City and County of San Francisco

Under supervision of a Superintendent of Harbor Maintenance, the Piledriver Supervisor I performs the essential functions of assigning, directing and inspecting the work of a pile worker crew engaged in the construction, maintenance, repair or demolition of piers, wharves and other substructures for the Port of San Francisco.  He/she is responsible for responding to emergency reports of damages to piers.  The position requires a thorough knowledge of all procedures involved in placing, driving and removing piles (included is the knowledge of rigging, rafting, tending spool, operating the boiler engine and heavy framing, and of all the air and power tools and equipment used in these operations) in order to safely direct and lay out the work of the piledriving crew.  The Piledriver Supervisor I may be required to perform duties of the Superintendent of Harbor Maintenance in his/her absence.  

Some positions require the ability of a qualified diver to inspect underwater piles, wrap damaged piles, designate severely damaged piles for replacement; to perform underwater burning, welding and rigging; and familiarity with CAL OSHA regulations related to diving.

This job code, reporting to a Superintendent of Harbor Maintenance, is responsible for the direct supervision of day-to-day maintenance activities of a pile worker crew.  It is distinguished from the Superintendent job code in that it is responsible for planning and directly overseeing pile work maintenance activities while the latter is responsible for indirect supervision of a variety of craft job codes.  It is distinguished from the Pile Worker job code in that it has supervisory responsibility.

Exercises direct supervision over pile workers.

According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

1. Supervises pile worker crew engaged in the construction, maintenance, repair or demolition of piers and wharves.

2. Instructs crew regarding safety regulations.

3. Plans daily operations, inspects work sites, attends pre-job and post-job conferences, estimates crew and equipment needs and amount of time required for a specific job.

4. Uses a maintenance management system for estimating hours, supplies and materials needed for jobs; orders and requisitions materials needed.

5. May direct or perform underwater diving duties including the inspection of underwater piles, wrapping of damaged underwater piles, designating severely damage underwater piles for replacement, underwater burning, welding and rigging.

6. Drives Port vehicles in performance of above duties.

Knowledge of: pile work operations and safety practices; CAL OSHA regulations related to diving.

Ability and Skill to: supervise subordinate staff; read and draw blueprints, shop sketches and drawings; work underwater; communicate verbally and in writing; perform actual physical work; drive Port vehicles while maintaining insurability; climb ladders; maintain balance on floating piles while rafting piles; swim to safety if knocked into water from floats, rafts, piles, etc.; and operate a skiff and/or other Port vehicles.

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.