This announcement has been amended and extended to accept additional application. Applicants who previously applied do not need to reapply.

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

• Application Opening: Thursday, April 25, 2024
• Application Deadline: Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as this announcement may close at any time after 5:00 PM on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
• Compensation: $137,540 and $175,552 annually
• Recruitment ID: PBT-0923-147130
• Work Schedule: Graveyard Shift (General work hours: 11:00 pm – 8:00 am); overtime, weekends, holiday work and day shift may be required. 

San Francisco International Airport (SFO), an enterprise department of the City & County of San Francisco, has a workforce of approximately 1,700 City employees and strives to be a diverse, equitable, and inclusive employer. 
 
SFO’s mission is to provide an exceptional airport in service to our communities and our core values are Safety and Security, Teamwork, Excellence, Care and Equity. Learn more about careers at SFO. 

For more information about SFO, visit www.flysfo.com. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook. 

This position is in the Airport Commission, Facilities Division, and reports to the Director of Maintenance.  The Airfield Maintenance Manager is responsible for coordinating airfield maintenance work primarily concerning painting, electrical, paving activities, and emergency repairs. The position schedules night shift activities related to airfield maintenance and repair at the San Francisco International Airport.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Evaluate, prioritize and schedule airfield maintenance activities for the paint, electrical, and pavement work needed to ensure FAR Part 139 compliance, which may include other facility maintenance trade related work.
• Manage second-level supervisors and others in organizing and scheduling work activities and personnel assignments.
• Ensure compliance with approved operating procedures, policies, and standards by providing effective leadership to subordinate staff via motivation, recognition, proper training, and progressive discipline when necessary.
• Assist in the development, review, analysis, interpretation, investigation, implementation, and enforcement of rules, regulations, codes, operating methods, procedures, policies, and written reports relevant to airfield maintenance activities.
• Evaluate and coordinate nightly maintenance activities, maintaining situational awareness of airfield activities and keeping stakeholders informed of any condition affecting airfield safety and operations.
• Provide fiscal management by assisting in the preparation and execution of the Division’s annual budget.
• Review and approve cost estimates and track costs relating to airfield maintenance and construction projects.
• Prepare written reports and make formal presentations to Airport management.
• Serve as primary point of contact with Airfield Operations regarding airfield maintenance activities.
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships and effectively communicate both orally and in writing with colleagues, airport management, airfield operations, subordinate staff, skilled trades, airport duty managers, tenants, contractors, other stakeholders and outside agency representatives.
•  Use a computer to write complex reports, performance appraisals, and to access department/division databases such as Maximo, PeopleSoft, SFOTime.
• Perform periodic field inspections to ensure conformity with expected work practices and standards; participating in departmental and City-wide emergency response team(s).
• Responds to emergencies, including during off-duty hours, on repairs affecting airfield operations.
• Supervises various trades performing maintenance work on the graveyard shift.
• Perform related duties as required.

Education: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university AND

Experience: Five (5) years of professional work experience in facility improvements, alterations, maintenance and repair at a commercial airport or large campus AND

License: Possession and maintenance of a valid class C driver’s license.

Substitution: 

• Additional qualifying full-time work experience as described above may fully substitute for the required degree on a year for year basis up to 4 years. One (1) year of work experience equals to 30 semester units or 45 quarter units.
• Possession of a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university may substitute for one (1) year of the required work experience.

Desirable Qualifications

The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.

• Two years of supervisory experience
• Strong leadership skills supervising multiple trades such as Painting, Electrical, and Paving
• Ability to develop, establish and implement program objectives and action plans with appropriate milestones and timelines to meet program/organizational goals
• Strong knowledge of principles and practices of construction maintenance related to facilities and infrastructure projects
• Strong knowledge of FAR Part 139 pavement marking and lighting requirements
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities in a structured and orderly manner
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing
• Excellent management skills including decision-making, handling conflict, providing direction and vision
• Strong time and organizational management skills with attention to detail

One-year full-time employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours (2,000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week). Any overtime hours that you work above 40 hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full time employment.

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

Verification

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements.

Note: Falsifying one’s 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.

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 lower scores.

SELECTION PROCEDURES

After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ):
Candidates will be required to complete a MQSQ as part of the employment application at a later time. This MQSQ is designed to obtain specific information regarding an applicant's experience in relation to the Minimum Qualifications (MQ) for this position. The MQSQ will be used to evaluate if the applicant possesses the required minimum qualifications.

Supplemental Questionnaire Evaluation (Weight: 100%)
Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be sent a Supplemental Questionnaire. The Supplemental Questionnaire Evaluation is designed to measure the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required for this position.  All candidates’ responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire are subject to verification. All relevant experience, education and/or training must be included in the responses in order to be reviewed in the rating process.

A passing score on the Supplemental Questionnaire Evaluation must be achieved in order to be placed/ranked on the eligible list. Candidates will be placed on the eligible list in rank order according to their final score.

Note: Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to advance through all of the steps in the selection process.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Clearance: Candidates for employment with the San Francisco Airport Commission are required to undergo a criminal history record check, including FBI fingerprints, and Security Threat Assessment in order to determine eligibility for security clearance and may be required to undergo drug/alcohol screening. Per Civil Service Commission Rule Section 110.9.1, every applicant for an examination must possess and maintain the qualifications required by law and by the examination announcement for the examination. Failure to obtain and maintain security clearance may be basis for termination from employment with the Airport Commission.

Customs Clearance: This position requires that the incumbent be qualified for unescorted access to the San Francisco International Airport U.S. Customs Security Area. An application for a U.S. Custom Access Seal may be submitted to Customs ONLY after employment has commenced. Employment in this position requires that the incumbent submit an application for, successfully acquire and maintain a Customs Access Seal. Per Civil Service Commission Rule 110.9.1, every applicant must possess and maintain the qualifications required by law and by the examination announcement for this examination. Failure to acquire or maintain customs access, a requirement for this position, may be basis for termination from employment with the Airport Commission. Customs Access Seal requirements and procedures are located in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 19, Part 122, Sections 181 or 189.

Medical Examination
Prior to appointment, candidates must successfully pass a medical examination to determine his/her ability to perform the essential functions of the job and/or the ability to meet the physical minimum requirements.

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 six months and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

To find Departments which use this classification, please see https://sfdhr.org/sites/default/files/documents/Forms-Documents/Position-Counts-by-Job-Codes-and-Department-FY-2021-22.pdf.

Certification: The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be Rule of the List.  The hiring department may administer additional position-specific selection procedures prior to making final hiring decisions.

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. Clerical errors may be corrected by the posting the correction on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ .

The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 111A.35.1. The standard for the review of such appeals is ‘abuse of discretion’ or ‘no rational basis’ for establishing the position description, the minimum qualifications and/or the certification rule. Appeals must include a written statement of the item(s) being contested and the specific reason(s) why the cited item(s) constitute(s) abuse of discretion by the Human Resources Director. Appeals must be submitted directly to the Executive Officer of the Civil Service Commission within five business days of the announcement issuance date.

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

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process.

• Select the “I’m 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 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 (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email 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.

Exam Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact exam analyst Jumy Dang at [email protected].

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.