Electrician – (7345 TPV) – SF Municipal Transportation Agency - (164882)

Company Description

Application Opening: April 24, 2026
Application Deadline: Apply immediately. Application filing will be open at least through May 8, 2026 and will close anytime thereafter.
Annual Salary: Appointment to this job class enter at Step 5, $151,164 annually

Appointment Type: Temporary Provisional (TPV). This is not a permanent appointment. A provisional appointee must participate and be successful in a Civil Service examination for this classification and be selected through an open competitive process in order to be considered for permanent appointment. Provisional appointments may not exceed three (3) years.

Division: Transit
Section/Unit: Maintenance of Way
Work Location: 700 Pennsylvania Ave, San Francisco, CA 94107
Work Hours: 6:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M

The SFMTA, a department of the City and County of San Francisco, oversees Muni (the historic Municipal Railway), parking and traffic, bicycling, walking and taxis. Over one million people get around San Francisco and rely on us to ensure safe and reliable travel.

Our Vision: Excellent transportation choices for San Francisco.

Our Mission: We connect San Francisco through a safe, equitable, and sustainable transportation system.

Job Description

Under general supervision performs skilled electrical work in connection with the installation, maintenance, repair and alteration of electrical systems under 600 volts, machinery and equipment; may exercise work direction over craftsmen involved in such work; and performs related duties as required.

Requires responsibility for: print reading, installing, maintaining, testing and repairing electrical equipment; inspecting and repairing generating equipment; cutting, bending and installing rigid conduit, electrical metallic tubing (EMT) and pulling conductors; setting up and using ladders, staging, aerial lift trucks and light towers, and use of personal protective equipment (PPE). May involve work with high voltage (277 Volt - 480 Volt) equipment and installation, maintenance, testing and repair of a wide variety of electrical infrastructure.

Nature of work involves physical effort and dexterity in the use of fingers, limbs and body; exposure to hazardous environments where safety risks must be actively managed.

Work may be performed in a variety of environments including buildings, outdoor locations, and transit-related facilities such as stations, tunnels, yards, and rights-of-way, requiring adherence to established safety procedures and coordination with operations personnel. Work is commonly in environments that may be dirty, dusty, or exposed to the elements. Positions in this classification may be assigned to any shift, including days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays, and may require overtime as needed to support operational and emergency response requirements.

EXAMPLES OF IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

1. Installs, maintains, tests and repairs electrical distribution systems and devices such as lighting, power circuits, fixtures, transformers, programmable logical controls (PLC), motors, motor controls, process controls, auxiliary lighting systems, life safety systems, electronic controls, relays, regulators, branch circuit breakers, main distribution circuit breakers, irrigation control systems, and other related electrical equipment which may be in confined spaces and in a variety of facilities and infrastructure environments.
2. Inspects and repairs generating equipment and UPS (uninterrupted power supply) and its auxiliary accessories supporting essential building operational systems.
3. Cuts, bends and installs rigid conduit, electrical metallic tubing (EMT) and pulls current carrying conductors.
4. Erects and uses ladders, scaffolds, staging, aerial lift trucks and light towers in a variety of work environments, including areas requiring heightened safety awareness.
5. Communicates via two-way radios and telephones.
6. May install, maintain, test and repair traffic signal equipment.
7. Prepares and submits reports for time, and material used reports on work accomplished.
8. Coordinates work with other trades, supervisors, and operations personnel to ensure safe access, proper system isolation, and restoration of service in active or controlled work environments.
9. Participates in job safety briefings, follows established safety procedures, and identifies and mitigates hazards associated with electrical work in varied environments.