Planning Program Manager - Downtown, Oahu

State of Hawai'i•Island of Oahu, HI

About The Position

The Planning Program Manager formulates, manages, and directs the State Transit Oriented Development (TOD) program to advance responsibilities under HRS § 225M-2(b)(10). The role directs, organizes, and coordinates the work of the 24-member TOD Council, its co-chairs and members, and State and county TOD agencies in planning and implementing strategies for State TOD. The position formulates budget requests for TOD operating funds and capital improvement program (CIP) requests in the Executive Budget, and seeks and manages legislative CIP funding to seed projects in the State TOD Strategic Plan. It also solicits proposals and awards and manages grants. The manager formulates and recommends policy for the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development (OPSD) and the State related to smart growth and TOD. This includes coordinating TOD opportunities across agencies; refining TOD and smart growth goals; supporting affordable housing, rental housing, walkable neighborhoods, and employment districts; educating State employees; publicizing coordinated efforts; reviewing land-use decision-making processes; and approving State agency development plans for parcels along the rail transit corridor.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Four and one-half years of progressively responsible professional planning experience involving collection and evaluation of physical, social, economic, and environmental data; assessment of public opinion and community objectives; and identification of problems and opportunities.
Planning experience involving integration of information and consideration of relationships among resources, facilities, service needs, and values to develop policy options, alternatives, programs, and priorities for a geographic area.
Experience advising and assisting agencies and administrators on planning concepts and methods, and providing technical information and analyses for plan formation and programming.
Experience formulating and presenting plans and policy recommendations, including alternatives and consequences, to decision makers and at public hearings.
Experience demonstrating knowledge of planning and environmental socioeconomic information sources, public planning practices, and the ability to analyze facts and develop sound conclusions.
At least one year of the required experience must be comparable to the fully independent Planner V level in the State.
Professional planning supervisory experience that included planning and directing others’ work, assigning and reviewing work, advising on difficult or potential problem areas, training and developing subordinates, and evaluating performance.
Relevant substitutions described in the complete Minimum Qualification Requirements are allowed.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of the purposes, principles, and practices of public planning; planning information sources; trends in public planning; governmental organization, programs, and functions; planning research and statistical methods; public relations; supervision; and public administration.
Ability to plan, direct, and coordinate public planning; communicate effectively in speech and writing; establish and maintain program controls and procedures; continuously review and improve operations; coordinate programs with other jurisdictions; and speak effectively before groups.
Planning administrative experience involving active participation and major responsibility for developing, managing, evaluating, executing, and coordinating planning policies, activities, and programs.
Administrative aptitude may be accepted in place of actual administrative experience for the planning program manager.

Responsibilities

Formulate, manage, and direct the State Transit Oriented Development program.
Direct, organize, and coordinate the work of the 24-member TOD Council, its co-chairs and members, and State and county TOD agencies.
Coordinate planning and strategy implementation to advance State TOD.
Formulate budget requests for TOD operating funds and CIP requests in the Executive Budget.
Seek and manage legislative CIP funds to seed projects in the State TOD Strategic Plan.
Solicit proposals and award and manage grants.
Formulate and recommend policy for OPSD and the State on smart growth and TOD.
Identify TOD opportunities shared between State and county agencies, including relevant health and clean energy initiatives.
Refine the definition of TOD in the context of Hawaii and clarify State goals for TOD and smart growth.
Support preservation of non-urbanized land, improved worker access to jobs, and reduced fuel consumption through planning goals.
Target TOD areas for substantial increases in affordable housing and rental units.
Conduct outreach to State agencies to educate employees about supporting and benefiting from TOD and smart growth goals.
Publicize coordinated State efforts that support smart growth, walkable neighborhoods, and TOD.
Review State land-use decision-making processes to make TOD a higher priority and facilitate proactive leadership in creating walkable communities and employment districts.
Approve State agencies’ development plans for parcels along the rail transit corridor.