GENERAL PROFESSIONAL VII (RAIL TRANSIT SAFETY AND SECURITY) – DOWNTOWN, OAHU Full Time

You must submit verification (e.g., copies of official transcripts or diploma as directed below) in order to receive credit for education. In general, proof of education downloaded from and/or submitted through the internet will not be accepted. Education obtained outside the United States must be comparable to education earned at an accredited school in the United States. We also reserve the right to request further information about your academic program, evidence of comparability, or an original transcript.

To receive credit for substitute, temporary assignment, or volunteer experience, applicants must submit an official letter of verification. The letter should include the job title, employment dates, number of hours worked, a description of the professional duties performed, and a contact name and phone number.

Any information you submit may be verified. Supporting documents must be either electronically attached to your application or submitted to our office within five working days of the filing of your application. Our mailing address is: State of Hawaii Department of Human Resources Development, 235 South Beretania Street–11th Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. Documents should be identified by job title and recruitment number.

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If you have successfully completed college-level coursework from an accredited college or university but did NOT receive a bachelor’s degree, submit copies of OFFICIAL transcripts, identified by job title and recruitment number, in order to receive partial credit for Education.

• Yes
• No

If No, so state. If Yes, identify each experience to be considered and provide the following information. All employers listed here must be included on your application. Any information you submit may be verified. Treat each change in employer or positions with the same employer separately. The information for EACH employer should include:

A. Employer’s name, employment dates (Month/year to Month/year), and your official job title;
B. Average number of hours per week spent collectively on the duties below;
C. Description of employer (government or private firm, self-employment, etc.), kinds of services provided, and clientele served (describe);
D. Which department or section did you work in? What was the primary function of your position? What were your major duties and responsibilities?;
E. Describe your experience, if any, in each of the following areas. Identify your specific role, the steps you took and procedures you followed, and what happened as a result of your involvement. Give relevant examples. If not involved in an area, state No:

1) Gathering, evaluating, and analyzing facts and other relevant information required to resolve problems. What kinds of problems did you resolve? What steps did you take?;
2) Eliciting information. What kinds of information did you elicit and how did you obtain them? From whom? For what purpose were you required to elicit such information?;
3) Reading, comprehending, interpreting, and evaluating technical subjects, analysis or proposals. What types of technical subjects? For what purpose did you have to read or analyze them? What did you do with your findings?;
4) Applying problem solving methods and techniques. What were these methods and techniques? How did you apply them?;
5) Preparing clear and concise reports. What was your specific role in the preparation? What kinds of reports or subjects did you cover? Describe if these were verbal and/or written reports. What kinds of recommendations did you make? For whom did you prepare these reports (intended audience)?; and

F. How did your responsibilities and level of authority differ from those of your supervisor?

Note: This work experience may be gained concurrently with, or separately from, the one year of experience described under the aforementioned General Experience Requirement.

Do you have such rail transit safety and security experience? If No, so state. If Yes, identify each experience to be considered and provide the following information. All employers listed here must be included in your application. Treat each change in employer or positions with the same employer separately. The information for EACH employer should include:

A. Employer’s name, employment dates (Month/year to Month/year), and your official job title;

B. Average number of hours per week spent collectively on the duties below;
C. Description of employer (government agency such as federal, state or county; large private employer; self employment; etc.), kinds of services provided, and clientele served (describe);

D. Which department or section did you work in? What were its goals or mission?;
E. What was the primary function of your position? What were your major duties and responsibilities? Avoid using vague terms such as “managed,” “reviewed,” etc.;
F. Describe your experience as it demonstrated your knowledge and abilities in EACH of the following areas. Identify your specific role, the steps you took, and what happened as a result. Give relevant examples. If you were not involved in an area, state No:

1) Knowledge of rail transit systems. Describe the rail transit system that you were involved with. For which program? Where was it located? Describe the size, scope, and those affected by this transit system. How were you involved, if any, in developing and implementing a system safety program plan? What factors did you consider? What was included in this program plan?;

2) Knowledge of rail transit safety and/or security standards, rules and regulations. Describe your specific role in conducting reviews of a system safety and security plan. What standards and rules did you evaluate and apply? Describe if your work included on-site reviews. Were these formal reviews? What did you look for? How often did you do this (e.g., ongoing, yearly, etc.)? Describe other areas of your involvement in relation to rail transit safety and security. If applicable, what was your role in approving a system safety and security plan?;

3) Knowledge of rail transit safety and/or security assessment and risk mitigation practices and procedures. What kinds of assessments did you conduct? What risk mitigation strategies, if any, did you develop? What factors did you consider? Describe your role in reviewing and approving corrective action plans. What about follow up on these action plans? Describe your involvement, if any, in investigating rail transit or related accidents. Regarding accident investigation or safety and security review findings, what corrective action plans, if any, did you review and recommend for approval?;

4) Knowledge of research and evaluation methods and techniques;

5) Ability to evaluate and develop rail safety and/or security standards. What kinds of rail safety and/or security standards did you evaluate and develop? Describe if this was in relation to development of a system safety program standard. What specific areas did you consider?;

6) Ability to evaluate and/or monitor the development and implementation of rail transit safety and/or security plans for compliance with standards, laws, rules and regulations. What areas did you evaluate and monitor? What guidelines and federal and State laws, rules and regulations did you consider?; and

7) Ability to prepare and submit required federal reports. What kinds of reports did you prepare and submit? To whom did you present your findings? How often did you do this?

G. How did you gain the knowledge and skills required to perform the core job functions described in #F above?;

H. Did this employer have or employ a separate office or entity (or professional staff) to whom formal responsibilities for rail transit safety and security program activities were referred? If Yes, what was the relationship of your position to that entity?; and
I. How did your duties and level of authority differ from those of your supervisor?

If your write up is unclear, you may be asked to provide a copy of your official Job/Position Description. Also, incomplete information will likely require additional information for clarification.

If No, so state. If Yes, identify each experience to be considered and provide the following information. All employers listed here must be included on your application. Any information you submit may be verified. Treat each change in employer or positions with the same employer separately. The information for each employer should include:

A. Employer’s name, employment dates (Month/year to Month/year), and your official job title;
B. Average number of hours per week spent on the above duties;
C. Describe this employer, services provided, and clientele served;
D. Which department or section did you work in? What was the primary function of your position? What were your major duties and responsibilities? In your description, avoid the use of vague terms such as “supervised,” “developed,” “conducted,” etc. Be specific in your description;
E. Give the dates, your official job title, number and titles of positions supervised, and a detailed description of your supervisory duties;
F. Describe your duties, if any, with this employer in each of the following areas. If none, so state:

1) Planning, organizing, scheduling, and directing the work of others;
2) Assigning and reviewing their work;
3) Advising them on difficult work problems;
4) Training and developing subordinates; and
5) Evaluating their work performance, and disciplining them when necessary.

G. How did your duties and level of authority differ from those of your supervisor?