Maintenance Planner- Citywide -

• Application Opening: September 11, 2026
• Application Filing Deadline: September 21, 2026
• Annual Salary: $169,130
• Recruitment ID: (U00055) (REF60604V)

THIS IS A CITYWIDE EXAM

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.

Note: This is a Citywide recruitment and its resulting eligible list score report may be used to fill positions in various SFPUC divisions and other city departments.

Job Description

The Maintenance Planner has the responsibility for evaluating and scheduling facility and infrastructure maintenance and repair projects. This position, under direction, plans and coordinates general grounds maintenance and maintenance and repair activities on various public buildings, industrial facilities and public rights of way to achieve optimum efficiency of manpower, time, equipment and material; performs related duties as required.

The essential job functions of the Maintenance Planner include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Investigate and evaluate departmental requests for various types of maintenance and repair. This may include on-site inspections of machinery and structures.
• Prepare cost estimates for maintenance and repair activities and develop and maintains a list of materials and labor costs for recurring maintenance jobs.
• Plan maintenance and repair schedules for routine and preventive maintenance to ensure uninterrupted operation of systems; Develop new preventive maintenance procedures as required to adjust to changes in system operations, use patterns and new developments in maintenance and materials technologies.
• Report difficult maintenance situations to the supervisor and recommend a course of action.
• Prepare statistical reports on all maintenance and repair activities.
• May supervise the work of subordinate personnel such as estimators, schedulers and clerical staff by planning, assigning, coordinating and directing work assignments.
• Maintain and evaluate systems maintenance history records to ensure accurate and timely assessment of equipment and system performance with respect to work performed, frequency of failure and labor and materials costs.
• Class 7262 Maintenance Planner performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications

Minimum

Qualifications

1. Three (3) years of verifiable experience in one of the following areas:

a) as a maintenance estimator and/or scheduler or equivalent in facilities (building utilities, related structures and equipment) maintenance;

b) as a maintenance planner for construction or facilities/equipment maintenance;

c) as a supervisor of journey level workers in a construction or facilities/equipment maintenance related field; OR

2. Four (4) years of verifiable journey level experience in a construction or facilities/equipment maintenance related field; OR

3. Completion of a minimum four (4) year Building and Trades certified apprenticeship program AND two (2) years journey level of experience in a construction or facilities/equipment maintenance (a copy of apprenticeship certificate must be submitted with application).

Minimum

Qualifications

Notes:

For minimum

qualifications

#1, #2 and #3 listed above, the experience must include one (1) year using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) program.

License and Certification

Possession of a valid California driver's license.

Notes:  

One year of 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 forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.

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.

Drug Testing Requirement:

Applicants for positions in this classification who are not currently employed by the City and County of San Francisco in a safety-sensitive position represented by L39, are required to pass pre-employment drug and alcohol testing. All employees in this classification may also be subject to drug and alcohol testing upon reasonable suspicion or after a work-related accident. Applicants with a positive result from a pre-employment drug test will be restricted from hire in safety-sensiive positions for six-months after the date of the positive test.

 

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.

Verification of required work experience typically must be on the employer’s letterhead, and must include the applicant’s name, job title, description of job duties, dates of employment, hours per week, and signature of the employer, supervisor, or appropriate representative. 

Employees of the City and County of San Francisco may submit performance evaluations showing duties performed to verify qualifying City experience. City employees will receive credit for the duties of the class to which appointed. Credit for experience obtained outside of the employee's class will be allowed only if recorded in accordance with the provisions of Civil Service Commission Rules. CCSF employees will not receive credit for experience obtained outside of their classification unless recorded in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Service Rule 110.9.1/111A.11.2.

Experience claimed in self-employment will only be accepted if supported by documents verifying income, earnings, business license and experience comparable to minimum

qualifications

above. Copies of income tax papers or other documents listing occupation and total earnings must be submitted.

Verification of required valid licensure/certification typically must be a photocopy of the license/certificate including the name of the issuing agency as well as the name of the license/certificate holder, license/certificate number, and expiration date.

SELECTION PROCEDURES

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

Supplemental Questionnaire (100%):

Qualified candidates will be required to complete a Supplemental Questionnaire Examination as part of the selection procedures. The Supplemental Questionnaire Examination is designed to measure the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the Maintenance Planner position and may include, but are not limited to:

• Knowledge and ability to use Computerized Maintenance Management System.

• Ability to analyze and summarize items such as forms, schedules, work progress reports, instruction checklists, preventive maintenance/job plans, management reports, Key Performance indicators (KPI), and asset history reports; maintain and update asset records and Preventive Maintenance (PM) schedules.

• Knowledge of general building, industrial facility, utility assets, and public right of way construction and maintenance, grounds maintenance procedures, building materials, instrumentation and controls, mechanical and electrical equipment.

• Knowledge of planning, estimating, and scheduling techniques and procedures related to building, industrial facility, grounds, utility assets, distribution/transmission assets and public right of way construction.

• Ability to use good judgement to make decisions pertaining to planning and detailing of maintenance work.

• Ability to effectively and professionally express information in a clear and concise manner, both written and verbally.

All relevant experience, education and/or training must be on the supplemental questionnaire in order to be reviewed in the rating process. The information provided on the Supplemental Questionnaire Examination must be consistent with the information on the application and is subject to verification. Once submitted, applicant responses on the Supplemental Questionnaire Examination cannot be changed. Only those applicants who qualify will receive a score on the Supplemental Questionnaire Evaluation.

Applicants will be given a deadline to return the Supplemental Questionnaire. Those who do not respond by the established deadline will not be eligible to continue in the examination process and will not be added to eligibility list resulting from this process. All applicants’ responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire are subject to verification.

A passing score must be achieved on the Supplemental Questionnaire Examination in order to continue in the selection process and be placed on the eligible list/score report. Candidates will be placed on the eligible list/score report in rank order according to their final score. Candidate scores on this examination may also be applied to other announcements involving other job titles, when directed by the Human Resources Director.

The department may administer additional position-specific selection procedures to make final hiring decisions.

NOTE: Applicants who meet the minimum

qualifications

are not guaranteed to advance through all of the steps in the selection process.

Additional Information

Additional Information

Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit 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.

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. [Note: The correction of clerical errors in an announcement may be posted on the Department of Human Resources website at The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 110.4. Such appeals must be submitted in writing to the Department of Human Resources, 1 S Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103-5413 by close of business on the 5th business day following the issuance date of this examination announcement. Information concerning other Civil Service Commission Rules involving announcements, applications and examination policies, including applicant appeal rights, can be found on the Civil Service Commission website at

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 of 12 months, and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the Human Resources Analyst, David Jung at View email address on us.fitly.work.

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.