Salary Range: All new external applicants will be placed on the initial step of the salary range. However, placement above the initial step of the salary range 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.
Planner V, SR-24: $6,221.00 - $7,568.00 per month
Basic Education/Experience Requirements: Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor’s degree.
Excess work experience as described under Experience Requirements below, or any other responsible administrative, professional or analytical work experience that provided knowledge, skills and abilities comparable to those acquired in four (4) years of successful study while completing a college or university curriculum leading to a baccalaureate degree may be substituted on a year-for-year basis. To be acceptable, the experience must have been of such scope, level and quality as to assure the possession of comparable knowledge, skills and abilities.
The education or experience background must also demonstrate the ability to write clear and comprehensive reports and other documents, read and interpret complex written material and solve complex problems logically and systematically.
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 or any equivalent combination of training and experience:
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Specialized Experience: 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.
For the Planner IV and higher levels, the experience must show, in addition to the aforementioned experience, 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, practices of public planning, and the ability to analyze facts and develop sound conclusions therefrom.
For the Planners V and VI levels, 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 of 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:
Applicants with a Bachelor's degree in urban and regional planning from an accredited college or university shall be given credit for six (6) months of Specialized Experience.
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 is qualifying for all of the experience requirements for the Planner III level or may be substituted for one and one-half (1-1/2) years of the required Specialized Experience.
Master's degree in urban and regional planning or a closely related planning major from an accredited college or university is qualifying for all of the experience requirements for the Planner IV level or may be substituted for two and one-half (2-1/2) years of the required Specialized Experience.
Successful completion of the Certificate in Planning Studies in the Urban and Regional 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., is qualifying for all of the experience requirements for the Planner IV level or may be substituted for two and one-half (2-1/2) years of the required Specialized Experience.
Ph.D. degree in urban and regional planning or a closely related planning major from an accredited college or university is qualifying for all of the experience requirements for the Planner V level or may be substituted for three and one-half (3-1/2) years of the required Specialized Experience.
Excess Supervisory and/or Administrative Experience of the type and quality described above may be substituted for the Specialized Experience on year-for-year basis.
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 the ability to perform the duties of the position.
Driver's License Requirement: This position requires a current, valid driver's license.
Salary: The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable.
Requirements: Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. 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. 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.
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; or,
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. A person hired for a temporary position may also become a temporary employee upon satisfactory completion of the initial probation period of at least six months. Once a temporary employee, you would be eligible to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions. You may also enjoy other rights and benefits as afforded to an employee in a permanent position, with the exception of return rights and placement rights associated with a reduction-in-force.
