Exempt to Permanent – General Laborer (7514) Citywide (163521)

Under general supervision performs a variety of manual labor tasks such as removing debris from construction maintenance wrecking or repair work; loading and unloading materials supplies furniture and equipment; may work as part of a crew with other crafts; and operating various types of equipment and machinery including pneumatic and hand tools associated with general construction.

Examples of Important and Essential Duties:

1. Excavates trenches (using various pneumatic and hand tools including 90-pound jackhammers) for water and sewer lines underground utility repair or electrical conduits; backfills and compacts excavations; and potholes transmission mains and service piping.

2. Clears culverts stakes fabric to prevent erosion of work sites and cements and rip-raps upstream and downstream of culverts.

3. Stabilizes embankments by building wetwalls and drywalls alongside roadways and waterways.

4. Clears obstacles prior to machine mowing.

5. Serves as flag operator and sets up traffic barricades and lights or other barriers around work sites (on streets or in other locations).

6. Clears and chips vegetation brush limbs; clears firebreaks watershed roadways v-ditches jogging and foot paths pipeline rights-of-way around structures buildings risers vaults and valve lots; cuts access routes to watershed domestic utility lines and springs; removes small trees and grinds stumps.

7. Installs and maintains chain link barbed wire and hogwire fencing; cements watershed gate posts and chain link fence posts.

8. Loads and unloads materials supplies furniture and/or equipment by hand or with booms power tailgate forklift and other moving equipment for moving to and from worksites (examples: jackhammers sandbags cement bags debris bags railroad ties whackers vibratory plates).

9. Removes and cleans up debris resulting from construction maintenance wrecking or repair work around grounds and building areas using hands broom shovel wheel barrow etc.

10. Works in confined spaces to assist in cleaning and flushing catch basins septic tanks or sewage treatment plants with shovels hoses and pumps to ensure proper drainage of the sewer system.

11. Operates and maintains pneumatic electrical mechanical and hand tools including air compressors jack hammers tie tampers sand blasters steam cleaners hoists drills chain saws cement mixers chipping guns weed whackers spaders stump grinders fence stretchers aerial lift buckets and other hand tools to assist craft workers in getting their jobs done.

12. Mixes and prepares concrete.

13. Assists in the application of concrete and asphalt to repair roads and sidewalks.

14. Sweeps streets and sidewalks

15. Applies disinfectants de-greasers and herbicides to streets and sidewalks.

16. Scrubs streets sidewalks and plazas with a broom or high-pressure water hose.

17. Picks up litter and puts debris into bags.

18. Cleans up illegal dumping sites spills on city streets and sites of accidents.

19. Removes litter and signs from poles and benches.

20. Operates motorized sidewalk sweepers to clean sidewalks.

21. Uses radio communication system or other communication devices.

22. Manages a tool room distributing tools and tracking inventory.

23. Completes forms such as work orders daily work or field reports and/or accident report forms.

24. Drives a truck and/or car to work sites and follows route or other maps.

25. Prepare surfaces for painting; removes graffiti from public/private property using a computerized color matching program soda blaster and/or steam cleaner.

Special Requirements: Physical strength endurance and dexterity to perform tasks such as lifting and/or handling materials and objects weighing up to 90 pounds carrying such materials at least 50 feet balancing 10-foot long pieces of lumber; sustained physical effort frequently under adverse weather conditions and/or disagreeable working conditions such as working on roads or streets in traffic or in cold or rain or being exposed to feces and urine raw sewage used syringes toxic and hazardous materials poison oak poisonous snakes and insects; and confined space entry.

Qualifications :

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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

1. Current Category 16 17 or 18 Exempt Employee in Class 7514 who has worked at least 2080 hours in class 7514; AND
    
2. Experience:
   Three (3) years (6000 hours) of journey-level experience as a general laborer in the construction field; AND
   
   License and Certification:
   Possession of a valid Class C California driver license (must be maintained during employment).
   
   Substitution:
   Completion of a California Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) or United States Department of Labor (DOL) approved apprentice construction laborer program may be substituted for the required experience.

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

Please review our articles on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications and Verification of Experience and/or Education  for considerations taken when reviewing applications.

Special Requirements:
Special Qualifications including specialized knowledge abilities education experience or license may be established for individual positions. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application. Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility disqualification or may lead to a lower score.

SELECTION PROCEDURES:

1. Job Application - Applicants must fully complete the job application. Information from resumes does not substitute for the information on the job application or preliminary questionnaire.
2. Preliminary Questionnaire - Training and Experience Assessment (100% weight) - During the application process candidates will be prompted to complete a Preliminary Questionnaire as part of the online employment process. Please answer the Preliminary Questionnaire carefully and thoroughly.  It will serve as the Training and Experience Assessment for this recruitment and will be used to determine your eligibility for this recruitment as well as your score and rank on the eligible list. Qualified applicants will be ranked on the eligible list based on the length of their exempt City service (in Category 16 17 and/or 18) in the 7514 General Laborer class along with any additional qualifying points (e.g. promotive status) as outlined in Civil Service Commission (CSC) rules. All work history will be verified using official City records which will serve as the final authority in determining qualifying service.

Additional Information :

Eligible List/Score Report:
A confidential eligible list of qualified candidates will be created and used for certification purposes only. A score report will be established so applicants can view the ranks final scores and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information including names of applicants on the eligible list shall not be made public unless required by law. However an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection upon request once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list/score report resulting from this selection process is subject to change after adoption (e.g. as a result of appeals) as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission.

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be 6 months and may be extended with approval of the Human Resources Director.

CERTIFICATION RULE

The certification rule for this recruitment is Rule of the List.

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.

Note:

1. Please ensure the information on your application is accurate. It may not be possible to change after youve applied.

2. Your first and last name should match your legal ID for verification purposes. A preferred first name may be included in parentheses. Here is an example: Samuel (Sam) Jackson

3. Your email address should be consistent across all jobs applied to on our website.

4. Use a personal and not a shared email address. Doing so may prevent your application from submitting properly.

Upon successful submission applicants will receive a confirmation email from . Keep this email for your records. If you do not receive it your application was not submitted successfully.

Important Email Contact Information: Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and therefore it is your responsibility to ensure that your registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also applicants must ensure that emails from CCSF is not blocked on your computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and @).

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
• Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights: Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement including requirements time periods and other particulars except when superseded by federal state or local laws rules or regulations.  Note: The correction of clerical errors in an announcement may be posted on the Department of Human Resources website at The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 110.4.  Such appeals must be submitted in writing to the Department of Human Resources 1 S Van Ness Avenue 4th Floor San Francisco CA 94103-5413 by close of business on the 5th business day following the issuance date of this examination announcement.  Information concerning other Civil Service Commission Rules involving announcements applications and examination policies including applicant appeal rights can be found on the Civil Service Commission website at you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process please contact the exam analyst Sean Sexton at Be sure to include the recruitment ID E2P- in your subject line.  Thank you.

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