Engineer VI - Building Inspection Planning Services Unit

About the role

The position of Engineer VI involves supervising professional and nonprofessional personnel in engineering activities, developing procedures and standards, representing the organization on technical engineering matters, and managing complex engineering projects.

Responsibilities

• Supervises the professional and nonprofessional personnel of a major engineering activity;
• Develops procedures and standards for carrying out specialty in the organization and represents the organization with authority on technical engineering matters within the area of specialization;
• May direct a large engineering section or assist in directing a large engineering division or district office as a technical specialist in planning, development, design and/or research;
• Serves as a staff specialist responsible for overall control and coordination of a number of major and complex engineering projects or programs;
• Performs other duties as required.

Requirements

• Graduation from a school of engineering in an accredited college or university;
• For some positions, graduation from an accredited college or university with a degree in physics, mathematics or chemistry may be accepted as qualifying, provided the applicant has had at least 15 credits in engineering sciences, common to all engineering disciplines, e.g. thermodynamics, statics, electrical science, applied mechanics, engineering drawing, strength of materials, etc.;
• Administrative, professional or technical experience involving the application and knowledge of the fundamental physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering including physics, chemistry, mathematics through integral calculus and engineering sciences such as statics, dynamics, strength of material, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and engineering drawing and other specialized courses to one of the branches of engineering.

Qualifications

• At least one year of the required engineering experience must have been experience comparable to the next lower level;
• Professional engineering experience which included training subordinates, coordinating and assigning workloads, evaluating performance, assisting in difficult and problem areas and maintaining high standards of work and timely accomplishment of work objectives;
• Supervisory or Staff Advisory Experience as technical expert in a specialized area or program function performing staff advisory, consultative and/or reviewing the work of a staff of specialist assigned to such activities as long-range planning, research and/or development of specific projects, programs, etc.

Skills

Knowledge of the properties of materials and other appropriate engineering and scientific knowledge and skills, interpretation of systems operational requirements in terms of physical facilities and the design and development of standard procedures for efficient operational use or maintenance of such facilities, evaluation, investigation or survey of engineering projects, structures, devices or services, and the development and design of machines, equipment, structures or power, water, communication or transportation systems and facilities or the preparation of development, design or construction specifications for such materials or systems, involving the use of theoretical and applied mechanics.

Benefits

• Hawaii State Certificate of Registration as a professional engineer;
• Holidays: 13 paid holidays each year; 14 holidays during an election year;
• Vacation: 21 days per year;
• Sick Leave: 21 days per year;
• Health Insurance: State pays a part of the premiums for each employee's enrollment in a State sponsored Medical, Drug, Vision, and Adult Dental Plan;
• Group Life Insurance: Free life insurance policy for employees and retirees.

Pay

The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable. Payday is on the 5th and 20th (or previous business day) of every month.

Schedule

Employees of Bargaining Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 13 earn 21 days per year of vacation and 21 days per year of sick leave. Accumulated (unused) credits may be used toward computing retirement benefits.