Facilities Trades Operations Supervisor

Facilities Trades Operations Supervisor

Salary

$118,222.56 - $143,696.16 Annually

Location

Sacramento, CA

Job Type

Permanent Full-Time

Job Number

29689-B

Department

General Services

Opening Date

08/19/2026

Closing Date

10/7/2026 5:00 PM Pacific

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

The Position

This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on:

9/2/26, 9/16/26, 10/7/26 (final)

Under direction, the Facilities Trades Operations Supervisor, supervises, assigns, reviews, and participates in the work of staff responsible for the building trades; which includes the Carpenter series, the Electrician series, the Painter series, and the Plumber series; ensures work quality and adherence to established policies and procedures; and performs the more technical and complex tasks relative to the assigned area of responsibility.

Examples of Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge Of:

• Principles and practices of supervision, discipline, leadership, mentoring, and training
• Team dynamics and team building
• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations applying to the various building trades
• Safety orders and safety practices applying to the various building trades
• Operational characteristics, services, and activities of assigned programs and functions
• Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and other specialized applications related to area of assignment
• English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation
• Construction and maintenance practices
• Building support systems including methods and materials used in building construction, maintenance and repair work
• A broad understanding of all trades related technical knowledge and techniques with advanced knowledge, capabilities and techniques in at least one of the four trades.

Ability To:

• Select, supervise, train, and evaluate staff within the various building trades units
• Plan, coordinate, assign, and review the work of subordinate staff
• Investigate and resolve disciplinary issues
• Work independently, prioritize work, coordinate activities and meet critical deadlines
• Monitor and interpret budgets and other financial documents
• Develop and maintain cooperative, effective working relationships with others
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing
• Interpret and apply applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations
• Apply customer service skills, including the identification of customer needs and follow up to ensure customer commitments have been met
• Collect and compile a variety of data and information
• Read and interpret blueprints and work from plans and specifications
• Estimate material and labor requirements

Employment Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Three years of full time paid experience supervising staff engaged in maintenance, repair, or construction of commercial, water treatment, water resources, airports or water quality facilities.

OR

Six years of full time paid experience as a journeyman electrician, plumber, carpenter or painter. Three years of this experience must have included supervisory responsibilities over maintenance, repair or construction industry staff.

Note: A General Building Contractor license will not be accepted as a substitute for the minimum qualifications stated above.

Note: If the word "experience" is referenced in the minimum qualifications, it means full-time paid experience unless the minimum qualification states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Part-time paid experience may be accumulated and pro-rated to meet the total experience requirements.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS

Criminal History and Background Checks: The County may access criminal history information on candidates who have accepted a conditional offer of appointment for this class consistent with the provisions of Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 82-602, Personnel Policies, and applicable federal and state laws. The County shall not consider for employment any candidate who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that relates to or impacts the candidate's ability to perform the job duties of this class unless it is determined that mitigating circumstances exist. For purposes of accessing criminal history information, the candidate will be fingerprinted. A subsequent arrest notification may be obtained.

The County may also conduct a background check on the candidate prior to appointment to a position within this class. The background check may include personal and professional reference checks, credit history checks where authorized by Labor Code section 1024.5, Social Security Number verification, professional license/registration verification, military service information and driving history. Information obtained in the course of this background check will be considered by the appointing authority in the selection process. In obtaining such information, the County will comply with applicable consent and disclosure practices in the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the California Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act.

License Requirement:

A valid California Driver License, Class C or higher, may be required at the time of appointment. Failure to obtain or maintain the appropriate California Driver License, or comply with state and federal requirements for utilization, may constitute cause for personnel action in accordance with Civil Service Rules or applicable bargaining agreement. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Compliance with California Code of Regulations: Positions in this class are required to comply with Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, General Industry Safety Orders, Section 5144, Respiratory Protection (T-8 CCR, GISO, §5144), current County Policy regarding Respiratory Protective Equipment and any departmental policy and training regarding the proper use (clean shaven for proper tight fit of respirator), care and maintenance of respiratory protective equipment.

Physical Requirements: Positions in this class require the incumbent to be able to:

• Carry 15 pounds of equipment for over 100 feet.
• Go up and down flights of stairs and climb a ladder.
• Work in a bent, kneeling, or prone position for over 15 minutes at a time.
• Work while standing or kneeling for extended periods of time, while wearing personal protective equipment.
• Enter and exit through restricted entrances of 30 inches in diameter and work in awkward positions in tight spaces.
• Demonstrate color vision sufficient to distinguish the colors of electrical wiring.
• Have normal sense of smell and normal or corrected vision and hearing to observe process and equipment functions for normal and abnormal occurrences.
• Have normal sense of touch to detect abnormalities in temperature, flow, and vibration.
• Lift and carry equipment weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance.
• Lift and carry equipment weighing in excess of 50 pounds with assistance.

