Operating Engineer, Universal - San Francisco Water Division (CDD) - SFPUC (7328)

Company Description

• Application Opening: 11/14/25
• Application Filing Deadline: 11/30/2025 
• Recruitment ID: RTF0161501, RTF0161505, RTF0161507 (TPV-7328-161502)

APPOINTMENT TYPE: 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.

The department currently has three (3) vacancies they are looking to fill.

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

About the San Francisco Water Division:

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s San Francisco Water Division (SFWD) is responsible for directing approximately 325 employees in the operation and maintenance of the water distribution system within the City and County of San Francisco. These activities include, but are not limited to: operating and maintaining 11 pump stations, 13 reservoirs, 9 storage tanks, and other ancillary appurtenances and equipment; installing, repairing and maintaining over one thousand miles of water distribution mains including service connections and meters; four water systems comprised of the Potable, Emergency Firefighting Water System (EFWS), Recycled Water and Groundwater;  engineering and designing new main and feeder extensions; managing over 1,000 acres of city owned property and rights-of-ways; and responding to all two-alarm or greater fires to assist the Fire Department in maintaining adequate water volume and consistent pressure while fighting fires.

Job Description

This is a temporary provisional (TPV), full-time position with the Construction and Maintenance unit at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s San Francisco Water Division (SFWD) located at 1990 Newcomb Avenue in San Francisco.  Under the direction of the 7134 Construction and Maintenance Superintendent, the 7238 Operating Engineer, Universal operates heavy construction equipment in conjunction with the maintenance and construction of roads, streets, and underground utilities and performs servicing on equipment. The essential functions of this job include: operating backhoes, loaders, cranes, motor graders, bulldozers, rollers, pavers, milling machines, forklifts, extended boom forklifts, tractors and tub grinders; and performing related duties and responsibilities as required. Operating Engineers also perform maintenance tasks such as greasing, cleaning and inspecting equipment; and may be required to calculate loads using equipment load charts. This position may require the ability to wear appropriate forms of safety protection equipment such as ear protectors, eye goggles and respirators and safety vests.

Nature of Work:

This position requires sustained physical effort frequently under adverse weather conditions and/or disagreeable working conditions, being exposed to hazardous materials, raw sewage, loud noises; and may include working weekends, nights, holidays and/or temporarily outside the San Francisco city limits.

Essential Functions:

1. Operates backhoes, loaders, cranes, forklifts, and extended forklifts to hoist machinery, construction materials, chemicals, vegetation, etc. in connection with various construction and maintenance projects.
2. Operates motor graders, bulldozers, rollers