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Recruitment Number OHHI-25068

This recruitment is being conducted under the Operation Hire Hawaii (OH-HI) project, a targeted outreach initiative featuring an expedited hiring process, fast-tracking qualified applicants into job opportunities throughout Hawai'i.

Salary: $10,075 to $16,124 per month (EM-07, Minimum to Maximum)

Note: Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors.

A continuous recruitment may be closed at any time. The notice of the last day to file applications will be posted on the State of Hawaii's Civil Service Job Opportunities Listing page of our website.

Duties Summary

The Planning Program Administrator I class administers a program of land use planning; or assists in the direction and coordination of the State's major program of public planning and the development and evaluation of program plans and activities; and performs other duties as required.

This class involves the overall administration of a program of public planning regarding statewide land use. The class also involves the work of a first assistant to the administrator of the State's major program of public planning with responsibility for assisting in directing and coordinating projects and work activities within and between the several major segments of the program in order to achieve valid and timely results.

Work includes establishment of project schedules and ensuring adherence thereto in all subordinate work units, and reviewing completed projects for soundness of conclusions and consistency of results. It also includes the review of operations and the improvement of all aspects of operations. Significant public contact is required in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other jurisdictions and agencies, public officials and private groups and individuals.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements:

Legal Authorization To Work: The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.

Basic Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university.

Specialized Experience: Four and one-half (4-1/2) years of progressively responsible professional public planning experience which included the collection and evaluation of an extensive variety of physical, social, economic and environmental data, determination of public opinion and general community objectives and policies to obtain a comprehensive prospective of conditions and identify problems and opportunities in the area(s) of concern.

The experience MUST also show actual involvement in and responsibility for:

• The integration of such information including: the consideration of relationships among resources, facilities, services, needs and values for the development of policy options, alternatives for action, programs and priorities to meet goals and objectives for a given geographic area of concern;
• Advising and assisting agencies and administrators on planning concepts and methods, providing technical information and analyses for the formation of plans and programming of plans;
• Formulation and presentation of plans, and policy recommendations including alternatives and consequences of alternative actions to decision makers and at public hearings.

Such experience should demonstrate possession of the knowledge and general research sources and sources of environmental socioeconomic information, practices of public planning, and the ability to analyze facts and develop sound conclusions therefrom.

At least one (1) year of the experience must have been comparable to the fully independent Planner V level in the State.

Supervisory Experience: One (1) year of professional planning experience which included:

• Planning and directing the work of others (including professional planners);
• Assigning and reviewing their work;
• Advising them on difficult problem or potential problem areas;
• Timing and developing subordinates; and
• Evaluating their work performance.

Administrative Experience: One (1) year of experience in the field of planning which involved active participation in and major responsibility for the development, management, evaluation, execution and coordination of planning policies, activities and programs.

Substitutions Allowed for above Specialized Experience only: Relevant substitutions as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements, will apply. Please review the Substitutions carefully.

The information provided above represents a summary of the complete Minimum Qualification Requirements.

Other Information

The State of Hawai'i complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodations in completing an application, any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please call 808-###-#### for assistance.

PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS (PSLF) PROGRAM

The PSLF Program is a federal program that is intended to encourage individuals to work in public service by forgiving the balance of their federal student loans. To qualify, the individual must have made 120 qualifying payments while employed by a qualifying employer.

TESTING INFORMATION

The examination for this recruitment will be conducted on an unassembled basis where the examination score is based on an evaluation and rating of your education and experience. It is therefore important that your employment application provide a clear and detailed description of the duties and responsibilities of each position you held.

In-person interviews and/or further testing in Hawaii may be required at the discretion of the hiring agency. If in-person interviews and/or further testing is a requirement, applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements and are referred to the vacancy must be available to participate in person and at their own expense in this required phase of the selection process.

Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. In addition to employment availability and score, the referral of qualified applicants may be based upon other factors including date of receipt of application.