Individuals who do not meet these requirements due to disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Working Conditions: Positions in this class require the incumbent to:

• Work in variety of locations such as but not limited to prison facilities, mental health care facilities, animal care facilities, and coroner laboratories
• Work outside in all types of climatic conditions including inclement and very hot weather.
• Work in loud or noisy areas
• Work in enclosed tight spaces
• Work alone for extended periods of time
• Work around machinery and equipment with moving parts.
• Work around dust, dirt, fumes and /or odors, contaminated and non-contaminated water
• Work various shifts, overtime, weekends, holidays and non-routine hours.

Probationary Period

The probationary period for this classification is six (6) months

Application and Testing Information

APPLICATION

Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application by 5:00 PM on the posted cut-off date. Click here to apply.

County of Sacramento

Department of Personnel Services

Employment Services Division

700 H Street, Room 4667

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone (916) 874-5593; 7-1-1 California Relay Service

Email EmployOffice@Saccounty.net

Inter-Office Mail Code: 09-4667

www.SacCountyJobs.net

• Employment applications and all documentation requested in this announcement must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
• Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicants computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
• Your application should highlight all relevant education, training, and experience, and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position as of the cut-off date.
• Application information must be current, concise and related to the requirements in this job announcement. You may only apply for this recruitment once. Duplicate and incomplete applications will be disqualified.
• A resume may be included with your application, however it will not substitute for the information requested on the application.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE

Applicants are required to provide a full and complete response to each supplemental question. The Supplemental Questionnaire is located in the tab marked "Supplemental Questions". Please be descriptive in your response.

Note: Responses of "See Resume" or "See Application", or copy and paste of work experience are not qualifying responses and will not be considered.

• Supplemental Questionnaires must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date. Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicants computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
• The supplemental questions are designed to elicit specific information regarding a candidates experience, education, and training. Responses should be consistent with the information on your application and are subject to verification.
• Please provide place of employment, pertinent dates, and concise, descriptive and detailed information for each question.
• If a job included responsibilities applicable to several questions, separate the different functions of the job to answer all the questions completely.
• Resumes or referral to the application or other questionnaire responses will not be accepted in lieu of completing each question.
• If you have no experience, write "no experience" for the appropriate question.
• For many individuals, it is more efficient to develop responses to the supplemental questions in a word processing document and then paste them into the final document to be submitted. Changes or corrections to your Supplemental Questionnaire cannot be made once your application packet has been submitted.
• If the Supplemental Questionnaire is used in the Formula Rate exam, failure to complete all of the questions or incomplete responses will result in a lower score. While scoring the Supplemental Questionnaire, the candidates application and/or attachments will not be reviewed, therefore, a candidates responses to the questions should be accurate, thorough, detailed, and complete.

FORMULA RATE EXAMINATION (Weighted 100%)

All candidates meeting the minimum qualifications by the cut-off date will have their Supplemental Questionnaire scored in the Formula Rate Examination.

This examination will evaluate the relevance, level, recency, progression and quality of candidates education, training and experience. The candidates application or other materials will not be included in this examination. Therefore, the candidates responses to the supplemental questionnaire should be thorough, detailed and complete. The score from the Formula Rate Examination will determine the ranking on the eligible/employment list for this job.

All candidates competing in the testing process will receive written notice of their examination results by email. Notices can also be accessed in their governmentjobs.com inbox. Applicants achieving a passing score will be placed on the eligible list in rank order. The rank is determined by the test score attained from the examination.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Click here for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

For information regarding County jobs:

• www.saccountyjobs.net

Sacramento County is about enriching communities to thrive. We strive to create inclusive workplaces that reflect the communities we serve. We value and celebrate the unique perspectives, backgrounds, abilities, and diverse dimensions of our employees and residents. Through transparency, courage, innovation, and trust we are committed to advance equity and transformational change.

