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Job Title:	PLANNER V (SR-24) - OAHU
Salary:	$4,276.00 Monthly
Job Type:	Various
Location:	State of Hawaii Executive Branch

Description  Benefits  Supplemental Questions
Recruitment Number 206464 - The immediate vacancies are located in Downtown, Oahu
Duties Summary:
Conduct studies and prepare plans for the development of a geographic area, a major area of concern, public facility or activity; establish and promote effective relationships with other agencies and jurisdictions; and perform other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Please note that unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. Your possession of the required amount of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for the position. Overall paid or unpaid experience must be of such scope and responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that you have the ability to perform the duties of the position. Note: Your calculation of experience must be based on full-time, 40-hour work weeks. Part-time experience must be pro-rated. Example: Twelve months of experience at 20 hours/week is equivalent to six months of experience, not one year. Also, hours worked in excess of 40 hours/week will not be credited. Example: Twelve months of experience at 60 hours/week is equivalent to one year of experience, not one and a half years. To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements: Education: A bachelor's degree from an accredited university. The overall training must demonstrate possession of: ability to read and comprehend complex materials, write reports, organize work, express ideas orally, and use analytical methods and tools; and knowledge of human relations, English grammar, statistics, research methodologies and techniques (including sources of information). The emphasis is on course content rather than on degree or course titles. The content of the education/training received must show that it provided the applicant an adequate academic background of knowledge and skills required for this class of work. Progressively responsible experience in administrative, professional, technical, analytical, or other responsible work which required the knowledge of and ability to perform research (which required statistics), organize work effectively, solve problems, write reports, speak effectively, and deal effectively with people, may be substituted for Education on a year-for-year basis. Specialized Experience: Three and one-half years of progressively responsible professional 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. In addition, the experience must show actual involvement in and responsibility for: (1) 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; (2) advising and assisting agencies and administrators on planning concepts and methods, providing technical information and analysis for the formation of plans and programming of plans; and (3) 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 of general research sources and sources of environmental socioeconomic information, research and statistical methods and techniques, report writing, governmental organization and functions, economic principles, the purposes, principles and practices of public planning, and the ability to apply statistical concepts and formulae, analyze facts and develop sound conclusions there from, speak and write effectively; deal effectively and establish rapport with officials of government and private organizations; substantiate assumptions; and to work under pressure. Supervisory Experience / Aptitude: Professional planning experience which included: (1) planning and directing the work of others (including professional planners); (2) assigning and reviewing their work; (3) advising them on difficult problem or potential problem areas; (4) timing and scheduling their work; and (5) training and developing new employees. For the Planner V, supervisory aptitude rather than actual supervisory experience may be accepted. Supervisory aptitude is the demonstration of aptitude or potential for the performance of supervisory duties through successful completion of regular or special assignments which involve some supervisory responsibilities or aspects; by serving as a group or team leader, or in similar work in which opportunities for demonstrating supervisory capabilities exist; by completion of training courses in supervision accompanied by application of supervisory skills in work assignments; or by favorable appraisals by a supervisor indicating the possession of supervisory potential. Substitutions Allowed: a. In addition to meeting the Education requirement, a bachelor's degree in urban or regional planning from an accredited university shall be given credit for six months of Specialized Experience. b. A master's degree in architecture, civil engineering, ecology, sociology, economics, business or public administration, or a related field with emphasis in the application of research and analytical methods and techniques from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one and one-half years of the required Specialized Experience. c. A master's degree in urban or regional planning or a closely related planning major from an accredited college or university may be substituted for two and one-half years of the required Specialized Experience. d. Successful completion of the certificate in planning studies in the Pacific Urban Studies and Planning program at the University of Hawaii supplemented by the master's degree curricula of participating academic departments and professional schools such as: Architecture (in urban and regional design), Economics, Geography, Political Science, Sociology, Public Health (in comprehensive health planning), Engineering, etc., may be substituted for two and one-half years of the required Specialized Experience. e. A Ph.D. degree in urban or regional planning or a closely related planning major from an accredited college or university may be substituted for all of the required Specialized Experience. f. Excess Supervisory Experience of the type and quality described above may be substituted for the Specialized Experience on year-for-year basis. 02847:090382:13:AS Revised: 8/21/07
Other Information:
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. CLICK HERE for further information about Equal Employment Opportunity, the Merit Civil Service System, Citizenship and other requirements, Reasonable Accommodation, Veterans Preference, Examination Requirements, and the Internal Complaint and Merit Appeals Board Processes.