Senior Industrial Hygienist – Human Resources Services Division - SFPUC (6139) (159010)

Company Description

• Application Opening: August 13, 2025
• Application Filing Deadline: October 12, 2025
• Recruitment ID: TPV-6139-159010 / RTF0159009-01068705

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

Job Description

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:

1. Conducts or oversees site evaluations of SFPUC facilities for the purpose of identifying, evaluating, recommending controls, and regulating the use of hazardous chemicals, biological, and physical agents.
2. Develops, implements, and maintains health and safety programs, including Injury and Illness Prevention, Asbestos, Lead, Silica, Respiratory Protection, Medical Monitoring, Hazard Communication, Hearing Conservation, Heat Illness Prevention, Infection Control, Bloodborne Pathogens, Indoor Air Quality, and Worksite Emergency Action Plans, etc.
3. Develops and conducts health and safety trainings for employees, supervisors, and managers at various SFPUC locations.
4. Responds to industrial hygiene issues and recommends corrective actions.
5. Supervises industrial hygiene, health and safety and support staff.
6. Responds to hazardous materials incidents and or employee concerns that may involve exposure to chemical, physical, or biological agents.
7. Investigates accidents, incidents, and/or employee concerns involving exposure to chemical, physical or biological agents and ensure that effective corrective action plans are developed and implemented.
8. Drives to various locations to conduct site inspections/evaluations, conduct trainings and participate in meetings.

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.

Qualifications

1. Education: Possession of a Master’s degree in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Safety and Health; Environmental Sciences, Health, or Management; or a closely related field from an accredited college or university; AND
2. Experience:  Four years of professional industrial hygiene experience, which must include at least one (1) year of journey level experience equivalent to the level of City and County of San Francisco class 6138 Industrial Hygienist. Experience must have included professional industrial hygiene activities including either hazardous materials management or identification, evaluation, and control of occupational health hazards; AND
3. License and Certification: Possession of a valid driver’s license; if not a California driver’s license ability to obtain a California Driver’s License within 45 days of hire. AND Certification by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene as a Certified Industrial Hygienist in the Comprehensive Practice of Industrial Hygiene.

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.

• Two years of supervisory experience managing a team of health and safety professionals.
• Possession of a Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP).
• Experience as a safety professional in public utilities industry.

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.

Additional Information

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
• 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 updated. 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 from [email protected] 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.

Job Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the job analyst, Alexeh Alfajora, by email 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.