HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.225 PLANNING DRAFTING TECHNICIAN III 19761207DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL SERVICES
COUNTY OF KAUAI
Li hue, Kauai, Hawaii
PLANNING DRAFTING TECHNICIAN III 5.225
Duties Summar
Supervises and coordinates drafting and cartographic work in-
volving the preparation of detailed maps and plans in connection with
county planning projects; coordinates drafting functions with plans
design and development to insure compliance with project timetables;
and performs other related duties as required.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
This class differs from the Planning Drafting Technician iI in
that the Planning Drafting Technician III supervises and coordinates
drafting work and assumes overall technical responsibility for
drafting activities in the Planning Department; whereas,-the Planning
Crafting Technician II prepares skilled drafting, graphic design,
and illustration work in connection with a planning program.
Examples of Duties:
Flans, assigns, coordinates and reviews the work of subordinate
drafting technicians engaged in the preparation of various plans and
maps in .connection with county planning projects; participates with
professional planners in analyzing new or major planning projects
to determine and discuss drafting requirements and needs for the
projects; provides technical advice and consultation to planners
and others on matters pertaining to drafting; performs the most
complex drafting work; coordinates drafting work with planning pro-
jects in progress for adherence to completion and cost schedules;
provides general instructions on scope, objectives, time limitations
and priorities of drafting projects; advises subordinates when sig-
nificant deviations from standard drafting and cartographic principles
are required; coordinates work internally, adjusting operations as
necessary to meet special needs; reviews drafting and cartographic
wo.r'k for adequacy, accuracy and completeness and conformance with
established standards, project requirements and policies; discusses
with project planners possible need for improvement or modification
in drawing or design procedures; develops and maintains progress and
assignment charts and controls on work in progress; estimates time
and cost for new projects; supervises the filing and custody of
all priginal tracings of maps and plans, and the reproduction of
maps, plans and other materials; may develop and implement training
programs for subordinates; keeps informed on new techniques and
equipment in the drafting field; recommends acquisition of new
equipment; prepares activity and other reports as required.
Minimum Qualification Requirements for the Class:
Training and Experience: A combination of education and
experience substantially equivalent to graduation from high school
with courses in mathematics and mechanical drawing and six years
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F1110ING DRAFTING TECHNICIAN III
5.225
o ` .,&;,afti ng experience, two of which shall have involved planning
dr^ :i ng work representative of the next lower level. -
:':nowledge of: principles and practices of supervision; nomen-
0 0,vore, conventional symbols, methods, principles, practices and
in- truments used in engineering drafting and mapping; mathematics,
i nal.udi ng plane trigonometry, particularly as applied to the com-
put,-,,tion of distances, quantities, angles, areas and traverses in
the .reduction of survey notes and in the development of maps, plans
anei i6escriptions; sources of information on public planning.
Ability to: plan and supervise the work of subordinates; coor-
din.a, drafting function with plans development activities; advise
pl �:nners and others on the technical aspects of drafti rlg; estimate
sccgxe and requirements of drafting and cartographic projects; review
wri --k. o, subordinates for accuracy, completeness and conformance
wi,h- p-roject requirements and other standards; develop and implement
in - -:- rvice training programs for subordinates; understand and carry
ou`, oral and written instructions; prepare activity and other reports;
dez7` --1�ffecti vely with others.
Hee "Ita and Physical Condition:
T',trsnns seeking appointment to positions in this class must meet
the;be- a]'.h and physical condition standards deemed necessary and proper
for Tklerformance of the duties.
This is the first specification approved for the new
-Class, PLANNING DRAFTING TECHNICIAN III.
APPVVED:,.
Date HERBERT T. DOI
Director of Personnel Services