PUBLIC UTILITIES/TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST - DOWNTOWN, OAHU
Duties Summary
Provide support services in the investigation, analysis and evaluation either of public utilities or of public transportation enterprises throughout the State to the Public Utilities Commission through the Administrative Director, while concurrently participating in the development or revision of regulations, standards or policies governing enterprises in the assigned area.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Legal Authorization to Work Requirement: Must be a citizen, national, or permanent resident alien of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.
Education: A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university.
Specialized Experience: Five and one-half (5 1/2) years of progressively responsible experience in the area of public utilities or public transportation. Such experience MUST have involved knowledge of the practices and procedures pertaining to the administration and operations of the regulated industry as well as the laws, rules and regulations governing its operation. Three (3) of the five and one-half (5 1/2) years of Specialized Experience must have provided responsible experience of the kind described above which was concerned with one or more regulated utility, (e.g., electric, telephone, gas or water) or regulated public transportation carrier (e.g., air, land, or water).
Administrative Experience: Administrative aptitude rather than administrative experience is required. Administrative aptitude is the demonstration of aptitude or potential for the performance of administrative duties through successful completion of regular or special assignments which involved administrative programs (e.g., in planning, organizing, promoting and directing a program providing staff advice and assistance); interest in management demonstrated by the performance of work assignments in a manner which clearly indicates an awareness of managerial problems and the ability to solve them; completion of educational or training courses in the areas of management accompanied by the application of principles which were learned to work assignments; management's observation and evaluation of the applicant's leadership and managerial capabilities; or success in trial assignments to managerial and/or administrative tasks.
Substitution Allowed: A master's degree or successful completion of thirty graduate semester credit hours from an accredited university or college with specialization in economics, accounting, finance or other closely related field may be substituted for one (1) year of Specialized Experience.
Other Information
The State of Hawai'i complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.
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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.