HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR I, II, III AND IV – HIGHWAYS DIVISION (MAPUNAPUNA BASEYARD) Full Time

The responses you provide to these Supplemental Questions will be used in combination with your application to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements and/or your final score. Failure to provide detailed and complete information may result in your application being rejected or receiving a lower score.

Please do not submit a resume in place of completing the Supplemental Questions.

You must submit verification (e.g., copies of official transcripts or diploma as instructed 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, you must submit an official letter of verification. The letter should include the job title, employment dates, number of hours worked, a description of the duties performed, and a contact name and phone number.

Any information you submit may be verified.

Supporting documents must be electronically attached to your online application or submitted to the State of Hawaii – Department of Transportation – Personnel Office – 869 Punchbowl Street, 5th Floor – Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.

• I acknowledge that I have read, understand and agree to all of the above.

Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified.
In general, concurrent experiences and/or education will not be double credited unless otherwise specified.
Your possession of the required amount of experience will not in and of itself be accepted as proof of qualification for the position. The overall paid or unpaid experience must be of such scope and responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that you have the ability to perform the duties of the position.
Our calculation of experience will be based upon a full-time, 40-hour work week. Part-time experience will be pro-rated.
Example: Twelve months of experience at 20 hours/week will be pro-rated to six months of experience. Also, hours worked in excess of 40 hours/week will not be extra credited.
Example: Twelve months of experience at 60 hours/week will be credited as one year of experience, not one and a half years.

• I acknowledge that I have read, understand, and agree to all of the above.

A link to the complete Minimum Qualification Requirements has been provided in the job announcement. Please review the requirements in their entirety.

• I acknowledge that I have accessed the link provided, and have read and understand the Minimum Qualification Requirements in their entirety.

From the following choices, select the answer that best describes how you meet the General Experience Requirement.

• I have at least ONE (1) YEAR of journey level work experience in a construction trade, which required the ability to read and interpret blueprints or plans.
• I have at least ONE (1) YEAR of progressively responsible work experience performing a variety of technical, non-professional engineering tasks under general supervision, which involved inspectional work comparable to the Engineering Aid III level in State service.
• I have at least ONE (1) YEAR of work experience in a combination of (A) and (B) above.
• I do not have work experience as described above.

If you do not have the required General Experience, indicate ‘None’ or ‘N/A’ below.

If you have the required General Experience, please identify EACH employer/position from the Work Experience section of your application where you obtained relevant work experience and provide the following information:

A. The name of your employer, your official job title, complete dates of employment (MONTH/YEAR to MONTH/YEAR), and the average number of hours spent per week, performing the duties described in ‘C’ and/or ‘D’ below.

B. A brief description of this employer, the section your position was located in, the number and type of staff you worked with, the activities or services provided, and the customers served.

C. Describe your construction trade work experience.
1) Provide examples of the kind of projects you worked on and describe your role and responsibility in each project.
2) Describe your duties that involved reading and interpreting blueprints and/or plans.
3) Indicate the trade, your skill level (Apprentice/Helper, Journeyman, Foreman/Supervisor), and the date (month & year) you attained this skill level. (Example: Carpenter, Journeyman, January 2011).
4) If you performed work in more than one trade, indicate the average number of hours worked per week in EACH trade.
D. Describe your experience performing technical, non-professional engineering tasks.
1) Provide examples of the kind of projects you worked on and describe your role and responsibility in each project.
2) List the engineering related instruments, equipment or tools you worked with on a regular basis and describe your specific tasks.
3) Give examples of the type(s) of data you collected and explain what you did with the data.
4) Give examples of the inspections you performed, the steps you took, and describe your role in the inspection.

Do you possess progressively responsible work experience in the inspection of phases of highway construction as described in the complete Minimum Qualification Requirements? From the following choices, select the answer that best describes your years of Specialized Experience.

• I have at least ONE (1) year but less than TWO (2) years of Specialized Experience.
• I have at least TWO (2) years but less than THREE (3) years of Specialized Experience.
• I have at least THREE (3) or MORE years of Specialized Experience.
• I do not have Specialized Experience as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirement.

If you do not have the required highway construction inspection experience, indicate ‘None’ or ‘N/A’ below.

If you have the required highway construction inspection experience, please identify EACH employer/position from the Work Experience section of your application where you obtained relevant work experience and provide the following information:

A. The name of your employer, your official job title, complete dates of employment (MONTH/YEAR to MONTH/YEAR), and the average number of hours spent per week, performing the duties described in ‘C’ below.
B. A brief description of this employer, the section your position was located in, the number and type of staff you worked with, the activities or services provided, and the customers served.
C. A detailed description of your primary function and major duties and responsibilities of your position.
1) Provide examples of the type(s) of highway inspections you performed, a description of what you were inspecting, your specific duty and responsibility, and the reason for the inspection.
2) Explain how you gained your highway inspection knowledge in this trade/area and how you knew what to look for.
3) Describe the kind of structures you were inspecting and whose work (job titles and number of workers) you were checking, provide examples of the methods, practices and materials you used to conform to plans and specifications, contracts and agreements.
4) Indicate whether you were responsible for ensuring that workmanship met the plan specifications, codes or other regulations and provide examples of rules and regulations you worked with.
5) Describe the kind(s) of inspectional and/or progress reports you prepared and indicate whether a higher authority was responsible for reviewing and signing-off on your reports.
6) Indicate how often you conducted inspections (Choose one: Daily, 2x/week, intermittent basis (i.e., only when boss was absent).
D. Was there another person or entity that your employer used to perform inspections? If so, how did your inspection duties relate to those of the other entity or person?

Applicants for the Highway Construction Inspector IV must possess supervisory aptitude or potential, as described in the complete Minimum Qualification Requirements.
Please provide the following information for each employer or position where you gained supervisory aptitude or experience.
A. The name of your employer and your official job title.
B. A detailed description of the duties you performed which demonstrated your supervisory aptitude or experience and the dates (month/year to month/year) you performed such duties.
C. If applicable, the number and job titles of the positions you OFFICIALLY supervised.

Possession of a valid license to drive in the State of Hawaii is required, at time of appointment

Do you possess a valid license to drive in the State of Hawaii and/or will you be able to obtain the valid license at time of appointment?

• Yes, I possess the required license and/or will be able to obtain the required license at time of appointment.
• I do not possess the required license above, but will be able to obtain the valid license at time of appointment.
• I do not possess the required license above and will not be able to obtain the valid license at time of appointment.

If you have additional information related to this recruitment which you would like considered, you may include the information below.

If you do not have information to consider, indicate ‘None’ or ‘N/A’ below.