Assistant Construction Inspector - City Distribution Division - San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (6317) - (146028)

• Application Opening:April 22, 2024
• Application Filing Deadline:April 26, 2024
• Annual Salary:
• Recruitment ID: RTF0146027; 146028

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Temporary 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 36 months.

WHO ARE WE?

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 .

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

Work Location: 1990 Newcomb Ave., SF, CA 94124

Work Hours: 7:00AM to 3:30PM

Project Name:Lead User Service Line Identification and Removal Program

This position will be performing construction inspection work for various water line rehabilitation and replacement projects. This position will be reviewing contract specifications and plans, applicable codes and safety regulations to ensure that the construction projects are constructed to SFPUC standards. This position will be monitoring and inspection the construction work by preparing daily inspection work documents, reviewing performance related tests such as compaction tests, preparing as-built information, and ensuring compliance to the Contract plans and specifications.

Essential Functions:

1. Monitors and inspects the work of contractors for compliance with plans, specifications and schedules.

2. Prepares project documentation including daily reports, force accounts, materials testing, and other construction records.

3. Participates in and/or conducts planning, preconstruction, coordination, progress, scheduling and field staff meetings.

4. Reviews plans, specifications, submittals, shop drawings, change orders, constructability reviews and contract closeout records.

5. Assists in detecting and resolving disputes and/or problems and responds to complaints from the public.

6. Ensures that all required tests, operations, measurements, and inspections are scheduled, ordered, satisfactorily completed and documented for quality assurance/quality control compliance.

7. Verifies and prepares quantity and progress estimates for progress payments.

8. Maintains records on unit price quantities, labor, equipment and progress for change order work.

9. Reviews and approves change orders for implementation.

10. Makes field measurements and maintains as-built drawings records.

11. Conducts and/or witnesses testing of contract material, equipment, and installations.

12. Reports safety and traffic hazards, defective work and debris to the contractor for correction.

13. May monitor the excavation, loading and off-haul of hazardous materials from construction sites and ensure compliance with local, state and federal laws pertaining to hazmat.

14. Drives a vehicle to inspection sites.

15. Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Nature of the work:

May be required to work under extreme weather conditions such as heat or cold, climb ladders, walk on uneven surfaces and/or stand for a long duration.

1. Two (2) years of verifiable full-time experience in construction inspection work ensuring that plans and specifications are complied with, and the workmanship and material used meet specifications; OR

2. A baccalaureate degree from an engineering or architecture program that is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); OR

3. Two (2) years of verifiable full-time experience in construction, at the Superintendent/General Foreman level, supervising construction crews of more than six employees. Journey-level construction experience and/or drafting experience will not be accepted as qualifying.

AND

4.Possession of a valid California Driver's License.

Substitution:

1. Two (2) years of verifiable full-time experience equivalent to the City and County of San Francisco class 5310 Survey Assistant I, 5346 Mechanical Engineering Associate I, 5354 Electrical Engineering Associate I, 5364 Civil Engineering Associate I, 5305 Materials Testing Technician and 6230 Street Inspector may substitute for up to one (1) year of the required experience under #1 of the Experience and Training Guidelines for the Assistant Construction Inspector.

2. Possession of an associate degree in construction or engineering from an accredited college or university may substitute for up to one (1) year of the required experience under Minimum Qualification #1.

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.

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

Verification of Education and Experience:

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Education verification information on verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements

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. 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.

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 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 jobanalyst,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.