This posting is for the State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Land Division.
This position is located in Downtown, Oahu.
Salary: Commensurate with training and experience.
If you have any questions regarding this non-civil service exempt position, please contact Lauren Ige, Acting State Lands Assistant Administrator, at (808) 587-0431 Monday - Friday, 7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (HST) or via email at [email protected].
The State Recruiting Office will refer all inquiries regarding this exempt position to the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
This position conducts extensive research, comprehends and interprets major legal sources (e.g., Federal, State, and County statutes and administrative rules, case law, etc.), thoroughly reviews due diligence documents regarding shoreline dispositions, and performs other duties as assigned. The process involves title searches, locating and interpreting historical maps and aerial photos, understanding changes in case law and statutes regarding shoreline management, discussing with land surveyors, coastal geologists, and conservation district planners the appropriateness of issuing easements for shoreline encroachments or proposed shoreline structures, conducting site inspections, and interviewing applicants or other relevant parties as to the historical aspects of shoreline encroachments or the need for proposed shoreline structures.
Citizenship Requirement: Applicants must be citizens, permanent resident aliens, or nationals of the United States. Non-citizens with unrestricted employment authorization from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service may also apply.
RECOMMENDED QUALIFICATIONS:
Knowledge of:
General research sources and sources of socioeconomic information; research and statistical methods and techniques; report writing; governmental organization and functions; governmental organization, programs, functions and purposes; public relations principles, and practices of public planning; and
Land use planning and environmental activities of Federal, State and County agencies.
Skills/Abilities to:
Understand and apply statistical concepts and formulae, and research methods and techniques used in public land management; read and comprehend a broad range of subjects; conduct and analyze planning studies and projects; speak and write effectively; analyze facts and develop sound conclusions therefrom; maintain effective interpersonal relationships with others; and give and receive oral and written instructions.
Plan, organize, direct, coordinate and conduct land management studies and projects; organize and direct the development of plans and recommendations for major statewide concerns and programs; read and comprehend a broad range of subjects; understand, interpret, and apply statistical concepts and methods; review and analyze planning methods and techniques; assign, review and evaluate the work of others; make effective presentations before groups; write effectively; establish and maintain effective relationships with public and private groups and individuals, including the initiation of cooperative agreements.
Education Requirement: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in planning, natural resources management, public administration, or a related field.
Experience Requirement: Four and one-half (4-1/2) years of work experience in public planning, planning law, natural resources management, or a related field.
Substitutions Allowed: A master’s degree in planning, public administration, business administration, natural resources management, coastal geology or coastal policy, or a related field may be substituted for two (2) years of professional planning experience.
License Requirement: Applicants must possess a valid license, type 3 or higher, to drive in the State of Hawaii.
Quality of Experience: 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 they have the ability to perform the duties of the position for which they are being considered.
Physical and Medical Requirements: Applicants must be able to perform the essential functions of the position effectively and safely, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Qualified applicants with disabilities who can perform the essential functions of the advertised position are encouraged to apply. The State of Hawaii is committed to making reasonable accommodations on a case-by-case basis. Applicants seeking reasonable accommodation should be ready to discuss the accommodation sought so that a determination can be made that such accommodation is reasonable and would not cause the employer undue hardship.
This position is exempt from the civil service and considered temporary in nature. Therefore, if you are appointed to the position, your employment will be considered to be "at will," which means that you may be discharged from your employment at the prerogative of your department head or designee at any time.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please submit a completed Non-Civil Service Application (HRD 278) to:
Department of Land and Natural Resources
Human Resources Office
Attention: Jodi Kurashige
1151 Punchbowl Street, Room 231
Honolulu, HI 96813
Applications may also be submitted through email to:
[email protected]. Applicants must submit, at the time of application, evidence of the appropriate training (e.g., transcript or diploma) in order to be given credit for education and/or copy of appropriate license(s), as applicable.
Click here (Download PDF reader) for the Non-Civil Service Application (HRD 278). Recruitment number is EX121586.
Direct all inquiries regarding this position to:
Lauren Ige, Acting State Lands Assistant Administrator
Email:
[email protected]
Phone: (808) 587-0431
Monday – Friday, 7:45 am – 4:30 pm (HST)
NOTE: The State Recruiting Office will refer you to the Department of Land and Natural Resources regarding this exempt position.
