Career Opportunity

Exempt to Permanent Engineering Associate II – (5366) - Citywide– (163662)

Recruitment: RTF0163661-01060762

Published: February 17, 2026

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About:

THIS IS A CITYWIDE RECRUITMENT FOR CURRENT CITY EMPLOYEES ONLY.

This is an Exempt to Permanent position in accordance with Class-Based Test (CBT) Civil Service Rules. This recruitment is restricted to current exempt employees of the City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Unified School District, or San Francisco City College, working within the 5366 Engineering Associate II.

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.

Application Opening: February 16, 2026

Application Filing Deadline February 23, 2026

Recruitment ID: ETP-5366-163662 (RTF0163661)

Annual Salary: $116,714 - $141,908

Role description

Under general direction, the Engineering Associate II performs advanced technical engineering drafting work in the preparation of civil (including structural and transportation), electrical, or mechanical, engineering drawings and other graphic material using computer aided software design and drafting products in compliance with City Agency's drafting standards; leads the organization to set and update drafting standards and techniques; works with engineers and drafting personnel to enforce compliance with drafting standards to a high quality; and be the liaison between section and departments for drafting related software and hardware issues.

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

• Prepares and supervises the preparation of civil (including structural and transportation), mechanical or electrical engineering design drawings, 3D design models, and/or other graphical outputs using computer aided design and drafting software products in compliance with City agency’s standards, policies and procedures.
• Performs and checks basic engineering calculations in connection with plans, drawings, and specifications.
• Coordinates with utility companies and city departments to obtain site information and as-builts and reviews the drawing submittals in the preparation of construction drawings.
• Prepares cost estimates and quantity lists for projects.
• Plans, assigns, monitors, trains, and evaluates the drafting work of staff for accuracy, engineering sufficiency, and conformance to specifications and standards; includes completing performance evaluations.
• Prepares site drawings from topographical surveys.
• Conducts site investigations with engineers of existing facilities to determine and verify site layout.
• Updates and maintains engineering documents and drawing records.
• Updates Geographic Information System database at various stages of a project.
• Researches and reviews record drawings to obtain as-built information and conducts engineering investigations to collect, calculate, and verify engineering field data for the preparation of designs and drawings.
• Work with the records and drawing standards team and identifies, develops, trains, and enforces CAD and/or BIM procedures and standards to staff.
• Collaborates with drafters from other disciplines and agencies to maintain project drafting consistency and develop procedure and policy for CAD standards.
• Supervises technical staff.
• Related duties as assigned

How to qualify

Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be a Current Category 16, 17, or 18 Exempt Employee in Class 5366 who has worked at least 2,080 hours in Class 5366 with no break in service; AND
• Experience: Six (6) years of verifiable civil (including structural or transportation), mechanical, or electrical technical engineering drafting experience using CAD or BIM systems to prepare engineering drawings and other engineering graphic material, including experience in engineering design, detailing, construction documentation, coordination and review, document controls, and field inspection of construction projects, of which at least two (2) years must have been in a position(s) with duties comparable to those of Class 5364 Engineering Associate I; AND,
• License: Possession of a valid California Driver License.

Substitution: Additional education with major coursework in Computer Aided Design and Drafting from an accredited college or university may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of two (2) years). Thirty (30) semester units or forty-five (45) quarter units equal one (1) year; OR

Possession of a current and valid Autodesk Certified Professional & Expert certificate may be substituted for two (2) of the six (6) years of verified technical engineering drafting experience above.

Note: There is no substitution for the required two (2) years of work experience equivalent to a 5364 Engineering Associate I.

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.

Verification of Experience and/or Education:

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process.  Please review the information on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications and Verification of Experience and/or Education for considerations taken when reviewing applications. 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.

Selection Procedures:

1. Job Application - Applicants must fully complete the job application. Information from resumes does not substitute for the information on the job application or preliminary questionnaire.

1. Preliminary Questionnaire – Training and Experience Assessment (100% Weight) - During the application process, applicants will be prompted to complete a Preliminary Questionnaire as part of the online employment process. Please answer the Preliminary Questionnaire carefully and thoroughly.  It will serve as the Training and Experience Assessment for this recruitment and will be used to determine your eligibility for this recruitment as well as your score and rank on the eligible list. Qualified applicants will be ranked on the eligible list based on the length of their exempt City Service (in Category 16, 17, and/or 18) in the 5366 class, along with any additional qualifying points (e.g., promotive status), as outlined in Civil Service Commission (CSC) rules. All work history will be verified using official City records, which will serve as the final authority in determining qualifying service.

NOTE:  Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to advance through all of the steps in the selection process. The department may administer additional position-specific selection procedures to make the final hiring decision.

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. This pool of candidates on the eligible list may be used to fill additional vacancies in this class.

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

Certification Rule: The certification rule for this selection process will be Rule of the List.

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.

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.careers.sf.gov 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, 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.