General Laborer Real Estate Division (TPV 7514)

Department: City Administrator - Real Estate Division
Job class: 7514 General Laborer
Salary range: $77402/year to $94094/year
Role type: Temporary Provisional (TPV)
Hours: Full-time
Application Opening: Monday February 23 2026
Application Deadline:  Apply Immediately. Application filing will be open at least through 11:59 pm (PST) Wednesday February 25 2026 and will close any time thereafter.

 Required Supplemental Questionnaire due at the time of application:   Type: This is a Temporary Provisional (TPV) position excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process. It is considered at will and shall serve at the discretion of the Department Head. 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.

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.

This class is the entry-level class in the laborer series. Positions involve sustained physical effort and exposure to a variety of disagreeable working conditions and inclement weather.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109 the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

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 wet walls 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.

IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGES SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of: safe work practices and safety equipment.

Ability and Skill to: perform basic general labor procedures such as shoveling trenching grading cribbing lifting and carrying heavy materials; load and unload trucks wheel barrows etc.; break up pavement and concrete and assist in mixing and putting in sidewalks streets and pathways; take care of tools and equipment; wear appropriate forms of respiratory protection equipment; read write and follow oral and written instructions and complete simple reports; interact with co-workers supervisors and the public in a polite and friendly manner; drive a car or truck to work sites and follow route or other maps; use pneumatic and hand tools such as air compressors jack hammers sand blasters tampers concrete saws chipping guns chainsaws concrete mixers water pumps air hoses shovels pipe and crescent wrenches pliers screwdrivers hammers crowbars scoops and hacksaws etc.

Qualifications :

Experience: Three (3) years (6000 hours) of journey-level experience as a general laborer in the construction field.

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.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

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.

Additional Information :

Additional Information

Supplemental Questionnaire (Qualifying): 

All candidates must complete a supplemental questionnaire as part of the employment application. Please see this link to submit the supplemental questionnaire:  supplemental questionnaire will be used to evaluate if the applicant possesses the required minimum qualifications and will not be scored. All work experience education training and other information provided should also be included in the work history and/or education sections of your application and is subject to verification. 

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 CPE Exams only 

• 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. 

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 kept up-to-date. 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 @). 

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.

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