SFO- Airport Electrician Job San Francisco area,California USA,Trades / Skilled Labor

About:

This is a Citywide Exam posting. Your application to this posting is an application to take a citywide exam.

Specific information regarding this recruitment process is listed below.

Application Opening: Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Final date to receive applications: Apply Immediately. Application filing will be open at least through Tuesday October 27, 2026 at 5:00 pm, and will close any time thereafter
Salary range: $169,364 Annually - (Appointments to this job class enter at Step
5)

Work Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week. Shift times will vary, and employees must be able to work day, swing, or night shifts as needed, which may include weekends and holidays.
Work Location:
San Francisco International Airport Facilities
Recruitment : CBT-9240-A00034

San Francisco is a vibrant and dynamic city, on the forefront of economic growth & innovation, urban development, arts & entertainment, as well as social issues & change. This rich tapestry of culture and ideas is sustained by our City's commitment to heighten the quality of life for the diverse population of San Franciscans and residents of the greater Bay Area.

Our employees play an important role not only in making our City what it is today, but also in shaping the future of San Francisco.

Learn more about the City's hiring process here: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

Role description

Under direction, the Airport Electrician performs journey-level electrical work to maintain and repair SFO's high and low voltage electrical systems, ensuring their safe, reliable and continuous operation. This position supports testing and troubleshooting of critical electrical infrastructure to prevent outages and provides technical guidance to tenants and contractors. It also requires accurate record-keeping and adherence to operational policies to maintain compliance and support airport-wide electrical reliability.

The role involves work in environments with potential serious injury hazards.

The essential functions of this classification include, but are not limited to, the following:

Maintains, operates and adjusts electrical primary power substations ranging from 2,300 to 12,000 voltage, including circuit breakers, relays, batteries and controls.

Maintains high voltage power lines; locates and isolates faulty sections and removes, installs and makes connections where necessary.

Installs watt-hour meter systems, connects potential transformers, current transformers, phase shifting transformers, test switches, reactive meters, demand meters and watt-hour meters.

Maintains, operates and repairs the 5,000-volt airfield runway lighting system, including taxiways, guidance sign system, airways code beacon, rotating beacon and hazard lights.

Maintains, operates and repairs electric motors and control apparatus used in pumping drainage water and sewage.

Maintains, operates and adjusts standby engine generators used for emergency power; checks electrical failures for airport, tenants in the absence of tenant personnel in cases of emergency.

Collects data for engineer's planned expansion projects and meets with tenants and contractors and advises or availability of facilities for future expansion projects.

Inspects completed work for compliance with airport standards and requirements.

Performs related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

How to qualify

1.

Education:

Requires completion of a recognized electrician's (Line worker or Inside Wireman) apprenticeship program.

AND

2.

Experience:

Requires two (2) years of verifiable journey-level electrician experience in the installation, maintenance, and operation of high voltage (above 600 volts) industrial power transmission and distribution systems.

AND

3.
License and Certification: Requires possession of a valid…