Transmission and Distribution Line Worker Power Enterprise SFPUC (7350) (162400)

Project: Intervening Electric Distribution

The objective of the project is to complete a total of 120 intervening electric distribution work orders at various municipal locations throughout the City and County of San Francisco. The 7350 Transmission and Distribution Line Workers are expected to complete 40 work orders per year for the next three years.

Under general supervision the 7350 leads and performs journey level skilled line work in the installation and construction of high voltage overhead transmission and underground distribution lines as well as rigging blocks splicing wires and operating hydraulic lift buckets and other related duties as required. This position will perform emergency response to power outages and damaged equipment as well as perform street light O&M and emergency repair.

Essential Functions:

1. Installs repairs and maintains high tension overhead transmission systems related feeder lines towers and poles; performs such maintenance activities when lines are energized as well as de-energized.
2. Maintains operates and adjusts electrical transmission and primary power substations ranging from 600 to 230000 voltage including circuit breakers relays batteries and controls.
3. Installs and maintains underground and overhead power lines and feeders and related auxiliary equipment; locates and isolates faulty sections and removes installs and makes corrections where necessary.
4. Installs watt-hour meter systems connects potential transformers current transformers phase shifting transformers test switches reactive meters demand meters and watt hour meters.
5. Maintains operates and repairs high voltage street light system.
6. Installs repairs and maintains high tension overhead transmission systems related feeder lines towers and poles; performs maintenance activities when lines are energized as well as de-energized.
7. Installs and maintains street lighting systems including circuits poles arms and luminaries.
8. Tests inspects repairs and replaces overhead and underground transmission and distribution lines and circuits.
9. Maintains utility power generation and transmission systems and related components including circuit breakers relays switches and fuses transformers busses and underground cables feeders and associated equipment.
10. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

1. Two years of verifiable work experience as a journey-level line worker with pole and transmission systems ranging from 600 to 230000volts with responsibility for construction installation maintenance and repair of overhead and underground lines; OR

Completion of a State certified electrical line apprenticeship program; AND

1. Possession of a current valid Class C California Drivers license. Positions located at Moccasin require a Class A Drivers license within six (6) months of appointment; positions located in San Francisco require a Class B Drivers license with six (6) months of appointment. Failure to obtain the appropriate drivers license within the specified time period will be cause for termination

One year of full-time employment is 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 included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

Verification of Education and Experience:

Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Please review our articles on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications and Verification of Experience and/or Education for considerations taken when reviewing applications. 

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process.

Note: Falsifying ones education training or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

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.

Safety Sensitive Position Requirements: The City and County of San Franciscos Substance Abuse Policy in compliance with the Department of Transportation Omnibus Transportation Employer Testing Act of 1991 employing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regulations requires drug and alcohol testing for employees in safety-sensitive positions. This Class XXXX position title position qualifies as safety-sensitive as defined by the FMCSA and FTA regulations. The selected applicants for safety-sensitive positions will be required to pass a Pre-Employment drug test prior to appointment and shall be subject to Random Post-Accident Reasonable Suspicion Return-To-Duty and Follow-Up testing during employment. Prior to appointment to an FMCSA safety-sensitive position each applicant who has participated in a DOT drug and alcohol testing program within the immediately preceding three (3) years will be required to sign a consent form authorizing the City to contact his/her prior employers concerning his/her drug and alcohol test history. 

Additional Information :

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About the Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

Applicants will receive a confirmation email from that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit and begin the application process.

• Select the Im Interested button and follow instructions on the screen

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and therefore it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and updated. 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 (@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and @).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email from that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Job Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process please contact the job analyst Alexeh Alfajora at

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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time