PLANNING PROGRAM MANAGER - DOWNTOWN, OAHU

Recruitment Number DBEDT-2024-0000 - This vacancy is with the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.

THIS JOB POSTING WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 10 APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED.  PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY AS THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME.

Salary:  $8,825 to $14,118 per month (EM-05, Minimum to Maximum)

Note: Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors.


The primary purpose of this position is to manage the Coastal Zone Management Program, and is responsible for establishing broad work plans for the CZM Program, developing programmatic priorities and budgets, conducting program analyses, making programmatic policy recommendations to the Director, developing cooperative arrangements with applicable federal governmental agencies, administering contracts with private organizations and preparing program reports and other written materials.Education:  A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. 

Specialized Experience: Four and one-half years (4-1/2) 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 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 analyses 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 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.

For all levels, at least one (1) year of the experience must have been comparable to the fully independent Planner V level in the state.

Supervisory Experience: 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) training and developing subordinates; and (5) evaluating their work performance.

Recommended Qualifications:

Knowledge: The purposes, principles and practices of public planning; sources of planning information; trends in public planning; governmental organization programs and functions; research and statistical methods and techniques used in public planning; public relations; principles and practices of supervision; principles and practices of public administration.

Skills/Abilities: Ability to: Plan, direct, and coordinate public planning; speak and write effectively; establish and maintain effective program controls and procedures; conduct the continuous review and improvement of operations; coordinate programs with other jurisdictions; speak effectively before groups.

Administrative Experience: Experience in the field of planning which involved active participation in and major responsibility for the development, management, evaluation, execution, and coordination of planning policies, activities and programs.

*For the planning program manager, administrative aptitude, rather than actual administrative experience may be accepted. Administrative aptitude will be considered to have been met when there is strong affirmative evidence of the necessary administrative aptitudes and abilities.

Substitutions Allowed:  Relevant substitutions as described in the complete Minimum Qualification Requirements, will apply.

The information provided above represents a summary of the complete Minimum Qualification Requirements. To view the Requirements in their entirety, including prerequisite knowledges and abilities required, please CLICK HERE (Download Reader).

17153:10122011:35:BNReThe State of Hawai'i complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.  If you require reasonable accommodations in completing an application, any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please call 808-587-0936 for assistance.

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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.
 
Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. In addition to employment availability and score, the referral of qualified applicants may be based upon other factors including date of receipt of application. 

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