Job Details
Engineering Program Administrator - Facilities Maintenance Branch
2025-04-28 Hawaii State Department of Education all cities,HISalary Range: All new external applicants will be placed on the initial step of the salary range. However, placement above the initial step will be based on special characteristics and critical needs of the position, an applicant's exceptional qualifications, the availability of funds, and other relevant factors. Such appointments require prior approval.
Hawaii State Department of Education employees will be placed on the salary range in accordance with Department regulations.
Engineering Program Administrator, EM-08: $10,578.00 - $16,933.00 per month
Responsibilities:
The following administrative duties are characteristic of all positions in this class irrespective of the area of specialization: plans, organizes, directs and coordinates, through subordinate managerial personnel statewide engineering programs in a major engineering division. Organizes the broader phases of programs, such as establishing policies and general objectives and determining priorities; participates in conferences with top-echelon government, management and technical officials to discuss and reach agreement on important technical proposals. Serves as the top technical consultant or ranking authority in the program area administered and has authority to represent the agency and speak for it on current and proposed programs at top-echelon conferences. Reviews and makes recommendations on proposed legislation; conducts staff meetings with subordinate managerial and supervisory personnel to discuss current and future projects and changes affecting the policies, procedures and goals of the department as they relate to the work of the division; develops and defends budgetary requirements and determines organizational and staffing requirements for the division; evaluates the practicability and promise of new ideas, plans and developments, and reviews administrative decisions of subordinates for attainment of overall objectives; provides advice or direction as needed on policy, administrative or technical matters; prepares and directs the preparation of correspondence and technical and administrative reports.
Basic Education/Experience Requirement:
All applicants must meet one of the requirements specified in A, B or C below:
- A. Graduation from a school of engineering in an accredited college or university.
- B. Administrative, professional or technical experience involving the application and knowledge of the fundamental physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering including physics, chemistry, mathematics through integral calculus, and engineering sciences such as statics, dynamics, strength of material, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and engineering drawing and other specialized courses to one of the branches of engineering. Such experience must be substantially equivalent to the knowledge and understanding gained by completion of a college training leading to a Bachelor's degree in engineering; or
- C. A combination of college training in engineering and experience mentioned in B above substantively equivalent to completion of a college training leading to a Bachelor's degree in engineering.
Experience Requirements:
Except for the substitutions provided for in this specification, applicants must have had progressively responsible experience of the kind and quality described below and in the amounts shown in the following table:
| Class Title | Engineering Experience | Supervisory or Staff Advisory Experience | Administrative Experience | Total Exp. |
| Engineering Program Administrator | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Licenses Required:
Applicants must possess a current, valid Hawaii State Professional Engineer (PE) license.
Applicants must possess a current, valid driver's license.
Quality of Experience:
For the Engineering Program Manager and Administrator levels, applicants must have had either one year of experience comparable to the level immediately below the one for which they have applied or two years of experience comparable to the second level. Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that applicant has the ability to perform the duties of the position for which applicant is being considered.
Requirements:
Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Calculation of experience is based on full-time, 40-hour workweeks. Part-time experience is pro-rated. Example: Twelve months of experience at 20 hours/week is equivalent to six months of experience, not one year.
Temporary Assignment:
Claims of Temporary Assignment (TA) experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements must be verified and attached to the application using one of the options below:
- A copy of the applicant's TA History Report or equivalent system-generated report;
- A signed letter from the applicant's supervisor that includes the applicant's name, his/her TA job title, the TA start and end dates (from mm/yy to mm/yy), his/her specific TA duties performed, and either the TA hours worked per week or total TA hours worked;
- Copies of the applicant's signed SF-10 Forms.
Documents:
Attach all relevant supporting documents to your application. Documents that were attached to applications submitted before November 16, 2023 do not automatically attach or transfer to applications submitted on and after December 16, 2023. All submitted documents become the property of the Hawaii State Department of Education.
Information about Temporary Positions:
Temporary positions may be extended year to year, dependent upon funding and departmental needs. Making yourself available for temporary positions increases your employment possibilities and may lead to permanent opportunities.#J-18808-Ljbffr