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Stationary Engineer - Dept. of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (7334)

City and County of San Francisco

Stationary Engineer - Dept. of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (7334)

San Francisco, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    APPOINTMENT TYPE  This is a Temporary Exempt (TEX) in Category 16, limited to no more than 1,040 hours of work in a fiscal year (equivalent to six months working full‐time). This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and incumbents are considered “at will” and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer.

    JOB DESCRIPTION Under general supervision, the Stationary Engineer maintains and schedules regular preventive maintenance of building systems, HVAC, electrical, and plumbing at HSH facilities. The Stationary Engineer works closely with the Buildings and Grounds Maintenance Supervisor on managing a budget for building repairs. The Stationary Engineer prices out jobs, maintains expenditure records of repaired systems along with dates of repairs, keeps building maintenance log books, and maintains and updates building profile of managed site as needed. The Stationary Engineer rotates with other engineers during 24 hours on-call months, keeping all party involved informed with electronically written feedback of calls received. The Stationary Engineer maintains the disaster and emergency preparedness binder and ensures that all equipment remain in good and working condition, documents and communicates to the Buildings and Grounds Maintenance Supervisor any potential health and safety issue noticed on the site and performs and documents quarterly checks of fire life safety equipment.  

    SHIFT: Monday-Fridays: 6:00 AM – 3:00 PM or 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM with rotating monthly 24-hour on-call schedule (required to respond to after hour emergencies within an one-hour window)

    WORKING CONDITIONS: Nature of work involves physical effort in the repair and maintenance of machinery and equipment; the ability to lift heavy objects; exposure to working conditions where minor abrasions, bruises, and burns may occur; occasional uncomfortable work inside closed and dirty spaces; exposure to potential uncomfortable weather conditions and traffic conditions; and requires physical stamina to stand, stoop, bend and climb ladders while working in confined spaces, entryways and tight crawl spaces.

    THIS POSITION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Operates, maintains, and repairs a wide variety of pumping, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, refrigeration, and power generating equipment in a large complex or multi-faceted facility to ensure the safe, correct and efficient functioning of the facility and equipment may be required to operate computerized building management systems, preventative or predictive maintenance computer systems or Computerized Data Gathering System (SCADA).
    • Inspects and tests: machinery and equipment for safe, efficient and proper operation by visual and audio inspection during walk-throughs and by standard monitoring; fire prevention equipment to ensure safe and proper functionality; water storage and multiple distribution systems, high pressure zones, wood and steel storage tanks, pumps and relief valves, and samples of water.
    • Makes entries and keeps records on shift operation by taking and entering gauge readings and accurate water laboratory analysis readings and temperatures on operating log sheets or into a computer data system to ensure preventative maintenance and equipment history and changes charts and recordings accordingly.
    • Receives, records, and stores large amounts of treatment chemicals and may handle hazardous chemicals in confined or enclosed areas; must be capable of safely and properly handling chemical spills; may also include handling and treatment of industrial or hazardous waste.
    • Contacts, communicates, and is required to deal with contractors, building tenants and/or the general public in order to be able to discharge assigned duties.
    • Maintains keys, communications equipment, and security (in the absence of Security Personnel), in order to ensure the security of a plant and buildings and grounds, including public safety. As part of an emergency response team, recognizes, evaluates, and responds to potentially hazardous situations.
    • Performs control tests on water samples to determine chlorine and fluoride residual, pH, alkalinity, turbidity, color, saturation index and flocculation factors; under supervision, conducts water analysis and regulates treatment chemical dosages to maintain water quality in filtration plant, distribution system, or other large complex facility may also be required to perform water analysis on water/wastewater as required by the State of California; performs boiler water and cooling tower chemical tests, including pH, alkalinity TDS, etc., to monitor and control growth of organisms in water.
    • Performs other related duties as assigned/required.
  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

    EDUCATION: Experience: Four (4) years of verified journey-level stationary engineer experience in the maintenance, repair and operation of a variety of mechanical and electrical pumping, heating, air conditioning, ventilating and related plant machinery used in a government establishment, hospital, industrial, production or commercial building LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION:

    • Possession of a valid California Driver’s License
    • Possession at time of hire a Universal Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) certificate issued by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency.

    SUBSTITUTION: Any of the following may be substituted for the required experience:

    • Completion of a recognized four-year Stationary Engineer apprenticeship program
    • Graduation from a recognized four-year Maritime Academy with a degree in engineering or technology
    • Possession of at least a 3rd Assistant Marine Engineer's License of any (unrestricted) horsepower

    DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION The stated desirable qualification may be used to identify job finalists at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred to hiring.

    • Experience working with people from vulnerable or homeless populations.

    Additional Information

    SALARY:  $109,928 Annually

    Please upload a copy of your valid Universal Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) certificate issued by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency and your valid California Driver's License to your application. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. 

    Applicants may be contacted by email about this announcement 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).

    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. Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

    If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the recruitment analyst, Timothy Liong, by email at timothy.liong@sfgov.org. 

    TERMS OF ANNOUNCEMENT: 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. Clerical errors may be corrected by the posting the correction on the Department of Human Resources website.

    The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 111A.35.1. The standard for the review of such appeals is ‘abuse of discretion’ or ‘no rational basis’ for establishing the position description, the minimum qualifications and/or the certification rule. Appeals must include a written statement of the item(s) being contested and the specific reason(s) why the cited item(s) constitute(s) abuse of discretion by the Human Resources Director. Appeals must be submitted directly to the Executive Officer of the Civil Service Commission within five business days of the announcement issuance date.

    STATEMENT ON EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION: At the City and County of San Francisco, we share a commitment to a diverse, inclusive and equitable community. Each member of our organization is responsible and accountable for what they say and do to make San Francisco an inclusive and equitable place to live and work by employing fair and just practices to and for all.

    TUBERCULOSIS SCREENING: Prior to appointment, applicants may be required to take a tuberculosis (TB) screening test.

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO:

    CONVICTION HISTORY

    BENEFITS OVERVIEW

    DISASTER SERVICE WORKERS

    GENERAL INFORMATION CONCERNING CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO EMPLOYMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

    INFORMATION ON REQUESTING A REASONABLE ADA ACCOMMODATION

    VETERAN'S PREFERENCE

    SENIORITY CREDIT IN PROMOTIONAL EXAMS

    CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:  All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment.  For details on how it is applicable to your employment, please click here.

    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.

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    Government Administration