Job Details

IMMEDIATE VACANCIES:

Department of Public Works

Department of Water Supply

IMPORTANT:

SR-24 (Appointment may be made at any rate within the salary range from $7,894, SR-24-D to $9,040, SR-24-L, per month at which appropriate qualified employees can be verified.)

Performs difficult professional engineering work in the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of civil engineering projects, prepares designs, plans, specifications, estimates, and reports; and performs other related duties as required.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

This class differs from that of Civil Engineer III in that the Civil Engineer IV is responsible for a major or complex project or several less complex projects; whereas, the Civil Engineer III is responsible for well-defined, routine or uncomplicated projects or acts as an assistant to a higher-level, registered engineer on major or complex projects.

This class differs from that of Civil Engineer V in that the Civil Engineer IV is responsible for a major or complex project or several less complex engineering projects; whereas, the Civil Engineer V is responsible for supervising a number of major or complex projects.

The following are examples of duties and are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in this class. The omission of specific duties statements does not preclude management from assigning such duties if such duties are a logical assignment for the position.

• Makes office and field studies of proposed projects and supervises preliminary and final surveys.
• Establishes benchmarks.
• Takes cross-sections, profiles, and contours.
• Makes survey computations and prepares preliminary drawings.
• Designs retaining walls, bridges, culverts, tunnels, sewers, sidewalks, highways, waterlines, and systems and other concrete, steel, and timber structures by computing grades and alignments, loading, and stresses.
• Determines the size, proportion, and dimensions of structures, and supervises the preparation of construction plans and drawings.
• Prepares specifications and contract documents.
• Prepares cost and quantity estimates.
• Supervises construction and inspection activities.
• Interprets plans and specifications.
• Changes and corrects plans.
• Keeps records of work done, materials used, and prepares monthly and final payment estimates.
• Checks plans and specifications of buildings and structures for compliance with the building code.
• Reviews test reports and soil analysis reports.
• Supervises and participates in making hydrologic, land use, land development, economic, and other studies.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Training and Experience:

A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and three (3) years of professional civil engineering experience.

License Requirement:

Registration as a professional engineer at the time of filing and possession of a certificate of registration as a professional engineer in the State of Hawaii prior to the completion of probation.

Knowledge of:

Civil engineering principles and practices; modern methods and practices used in the preparation of plans, specifications, estimates, and reports; sources of engineering information; surveying and construction practices; principles and practices of supervision.

Ability to:

Plan, organize, and direct the work of engineering and technical employees in construction and inspection activities; develop engineering work programs; prepare engineering reports, inspection reports, and correspondence.

Physical Condition:

Persons seeking appointment to positions in this class must meet the health and physical condition standards deemed necessary and proper to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

Physical Effort Grouping:

Light

TEMPORARY POSITIONS:

Employees appointed to temporary positions may also gain membership in the civil service upon satisfactory completion of an initial probation period of at least six months. Once you become a member of the civil service, you become eligible to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions.