Job Description

Description

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.

IMMEDIATE VACANCIES:
Permanent Full-Time: Planning & Transportation
Temporary Full-Time: Management

IMPORTANT: SR-24 (Appointment may be made at any rate within the salary range from $5,713, SR-24-C, to $6,682, SR-24-H, per month at which appropriate qualified applicants can be recruited).

Independently performs responsible professional planning work in the development, design and conduct of community planning projects; and performs other related duties as assigned.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

This class differs from that of the Planner IV in that the Planner V independently performs the full range of responsible professional planning work in the development, design, and conduct of community planning projects; whereas the Planner IV assists higher level planners in the development and design of community planning projects.

Examples of Duties

The following are examples of duties and are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in this class. The omission of specific duties statements does not preclude management from assigning such duties if such duties are a logical assignment for the position.

• Conducts studies and surveys, and develops and prepares special and general plans for assigned areas (island of Molokai and Lanai).
• Participates in the conduct of surveys and studies and development and preparation of specific and general plans for other areas in the County (island of Maui).
• Supervises and participates in the collection of data and preparation of maps, charts and other presentations.
• Meets with private and public groups and officials and makes presentations of planning studies, recommendations and plans.
• Participates in other phases of the planning program such as Capital Improvement, Zoning, Urban Renewal, etc.
• Reviews subdivision plans for conformance to zoning and master plan ordinances and approves or disapproves applications.
• Reviews and prepares proposals for short and long term capital improvement programs, including cost estimates and priorities.
• Reviews zoning and subdivision ordinances and prepares recommendations for amendments to meet changing physical and socioeconomic conditions.
• Supervises zoning inspections.
• Represents the Planning Director at meetings and conferences with private and public groups and officials.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Training and Experience: as applicable for specific specializations:

• Zoning Enforcement and Administration Specialist: A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor\'s degree in urban or regional planning, architecture, landscape architecture, civil engineering, geography, economics, sociology, public administration, or a related field; and three and a half (3 1/2) years of research or analytical experience involving compilation, examination, analysis and interpretation of statistical and other data, two (2) of which shall have consisted of experience involving the review and processing of complex plans and specifications of development projects for compliance with the provisions of zoning, subdivision, and land use laws, rules, codes, ordinances and regulations.
• Cultural Resource Specialist: A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor\'s degree in urban or regional planning, architecture, Hawaiian studies, archeology, history, anthropology or a related field; and three and a half (3 \xc2\xbd) years of research or analytical experience involving the compilation, examination, analysis and interpretation of statistical and other data, two (2) of which shall have consisted of experience involving cultural resource management, historic preservation, Hawaiian or pacific island studies and history.
• General Plan Specialist: A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor\'s degree in urban or regional planning, architecture, landscape architecture, civil engineering, geography, economics, sociology, public administration, or a related field; and three and a half (3 \xc2\xbd) years of research or analytical experience involving the compilation, examination, analysis and interpretation of statistical and other data, two (2) of which shall have consisted of experience involving community planning.

Substitutions Allowed:

• In addition to meeting the minimum educational requirement, applicants with a bachelor\'s degree in urban or regional planning from an accredited college or university shall be given credit for one-half year of the required research or analytical experience in social, economic or community development/planning experience.
• A master\'s degree from an accredited college or university 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 one and one-half (1 1/2) years of the required research or analytical experience in social, economic or community development/planning experience.
• A master\'s degree from an accredited college or university in urban and regional planning may be substituted for two (2) years of the required research or analytical experience in social, economic or community development/planning experience.

License Requirement: Possession of a valid motor vehicle driver\'s license (equivalent to State of Hawaii, Type 3) may be required for specific positions.

Knowledge of: purposes, principles and practices of public planning; research methods and techniques, statistics; sources of socioeconomic and land use information; governmental organization and functions; trends in federal, state and local planning; report writing; public relations.

Ability to: plan, organize and conduct planning projects; analyze facts and develop sound conclusions, recommendations and plans in conformance with applicable laws and regulations, socioeconomic trends and the public interest; apply statistical concepts and measures; speak effectively; prepare comprehensive reports; maintain effective relationships with others.

Health and Physical Condition:

Persons seeking appointment to positions in this class must meet the health and physical condition standards deemed necessary and proper for performance of the duties.

Physical Effort Grouping: Light

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EXAMINATIONS ARE ADMINISTERED IN THE COUNTY OF MAUl ONLY

The above examination is being given on an open-competitive basis to establish an eligible list which shall be effective for not more than one year unless extended by the Director of Personnel Services.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The County of Maui does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy, arrest and court record, assignment of child support, national guard participation or any other basis covered by state or federal laws governing non-discrimination

Pre-Employment/Post-Offer Drug Screening Test: All applicants, who will enter a safety sensitive position or certain designated categories that the Personnel Services Director has established or who are required by law to be drug tested must pass a pre-employment/post-offer drug screening test as a condition of employment. There is no retesting or re-evaluation process. Cost for the drug screening test shall be borne by the County of Maui.

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