We are a proud equal opportunity employer. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability for any phase of the hiring process, please contact our Disability Compliance Office at dco@saccounty.gov or 916-874-7642, CA Relay 711. For more information, visit: Reasonable Accommodation Requests - Job Applicant Instructions.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

At Sacramento County, we strive to provide benefit programs designed to meet our employees' current and future needs and help them as they balance their careers and personal life. County of Sacramento employees have a variety of benefits available. These benefits include:

• Dental Insurance
• Vision Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Life Insurance
• Critical Illness
• Retiree Health Savings Plan (RHSP)
• Deferred Compensation

More information can be found on the Benefits website

TEMPORARY POSITIONS:

Most benefits do not apply to temporary positions.

VACATION:

Generally, vacation with pay begins at 10 days annually. With increase over a period of years, the maximum annual vacation with pay is 25 days.

HOLIDAYS:

14.5 holidays per year as recognized by the Board of Supervisors.

SICK LEAVE:

Equivalent to 15 days annually, unlimited accumulation.

TUITION REIMBURSEMENT:

Regular County employees may be eligible to receive Tuition Reimbursement. The costs for course tuition/registration fees and required books/supplies may be eligible for reimbursement. Tuition reimbursement amounts may vary depending upon union agreement.

RETIREMENT:

The County's defined-benefit pension plan is provided by the County Employees' Retirement Law of 1937 and is managed by the Sacramento County Employees Retirement System (SCERS) Board of Retirement. For more information, visit the SCERS website, http://www.scers.org

DENTAL INSURANCE:

For more information, visit the Benefits website

LIFE INSURANCE:

The County of Sacramento provides a basic life insurance benefit to all eligible employees at no cost. Additional coverage may be purchased through payroll deduction.

For more information, visit the Benefits website

DEFERRED COMPENSATION:

A deferred compensation program is available through the County 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan. For more information, visit the Benefits website

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM:

The County of Sacramento provides an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and their eligible dependents. The EAP offers confidential, professional counseling services in areas such as:

• Legal Advice/Difficult Decisions
• Marriage or Family Relationships
• Financial or Credit Worries/Elder Care
• Alcohol and Drug Abuse

More information can be found on the Benefits website

WELLNESS INCENTIVE PROGRAM:

The County will recognize and award time off to eligible employees who maintain an excellent attendance record.

FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT:

The County offers regular employees two separate Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs). These accounts allow employees to set money aside, on a pre-tax basis via payroll deduction, to pay for medical, dental or dependent care expenses.

DEPENDENT CARE REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT:

Employees may set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for qualified childcare or dependent care expenses that are necessary for the employee and/or spouse to continue working.

MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT:

The Medical Reimbursement Account allows pre-tax dollars to be set aside to pay for out-of-pocket expenses that are not paid by insurance or reimbursed by any other benefit plan.

WORKERS COMPENSATION:

In case of injury while on the job, each employee is protected under the Workers Compensation laws of California.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: FAQs

VETERANS PREFERENCE:

Military veterans who have served during wartime shall be given preference in initial appointment to County service. Such preference shall apply, provided the veteran has first achieved a minimum passing score in the examination. The passing score of a veteran shall be annotated to indicate the veterans score shall be regarded as 5 points or higher, OR 10 points higher for disabled veterans, only for the purpose of determining the three ranks along with which the veterans name shall be certified. No score shall actually be changed and no new rank shall be created as a result of application of veterans preference for certification purposes.

"Disabled Veteran" means any veteran who has served during wartime and, who, as of the final filing date for an examination is declared by the United States Veterans Administration or military service department to be 10% or more disabled as a result of his/her military service. Persons claiming eligibility for disabled veterans preference must submit to the employment office, on or before the application deadline date, a certification from the United States Veterans Administration or a military service department, dated within 1 year, which certifies the present existence of a service related disability of 10% or more, or other acceptable proof of such disability as a result of his/her military service.

Persons claiming eligibility for veterans preference must submit a copy of Form DD 214 or other acceptable proof of veterans status on or before the final filing date for the examination. For purpose of this rule "reserve" status does not constitute active duty.

SPECIAL SKILL QUALIFICATIONS (WHEN SPECIFIED ON THE JOB ANNOUNCEMENT):

Persons who have special skills required by some (but not all) positions in a class may be certified ahead of others provided that:

Such special skills are based on the duties and requirements of the positions and are in conformance with merit system and equal opportunity principles, and

The certification of eligibles who possess special skills have been approved by the Civil Service Commission.

01

The following Supplemental Questionnaire is the Civil Service Exam for this position and will be used to determine your exam score. All experience, education, and/or training used to answer the supplemental questions must be included on your application.

