Planner V - Facilities Development Branch

Job Title

Planner V, SR-24: $6,043.00 - $7,351.00 per month

Salary Range:
All new external applicants will be placed on the initial step of the salary range. However, placement above the initial step of the salary range will be based on special characteristics and critical needs of the position, an applicant's exceptional qualifications, the availability of funds, and other relevant factors. Such appointments require prior approval. Hawaii State Department of Education employees will be placed on the salary range in accordance with Department regulations.

• Conducts fact finding and analysis of complex planning problems, issues and policies.
• Coordinates input from individuals and organizations involved in or affected by the planning process.
• Correlates findings and develops plans affecting particular private or public activities and/or facilities throughout an assigned area of concern.
• Compiles final summary reports and makes oral presentations before interested groups as necessary.
• Maintains liaison and effective relationships with other agencies, public and private groups and officials.
• May assign and review the work of subordinates.

Basic Education/Experience Requirements :
Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor's degree.

Excess work experience as described under Experience Requirements below, or any other responsible administrative, professional or analytical work experience that provided knowledge, skills and abilities comparable to those acquired in four (4) years of successful study while completing a college or university curriculum leading to a baccalaureate degree may be substituted on a year-for-year basis. To be acceptable, the experience must have been of such scope, level and quality as to assure the possession of comparable knowledge, skills and abilities.

The education or experience background must also demonstrate the ability to write clear and comprehensive reports and other documents, read and interpret complex written material and solve complex problems logically and systematically.

Experience Requirements :
Except for the substitutions provided for in this specification, applicants must have progressively responsible experience of the kind and quality described below or any equivalent combination of training and experience:

Class Title
- Specialized Exper
- Supervisory Exper
- Administrative Exper
- Total(years)

Planner V - 3-1/2 - * - 0 - 3-1/2

Specialized Experience :
Progressively responsible professional planning experience which included the collection and evaluation of an extensive variety of physical, social, economic and environmental data, determination of public opinion and general community objectives and policies to obtain a comprehensive prospective of conditions and identify problems and opportunities in the area(s) of concern.

For the Planner IV and higher levels, the experience must show, in addition to the aforementioned experience, actual involvement in and responsibility for: (1) the integration of such information including the consideration of relationships among resources, facilities, services, needs and values for the development of policy options, alternatives for action, programs and priorities to meet goals and objectives for a given geographic area of concern;

(2) advising and assisting agencies and administrators on planning concepts and methods, providing technical information and analysis for the formation of plans and programming of plans; and (3) formulation and presentation of plans and policy recommendations including alternatives and consequences of alternative actions to decision makers and at public hearings.

Such experience should demonstrate possession of the knowledge of general research sources and sources of environmental socioeconomic information, practices of public planning, and the ability to analyze facts and develop sound conclusions therefrom.

* For the Planners V and VI levels, supervisory aptitude rather than actual supervisory experience may be accepted. Supervisory aptitude is the demonstration of aptitude or potential for the performance of…