City and County of San Francisco

Under general supervision, is responsible for organizing and supervising the activities of subordinates in the maintenance and repair of utility waterworks property; supervises the maintenance of watershed grounds, lakes and reservoirs; directs a crew in inspecting pipelines, repairing leaks and packing expansion joints; and performs related duties as required. Requires responsibility for: Carrying out, interpreting and enforcing existing methods and procedures applicable to the maintenance and operation of a wide variety of waterworks property; efficient and safe utilization of tools and motorized equipment. Nature of work involves considerable sustained physical effort, walking and standing, including manual effort and dexterity, with frequent exposure to accident and health hazards and disagreeable elements.

1. Supervises a group of workers in the maintenance and repair of roads, buildings, fences, bridges, trestles, dams, culverts, canals and flumes; directs roadway maintenance including grading, patching, and clearing rocks, slides and snow.

2. Assigns workers In maintaining large areas of utility waterworks grounds by, clearing, burning and spraying weeds and brush; directs a crew in the dragging of lake bottoms to remove vegetation and burn same; directs chemical spraying operations on reservoirs; supervises the removal and topping of trees.

3. Supervises a crew of laborers in inspecting main transmission pipelines, locating leaks, excavating areas around leaks, Installing leak plugs or bands and backfilling sites; directs the cleaning and packing of pipeline expansion joints; supervises the salvaging, of old pipes.

4. Supervises workers in excavating for the installation of pipeline connections and meters; repairing air and flow off valves; applying protective coating to pipelines; making repairs to small diameter pipelines.

Requires a broad working knowledge of: Construction and maintenance methods and procedures; construction tools and heavy duty motorized equipment; industrial safety fundamentals of construction and maintenance work.

Requires skill and ability to assign, lay out and supervise the work of maintenance crews; interpret and explain to subordinates detailed oral and written instructions, including blueprints.

Requires completion of high school, supplemented by at least 8 years of experience in general construction or maintenance work, at least 2 years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Requires possession of a valid state motor vehicle operator's license.

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.