In order to receive every consideration in the selection process, you must complete all questions with concise but detailed answers and provide all requested information. Each answer will be scored separately. References such as See Resume as a response will not be scored.

By continuing in the exam process, you are certifying that all information provided in the Supplemental Questionnaire is true to the best of your knowledge.

• I have read and understood the above instructions.

02

Select the one that best describes how you meet the minimum qualifications for Facilities Trades Operations Supervisor with the County of Sacramento.

• Three years of full time paid experience supervising staff engaged in maintenance, repair, or construction of commercial, water treatment, water resources, airports or water quality facilities.
• Six years of full time paid experience as a journeyman electrician, plumber, carpenter or painter, with at least three years of this experience having supervisory responsibilities over maintenance, repair or construction industry staff.
• I do not meet the minimum qualifications for Facilities Trades Operations Supervisor with the County of Sacramento.

03

Select all the boxes that best describe the types of facilities you have experience supervising and/or hands on experience in maintenance, repair or construction.

• Airports.
• Commercial.
• Correctional Facility.
• Office.
• Water Quality.
• Water Resources.
• Water Treatment.
• Other.
• None of the above.

04

Select the one box that best describes how you attained journey level status as a carpenter, electrician, painter or plumber.

• Four (4) years of full-time paid experience as a carpenter.
• Successful completion of a four (4) year state accredited carpenter apprenticeship program.
• Five (5) years of full-time paid experience as an electrician.
• Successful completion of a five year state accredited electrician apprenticeship program.
• Four (4) years of full-time paid experience as a painter.
• Successful completion of a four (4) year state accredited painter apprenticeship program.
• Five (5) years of full-time paid experience as a plumber.
• Successful completion of a five (5) year state accredited plumber apprenticeship program.
• I do not have journey level status as a carpenter, electrician, painter or plumber.

05

Select the one box that best describes your journey level experience as a carpenter, electrician, painter or plumber.

Note: This would not include any experience you referenced in Question 4.

• None.
• Some experience, but less than six (6) years.
• Six (6) years, but less than eight (8) years.
• Eight (8) years, but less than ten (10) years.
• Ten (10) years, but less than twelve (12) years.
• Twelve (12) years or more.

06

Select all the boxes that best describe certificates, licenses or degrees you currently possess.

• Associate degree, or completion of at least 60 semester (90 quarter) units from an accredited college or university.
• Bachelor degree or higher from an accredited college or university.
• Certified Energy Manager (CEM).
• Certified Facility Manager (CFM).
• Contractor's License.
• Facilities Management Professional (FMP).
• LEED professional credential.
• Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Sustainability Facilities Professional (SFP).
• Other.
• None of the above.

07

Select the one box that best describes your level of involvement with vendors or contractors.

• Meet with vendors and contractors to proactively ensure service needs and expectations are met as a regular and recurring job duty.
• Meet with vendors and contractors to ensure service needs and expectations are met as an occasional job duty.
• Interact with vendors and contractors during the course of performing construction trades duties, report any issues or concerns to supervisor.
• None.

08

Select all the boxes that best describe your experience in working with vendors and contractors.

• Job scope and specification development.
• Bid solicitation.
• Maintain vendor/contractor relationship (communication, correspondence, giving feedback).
• Follow through, check for completeness and correctness of work.
• Responsibility for problem resolution.
• Documentation.
• Other.
• None of the above.

09

Select the one box that best describes your experience supervising maintenance, repair and/or construction industry staff.

• None, or less than three (3) years.
• Three (3), but less than five (5) years.
• Five (5), but less than seven (7) years.
• Seven (7), but less than nine (9) years.
• Nine (9) years or more.

10

Select all the boxes that best describe the supervisory tasks you perform on a regular basis.

• Distributing work to employees.
• Monitoring work for progress and quality.
• Ensuring work is completed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Reviewing work.
• Ensuring staff is in compliance with policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Ensuring a safe work environment.
• Providing training and mentoring to staff in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Assisting, guiding, and instructing group members in the performance of their duties.
• Providing technical direction and problem solving in response to staff work questions and problems.
• Resolving informal grievances.
• Addressing and resolving routine customer inquiries and complaints.
• Conduct meetings.
• Team building.
• Participating in employee selection (interview/hire).
• Scheduling/Timekeeping responsibilities.
• Employee relations (corrective action/coaching and counseling/discipline).
• Write or provide input for performance appraisals.
• Other.
• None of the above.

11

In order to qualify for this position, you must have supervisory experience.

