Airport Electrician (9240) – Citywide – (A00034)

City and County of San Francisco•San Francisco, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Under direction, the Airport Electrician performs journey-level electrical work to maintain and repair San Francisco International Airport’s high- and low-voltage electrical systems, ensuring their safe, reliable, and continuous operation. The role supports testing and troubleshooting of critical electrical infrastructure to prevent outages, provides technical guidance to tenants and contractors, and requires accurate record-keeping and compliance with operational policies. Work may involve environments with potential serious-injury hazards. The position is based at San Francisco International Airport facilities and is full-time, 40 hours per week. Shift times vary; employees must be able to work day, swing, or night shifts as needed, including weekends and holidays. The annual salary is $169,364, and appointments enter at Step 5.

Requirements

Completion of a recognized electrician apprenticeship program (Line Worker or Inside Wireman).
Two years of verifiable journey-level electrician experience installing, maintaining, and operating industrial power transmission and distribution systems above 600 volts.
Possession of a valid California driver’s license.
Additional journey-level electrician experience installing, servicing, and repairing electrical systems, devices, and related components may substitute for the five-year apprenticeship program on a year-for-year basis.
Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience using medium-voltage test equipment.
Ability to safely differentiate live from dead lines using a contact tester.
Demonstrated experience working safely on electrical systems operating above 600 volts.
Medium-voltage cable splicing experience.
Familiarity with the operation and basic troubleshooting of medium-voltage substation controls.
Experience with airfield lighting systems.

Responsibilities

Maintain, operate, and adjust electrical primary power substations ranging from 2,300 to 12,000 volts, including circuit breakers, relays, batteries, and controls.
Maintain high-voltage power lines; locate and isolate faulty sections; and remove, install, and make connections as needed.
Install watt-hour meter systems and connect potential transformers, current transformers, phase-shifting transformers, test switches, reactive meters, demand meters, and watt-hour meters.
Maintain, operate, and repair the 5,000-volt airfield runway lighting system, including taxiways, the guidance sign system, airways code beacon, rotating beacon, and hazard lights.
Maintain, operate, and repair electric motors and control apparatus used in pumping drainage water and sewage.
Maintain, operate, and adjust standby engine generators used for emergency power.
Check electrical failures affecting the airport and tenants in emergencies when tenant personnel are absent.
Collect data for engineers’ planned expansion projects; meet with tenants and contractors; and advise on the availability of facilities for future expansion projects.
Inspect completed work for compliance with airport standards and requirements.
Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned.