Department: Public Utilities Commission
Job class: 6139-Senior Industrial Hygienist
Salary range: $156,312.00 - $204,360.00
Role type: Temporary Provisional Permanent Civil Service What does this mean?
Hours: Full-time
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Amended on 9/11/2025: The filing deadline has been extended from September 12, 2025, to October 12, 2025 in order to broaden the candidate pool. Applicants who have already applied to this recruitment do not need to re-apply.
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: PROVISIONAL (TPV)
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.
WHO ARE WE?
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)
Headquartered in San Francisco, we have 2,300 employees operating across eight counties serving more than 2.7 million customers in the San Francisco Bay Area – 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.
Our Mission: To provide our customers with high quality, efficient, and reliable water, power, and wastewater services in a manner that values environmental and community interests and sustains the resources entrusted to our care.
Our Vision: We are an innovative utility leader, recognized for excellent results in service, safety, stewardship, and inclusiveness.
We are an award-winning and industry-leading utilities organization committed to our customers, community interests, and the environment. To learn more about our organization, please visit our website at https://www.sfpuc.gov.
We are proud of our infrastructure and programs, but most importantly, we value our highly qualified and dedicated workforce which ensures that this vision becomes a reality.
To learn more about working at the SFPUC, visit our career site at https://www.sfpuc.gov/about-us/careers-sfpuc
About the Health & Safety Team
The Health and Safety Team is comprised of a diverse, collaborative, and energetic team that collaborates with the SFPUC divisions to collectively enhance a strong safety culture through the identification, mitigation and tracking of hazards that can lead to occupationally related injuries and illnesses.
About the Position
Under general direction, the Senior Industrial Hygienist performs highly technical and complex occupational health and industrial hygiene work in the development, implementation, maintenance and enforcement of regulations, policies, and programs in relation to the identification, evaluation, control and prevention of workplace hazards. This position will serve as a first line supervisor and technical advisor providing expertise on occupational health and safety, related laws and regulations and emergency planning and response.
Essential Functions:
The 6139 Senior Industrial Hygienist is required to perform other related duties as assigned.
Nature of the work:
This position may require occasional stay overnights at offsite locations including Moccasin and travel to attend conferences and/or trainings.
This position may require use of a respirator and appropriate personal protective equipment; ability to lift, carry, and use standard industrial hygiene equipment; work around and with hazardous chemical, physical, and biological agents; work around or in trenches, and confined spaces; and work in hot and cold environments and elevated heights.
Substitution: Possession of a baccalaureate degree with major coursework in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Safety and Health; Environmental Sciences, Health, or Management; or a closely related field from an accredited college or university; AND two (2) additional years of experience (six (6) years total) as described above may substitute for the required education and experience.
Note: One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2000 hours. (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week.)
Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.
Desirable Qualifications: The stated desirable qualifications may be used to identify job finalists at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.
Verification:
Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Please review our articles on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications and Verification of Experience and/or Education for considerations taken when reviewing applications.
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process.
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. Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.
Medical Examination
Prior to appointment, candidates must successfully pass a medical examination to determine their ability to perform the essential functions of the job and/or the ability to meet the physical minimum requirements.
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