Utility Specialist (5602) - Power Enterprise - SFPUC (161811)

Education:

Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university preferably with major coursework in Law, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Natural Resources, Computer Science, Business Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or other field related to the utility business; AND

Experience:

Four years of verifiable journey-level work experience in one or more of the following areas: planning, scheduling, cost estimating and resource projecting for mid to large scale projects; water supply/infrastructure management and planning; power operations planning and scheduling; analysis, interpretation and application of utility contracts and regulations in either water, power (electric and/or natural gas), telecommunications, or a wastewater/clean water program; utility market and environmental analysis and planning; power supply and transmission rates and contracts; generation, transmission or distribution planning and design; or long-term utility systems planning.

Substitution:

Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Eligible List/Score Report:

A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created, and used for certification purposes only. An examination 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 civil service examination 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 of 12 months, and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

Certification:

The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be Rule of Ten Scores.

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights:

The eligible list from this recruitment will be used to fill positions in the Asset Management and Maintenance Planning teams within the SFPUC Power Enterprise.

Asset Management

Location: 525 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco

Under direction of the Power Enterprise's Asset Manager, this Utility Specialist will be focused on providing detailed and technically orientated project management support for Power Enterprise’s electrical distribution and streetlight system contracts. The essential duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

Create processes needed to coordinate work between Asset Management, Distribution Engineering, Redevelopment group, Utility Field Services within Power Enterprise.

Create processes needed to coordinate work between Asset Management group and other City departments.

Amended March 12, 2026 to extend the filing deadline. Candidates who have already applied do not need to re-apply.

This is a Position-Based Test conducted in accordance with CSC Rule 111A.

•    Application Opening: March 2, 2026

•    Application Filing Deadline: March 30, 2026

WHO ARE WE?

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)