Department-FY-2021-22.pdf .

Certification: The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be Rule of Five (5) Scores. Additional selection processes may be conducted by the hiring department prior to making final hiring decisions.

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights: 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/.] The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 110.4. Such appeals must be submitted in writing to the Department of Human Resources, 1 S Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103-5413 by close of business on the 5th business day following the issuance date of this examination announcement. Information concerning other Civil Service Commission Rules involving announcements, applications and examination policies, including applicant appeal rights, can be found on the Civil Service Commission website at http://sfgov.org/civilservice/rules.

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.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.

Exam Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst, Jaclyn Lerch, by email at jaclyn.lerch@sfgov.org.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:  All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Someone is fully vaccinated when 14 days have passed since they received the final dose of a two-shot vaccine or a dose of a one-shot vaccine. Any new hire must present proof of full vaccination status to be appointed. Any new hire who will be routinely assigned or occasionally enter High-Risk Settings, must provide proof of having received a COVID-19 booster vaccine by March 1, 2022, or once eligible.

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.