HomeMy WebLinkAbout15A2164 PLANNING PROGRAM MANAGER 20240131PART I DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
COUNTY OF KAUAI 15A2164
Class Specifications for the Class:
PLANNING PROGRAM MANAGER
EM-05, BU-13X
Duties Summary:
Directs and coordinates the activities of a division in the Planning Department; and
performs other related duties as required.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
This class is distinguished by its responsibility for planning projects encompassing
various functional segments of a division within the Planning Department.
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).
• Establishes broad work plans, programs, and priorities;
• Reviews divisional operations and organizations, and initiates changes as required;
• Keeps abreast of legislative changes in order to draft ordinances and formulate rules
and/or rule changes;
• Formulates, reviews, and evaluates project recommendations;
• Represents the Director in meetings with various boards, commissions, and
governmental agencies and assists in making presentations to legislative bodies;
• Coordinates division activities with those of other divisions in order to ensure
consistency in meeting departmental goals and objectives;
• Initiates cooperative agreements with other public agencies;
• Evaluates personnel needs of the division and participates in budget preparation by
evaluating and projecting division’s operating costs and specially funded programs;
• Speaks before public groups;
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Prepares reports and correspondence; and
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge of:
Principles, practices, and purposes of public planning; general research source and
sources of socio-economic information; research and statistical methods and techniques
used in public planning; report writing; laws and ordinances relating to planning, zoning,
land subdivision and redevelopment; public relations; trends in public planning; principles
and practices of supervision.
Ability to:
Plan, organize, direct, and coordinate a comprehensive area in planning affecting
broad areas in community life and development; establish and maintain effective
relationships with public and private groups and individuals including the initiation of
cooperative agreements; speak and write effectively, including effective public speaking.
This is an amendment to the specification for the class PLANNING PROGRAM
MANAGER, which was approved on July 19, 2005, and is to be substituted for that
specification.
Approved:March 7, 2022
(date)ANNETTE L. ANDERSON
Director of Human Resources
PART II DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
COUNTY OF KAUAI 15A2164
Minimum Qualification Specifications
for the Class:
PLANNING PROGRAM MANAGER
EM-05, 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; and
• four (4) years of specialized work experience, and
• two (2) years of supervisory work experience.
Qualifying Specialized Work Experience:
Professional work experience in one (1) or a combination of the following:
• Architecture, engineering, or socio-economic research;
• County planning or related planning activities;
• Planning, development, and formulation of social or community action projects and
programs;
• Transportation planning which included the organizing and developing of transit
routes and/or engineering projects; or
• Coordinating and managing capital improvement construction projects which must
have included feasibility analysis, coordination of budgeting and cost studies, and
administration of engineering, architectural and other contractual requirements.
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 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 in a curriculum leading to a degree or diploma
at an accredited community college, trades school, college, or university (15 semester
credits = 6 months of experience).
A Master’s or PhD degree may be substituted for the education requirement.
The following may be substituted for experience:
A. Successful completion of semester credits specific to planning, architecture,
engineering, public or business administration, or a related field leading towards a
Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD degree from an accredited college or university, may be
substituted up to one (1) year of the specialized work experience requirement. (15
semester credits = 6 months).
B. A Master’s degree in planning, architecture, engineering, public or business
administration, or a related field from an accredited college or university may be
substituted for one (1) year of the specialized work experience requirement.
C. A Doctorate’s degree in planning, architecture, engineering, public or business
administration, or a related field from an accredited college or university may be
substituted for one (1) year of the specialized work experience 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.
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.
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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.
License Requirement:
Possession of the appropriate licenses or certificates as required of the position.
Tests:
Applicants may be required to qualify on an appropriate examination.
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 PLANNING PROGRAM
MANAGER, which was approved on July 19, 2005, and March 7, 2022, and is to be
substituted for that specification.
Approved:
(date) ANNETTE L. ANDERSON
Director of Human Resources
January 31, 2024