Describe in detail your supervisory experience over maintenance, repair or construction industry staff. Include in your response:

• Employer(s)
• Type of employer (e.g., Airport, Commercial, Water Treatment, etc.)
• Job titles(s)
• Dates of employment
• Number of staff supervised, and their job titles
• Your specific supervisory personnel-related duties and responsibilities

If you have no supervisory experience over maintenance, repair or construction industry staff, please write "None".

Note: Lead experience is not qualifying.

12

Select all the boxes that best describe the duties that are a regular part of your maintenance, repair and/or construction related duties and responsibilities.

• Assisting in identifying opportunities for improving service delivery methods and procedures, identifying resource needs, and implementing improvements.
• Attending and participating in professional group meetings, and staying abreast of new trends and innovations related to the building trades field.
• Collecting and compiling a variety of data and information.
• Estimating material and labor requirements.
• Interacting with utility, water and environmental agencies (and others) for routine and emergency related activities.
• Interpreting and applying applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations.
• Participating in the development/updating and implementation of goals, objectives, policies and procedures for assigned area of responsibility.
• Performing inspections of organization's buildings to evaluate condition of various facilities and recommending work needed.
• Reading and interpreting blueprints and working from plans and specifications.
• None of the above.

13

Select all the boxes that best describe your involvement in developing a culture of excellent customer service.

• Establishing customer service standards and communicating to staff.
• Creating performance measures and holding staff accountable.
• Monitoring staff and recognizing for providing quality customer service.
• Addressing customer complaints to determine root cause and ensure resolution.
• Identifying issues affecting customer service and developing solutions.
• Surveying customers on level of satisfaction with service they received.
• None of the above.

14

Select all of the boxes for which you have experience and proficiency utilizing. You may be asked to demonstrate your proficiency during the interview process.

• Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) or Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) systems (Maximo, Facility Center, Tririga, NexGen, etc.).
• Enterprise Resource Planning (SAP, COMPASS, PeopleSoft, etc.).
• Microsoft Copilot or similar software.
• Microsoft Excel or similar software.
• Microsoft Outlook or similar software.
• Microsoft PowerPoint or similar software.
• Microsoft Teams or similar software.
• Microsoft Word or similar software.
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) operation system.
• Other software system utilized in an industrial facility to control processes.
• None of the above.

15

For the selection(s) you made in Question 14, select all the boxes that best describe documents and other work products you developed utilizing computer software.

• Corrective maintenance work orders.
• Cost analysis.
• Daily Labor Distributions (DLD).
• Email.
• Facility alteration estimates and paperwork.
• Memos and Letters.
• Operations and activities reports.
• Policies and procedures.
• Preventative maintenance work orders.
• Purchase documents and/or approval of purchase documents.
• Repair estimates and paperwork.
• Safety and/or injury report.
• Other.
• None of the above.

16

Describe in detail your education, training, certifications and experience as it pertains to the position of Facilities Trades Operations Supervisor with the County of Sacramento. You may omit experience already described in your response to question 11. For all experience listed, provide the following information if applicable

• Your job title(s)
• Employer(s)
• The department/unit
• Dates of employment
• Primary duties and responsibilities to support and further clarify the experience selected in response to all prior supplemental questions (except questions 9 and 10), as well as, other applicable duties performed

If you have no relevant education, training, certifications or experience, please write "None".

17

The County of Sacramento is committed to maintaining a drug and alcohol free workplace. All persons selected for appointment must pass a drug test administered by the County and at no cost to the applicant.

I understand, if offered conditional employment, I will be subject to a drug test administered by the County as described in Sacramento County Personnel Ordinance Section 2.78.030.

• Yes
• No

18

I have read the General Requirements and Other Requirements as stated on the job announcement.

• Yes

19

Select the one box that best describes whether you have attended a career fair and/or job event where you have interacted with representatives from Sacramento County.

• Attended in the last one (1) - three (3) months.
• Attended in the last four (4) - six (6) months.
• Attended in the last seven (7) months - one (1) year.
• Attended an event more than one (1) year ago.
• Have attended a career fair and/or job event but did not interact with Sacramento County representatives.
• Have not attended a career fair and/or job event.

20

List the following for the career fair and/or job event you attended:

• Name of event
• Location of event
• Month and year of event

If you have not attended an event where you interacted with representatives from Sacramento County, please type "None"

Required Question

Employer County of Sacramento

Address 700 H Street, Room 4667

Sacramento, California, 95814

Phone (916) 874-5593

Website http://www.saccountyjobs.net