Buildings and Grounds Maintenance Superintendent (7120) - Citywide (Eligible List ID #G00012)

Company Description

THIS IS A CITYWIDE EXAMINATION

• Application Opening: Friday, June 6, 2025
• Application Deadline: Friday, June 20, 2025 (11:59 PM, PST) 

San Francisco is a vibrant and dynamic city, on the forefront of economic growth & innovation, urban development, arts & entertainment, as well as social issues & change. This rich tapestry of culture and ideas is sustained by our City's commitment to heighten the quality of life for San Franciscans and residents of the greater Bay Area. Our employees play an important role not only in making our City what it is today, but also in shaping the future of San Francisco.

Job Description

Under general direction, manages and directs personnel in the safe operation, maintenance and repair of a group of buildings and surrounding grounds, including physical properties, machinery, equipment and other pertinent inside and outside facilities; maintains environmental health and safety compliance in accordance with local, state, and federal laws and regulations.

Examples of Important and Essential Duties:

• Manages and coordinates activities and personnel engaged in the general maintenance and repair of all buildings and grounds.
• Plans and directs facility maintenance, renovation and capital improvement projects and related programs; assigns duties to all permanent craft and building trade mechanics, operating engineers and maintenance personnel engaged in the upkeep and operations of buildings and adjacent grounds; inspects and certifies as to satisfactory completion of work done by city shops or crafts under private contract prior to certification for payment.
• Confers with the administrator, department heads, city departments, contractors, outside organizations, tenants, the public and others concerned to effectuate necessary coordination required in the satisfactory functioning of maintenance and operational activities.
• Designs, monitors and maintains building management and maintenance systems, operational procedures and records using applicable software; plans and supervises the repair, maintenance and alteration of mechanical and electrical systems; advises administrator and department heads on specific operational or mechanical features of complex equipment and systems.
• Acts in behalf of the administrator or department head during various engineering and architectural design projects pertaining to the replacement or repair of major machinery, equipment and systems; coordinates various operations in connection with their installation.
• Supervises all areas of operations including steam and electrical power generation and distribution, refrigeration and air conditioning, laundry and kitchen equipment, elevators, repair shops and related mechanical, electrical, pumping, heating, ventilation and plant machinery.
• Prepares budgets, proposals, job estimates, and other reports or correspondence for activities supervised; develops and recommends requirements for personnel, materials, supplies and equipment; subsequently is responsible for expenditures for professional and nonprofessional services and purchase of operational materials and supplies within budgetary allocations.
• Supervises the maintenance and routine care of the landscaped areas adjacent to all buildings including care of trees, shrubs, flowers and lawns; supervises the maintenance of all pedestrian walks, roadways and automobile parking areas; and directs the removal of hazardous materials.
• May operate a motor vehicle to attend meetings, transport parts, equipment or staff.
• Performs related duties as required.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Experience:

Eight (8) years of experience operating, maintaining and repairing a wide variety of mechanical, electrical, pumping, heating, air conditioning, ventilation, refrigeration and related plant machinery and systems found in large industrial, production, commercial or institutional buildings; of which four (4) years must have been in a supervisory capacity directing the operation and maintenance activities of subordinate personnel.

License and Certification:

Possession of a Universal Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) certificate issued by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency for working with heating and ventilating equipment (HVAC) or other refrigeration equipment using CFC's and HCFC's.

AND

Possession of a valid class "C" Driver License.

Note(s):

• One-year full-time employment is considered 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 inclu