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COUNTY OF KAUAI 15C4020
Class Specifications for the Class:
CIVIL ENGINEER VII MANAGER
EM-07, BU-13X
Duties Summary:
Performs responsible professional engineering and administrative work in planning
and directing the activities of a major engineering division or bureau; directs the preparation
of designs, plans, specifications, estimates, and reports; and performs other related duties
as required.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
This class is distinguished by its responsibility to perform top level professional Civil
Engineering, this class directs the activities of a major engineering division or bureau.
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).
Plans and directs administrative and technical activities of the division;
Interprets policies, develops work programs, directs the preparation of budget
estimates and cost control procedures;
Plans and directs the maintenance and operation of public works and waterworks
projects;
Develops, recommends, and executes pertinent policies, standards, and procedures;
Establishes overall priorities for the various activities supervised;
Reviews and analyzes work progress and cost control reports;
Directs and coordinates the planning, surveying, designing, constructing, and
inspecting of public works or waterworks projects;
Reviews and approves plans, estimates, specifications, and contract documents and
inspects work in progress;
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Minimum Qualification Specifications
for the Class:
CIVIL ENGINEER VII MANAGER
EM-07, BU-13X
Training and Experience:
A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation
from an accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree in engineering; and
• two (2) years of professional civil engineering work experience after licensure as a
registered professional engineer; and
• three (3) year of supervisory experience.
Qualifying Supervisory Work Experience:
Professional work experience which includes planning, directing, assigning, and
reviewing the work of others; advising subordinates on difficult program areas; timing and
scheduling subordinate work; and training and developing new employees
Substitutions Allowed:
The following may be substituted for education:
General professional work experience or education credits can be substituted for up to two
(2) years of the Bachelor’s degree such as:
A. Full-time progressively responsible professional, technical, or substantive work
experience demonstrating the scope, level, and quality of work comparable to a
curriculum leading to an Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree.
B. Successful completion of semester credits in a curriculum leading to a degree or
diploma at an accredited community college, trades school, college, or university (15
semester credits = 6 months).
Specialized professional work experience in engineering or education credits in engineering
can be substituted for up to four (4) years of the bachelor’s degree such as:
A. Full-time progressively responsible professional, technical, or substantive work
experience demonstrating the scope, level, and quality of work comparable to a
curriculum leading to an Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree.
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B. Successful completion of semester credits specific to engineering leading to a degree
or diploma from an accredited community college, trades school, college, or
university (15 semester credits = 6 months).
A Master’s or PhD degree in engineering may be substituted for the education requirement.
If a degree is used to substitute for the education requirement, it may not be used
again towards the experience requirement. If work experience is used to substitute for
education, it may not be used again to meet the experience requirement. If the applicant
holds more than one degree, transcripts must be provided, and a thorough review will be
conducted by the human resources staff in order for more than one degree to be credited
towards the minimum qualification requirements. Additional degrees can be considered if
obtained independently through mutually exclusive classes from another degree being
considered. Substitutions will be used to the advantage of the applicant.
Quality of Experience:
Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be
accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must
have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that they
have the ability to perform the duties of the position for which they are being considered.
License Requirement:
Possession of a valid license as a professional civil engineer in the State of Hawai‘i,
and any other licenses or certificates as required of the position.
Selective Certification:
Specialized knowledge, skills and abilities may be required to perform the duties of
some positions. For such positions, Selective Certification Requirements may be
established, and certification may be restricted to eligibles who possess the pertinent
experience and/or training required to perform the duties of the position.
Departments/Agencies requesting Selective Certification must show the connection
between the kind of training and/or experience on which they wish to base selective
certification and the duties of the position to be filled.
Tests:
Applicants may be required to qualify on an appropriate examination.
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Health and Physical Condition Requirements:
Persons seeking appointment to positions in this class must meet the health and
physical condition standards deemed necessary and proper to perform the essential
functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
Physical Effort Grouping: Light
This is an amendment to the specification for the class, CIVIL ENGINEER VII
MANAGER, which was approved on April 19, 1974, as a CIVIL ENGINEER VII, amended on
August 6, 2013, amended, and retitled on December 28, 2022, to CIVIL ENGINEER
MANAGER III, retitled on March 15, 2023, amended on July 6, 2023, and is to be
substituted for that specification.
Approved: January 18, 2024
(date) ANNETTE L. ANDERSON
Director of Human Resources