Supervising Electronic Maintenance Technician - Water Supply and Treatment Division, SFPUC (7287) (Temporary Provisional)

Company Description

• Application Opening: October 6, 2025
• Application Filing Deadline: October 17, 2025
• Recruitment ID:  RTF0160190-01062885

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: 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.

WHO ARE WE?
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)
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 https://www.sfpuc.gov.

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 https://www.sfpuc.gov/about-us/careers-sfpuc

Job Description

Location: Millbrae Yard, 1000 El Camino Real, Millbrae, CA

Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:00 am – 3:30 pm

Under the direction of the Electrical and Instrumentation Manager, the Supervising Electronic Maintenance Technician is responsible for the supervision of subordinate personnel engaged in a wide variety of highly skilled technical work; working as one cohesive unit, supporting and having an open line of communication with both management and staff.

Essential Functions:

1. Assigns, supervises and reviews the troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, calibration, fabrication, design, modification and development of electronic systems and components used in the processing and water delivery facilities, power generation and transmission as well as other types of necessary electronic equipment such as remote terminal units (RTU), communication systems, supervisory control, remote control equipment, instrumentation and control systems, fire alarms and security systems, access control systems, Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) systems, paging systems, video equipment, digital electronic equipment, telemetering, communication, protective relays, meters, and other electronic and auxiliary apparatus.
2. Establishes maintenance and repair policies and procedures which may include, but not limited to, electronic systems, remote terminal units (RTU), supervisory control, remote signal and remote-control equipment, instrumentation and control systems, fire alarm and security systems, video equipment, digital electronic equipment, telemetering, communication, protective relays, meters, and other electronic and auxiliary apparatus.
3. Develops and maintains a program of preventive maintenance on electronic systems, including but not limited to instrumentation, corrosion control, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, and associated equipment.
4. Assigns and prioritizes work orders, assists with backlog, and cleans up back logged work orders using Computerized Maintenance Management System such as  Maximo.
5. Carries out difficult troubleshooting; participates in new and replacement projects, which includes reading drawings, schematics, and assisting with the specification and reviewing of instrumentation submittals and other electronic maintenance systems.
6. Directs, monitors, analyzes, and prepares written reports on various tasks such as maintenance progress, recommendations relating to improvement of equipment reliability, and operating policies and procedure, etc.
7. Assists in the preparation of budget and allocation of resources.
8. Supervises personnel, responsible for backfilling vacant EMT section positions, reviews workplans, performance plans, appraisals, schedule trainings, and approves timesheets for subordinates.
9. Establishes and maintains contact with other Departmental personnel, representatives of division/departments, contractors, keeping them