PLANNER IV - OAHU

GovernmentJobs.com; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 66,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

GovernmentJobs.com in Honolulu, Hawaii, seeks a Planner IV to lead complex urban and regional planning efforts across state government. The role focuses on analyzing data, developing policy options, and coordinating with agencies to shape long-term growth and public services.

The position emphasizes fact-finding, legislative review, and presenting plans to decision-makers and at public hearings, with opportunities for advancement within the civil service.

Qualifications

• Legal authorization to work in the United States.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
• 2.5 years of progressively responsible professional planning experience including data collection/evaluation and developing policy options.

Responsibilities

• Conduct fact-finding and analysis to inform planning goals.
• Review legislation and administrative references related to planning decisions.
• Correlate findings and develop plans for public activities or facilities within an assigned area.
• Provide technical information and analyses to support plans and programming.
• Formulate and present plans and policy recommendations including alternatives and consequences to decision makers and at public hearings.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Policy development

Planning concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

PLANNER IV - OAHU

2026-08-03 GovernmentJobs.com Honolulu,HI Description:

Job Title

Planner IV

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Number 26-0279 - The current vacancy positions are located in Downtown. Some positions are Temporary Full-Time positions. THIS JOB POSTING WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 35 APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED. Salary: $5,953 to $6,918 per month (SR-22, Step D to I) - Salary includes Shortage Category Differential This recruitment will be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill the current vacancy positions, and may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur. Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors. Note: 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. You may also enjoy other rights and benefits afforded to an employee in a permanent position with the exception of return rights and placement rights associated with a reduction-in-force.

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Duties Summary

Positions in the Planner series are concerned with providing legislative and top-level administrative policymakers with information and plans for the orderly and coordinated physical, environmental, social and/or economic development of Hawaii and/or of the services of the State government. Positions are involved with the development of information and rationale for decisions which affect the direction, rate and character of growth of the State and/or of services to the people of the State over a significant period of time. The Planner IV conducts planning projects; participates in promoting effective relationships with other agencies and groups; and performs other related duties as assigned. Duties include, in part, conducting fact-finding and analysis; reviewing legislation and administrative references as necessary in relation to the development of planning goals; correlating findings and developing plans for particular public activities and/or facilities throughout an assigned geographic area, region, activity or concern.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements: Legal Authorization to Work: The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States. Basic Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university. Specialized Experience: Two and one-half (2-1/2) 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. The experience MUST also show, in addition to the aforementioned experience, actual involvement in and responsibility for: A. 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; B. Advising and assisting agencies and administrators on planning concepts and methods, providing technical information and analyses for the formation of plans and programming of plans; and C. 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 and general research sources and sources of environmental socioeconomic information, practices of public planning, and the ability to analyze facts and develop sound conclusions therefrom. Substitutions Allowed: Relevant substitutions as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements, will apply. Please review the Substitutions carefully.

• 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;
• Advising and assisting agencies and administrators on planning concepts and methods, providing technical information and analyses for the formation of plans and programming of plans;
• Formulation and presentation of plans and policy recommendations including alternatives and consequences of alternative actions to decision makers and at public hearings.

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Other Information

The State of Hawai'i complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS (PSLF) PROGRAM The PSLF Program is a federal program that is intended to encourage individuals to work in public service by forgiving the balance of their federal student loans. To qualify, the individual must have made 120 qualifying payments while employed by a qualifying employer. The Department of Human Resources Development (HRD) will use electronic mail (email) to notify applicants of important information relating to the status and processing of their applications as part of our ongoing efforts to increase operational efficiency, promote the conservation of green resources, and minimize delays and costs. 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. In-person interviews and/or further testing in Hawaii may be required at the discretion of the hiring agency. If in-person interviews and/or further testing is a requirement, applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements and are referred to the vacancy must be available to participate in person and at their own expense in this required phase of the selection process.