Planner V - School Facilities Authority

Hawaii State Department of Education; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 69,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawaii State Department of Education in Honolulu is seeking a Planner V to lead complex planning projects. The role conducts fact finding, coordinates input from diverse stakeholders, and develops actionable plans affecting public activities and facilities in the area of concern.

Strong analytical and communication skills are essential, with the ability to present findings to groups. The position offers a salary range and opportunities for advancement, with precedence given to exceptional

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree.
• Excess work experience or substitutions as described may be substituted on a year-for-year basis to meet qualification requirements.
• Education/experience background must demonstrate ability to write clear reports, read complex material, and solve problems logically.

Responsibilities

• Conducts fact finding and analysis of complex planning problems, issues and policies.
• Coordinates input from individuals and organizations involved in or affected by the planning process.
• Correlates findings and develops plans affecting private or public activities and facilities in the assigned area.
• Compiles final summary reports and makes oral presentations before interested groups as necessary.
• Maintains liaison and effective relationships with other agencies, public and private groups and officials.
• May assign and review the work of subordinates.

Job description

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

1. Conducts fact finding and analysis of complex planning problems, issues and policies.

2. Coordinates input from individuals and organizations involved in or affected by the planning process.

3. Correlates findings and develops plans affecting particular private or public activities and/or facilities throughout an assigned area of concern.

4. Compiles final summary reports and makes oral presentations before interested groups as necessary.

5. Maintains liaison and effective relationships with other agencies, public and private groups and officials.

6. May assign and review the work of subordinates.

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:

Class Title, Specialized Exper, Supervisory Exper, Administrative Exper, Total (years)

Planner V, 3-1/2, *, 0, 3-1/2

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

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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,