Works Supervisor II (Building Services)

Master Pay Scale Point 9 ($25,115 per month) to Master Pay Scale Point 12 ($29,995 per month)
Entry Requirements: Candidates should have (a) (i) a Certificate in Air-conditioning/Building Services/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering from a Hong Kong polytechnic university/polytechnic, the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education or a technical institute/technical college, or equivalent; or (ii) successfully completed a recognised Technician Apprenticeship in air-conditioning/building services/electrical/mechanical engineering; or (iii) successfully completed a recognised Craft Apprenticeship with two years’ experience as a skilled worker in air-conditioning/building services/electrical/ mechanical engineering; or (iv) five years’ experience as a skilled worker in air-conditioning/building services/electrical/mechanical engineering; and (b) attained a level of proficiency in Chinese and English languages equivalent to Secondary 3 standard; and (c) a pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test. (Preference may be given to candidates who have relevant experience in the Building Services Engineering field and experience in supervising staff or performing specialised technical duties.)
Note: All applicants for civil service jobs will be assessed on their knowledge of the Basic Law and the National Security Law. A pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test is an entry requirement for all civil service jobs. Only those candidates who have passed the Basic Law and National Security Law Test will be considered for appointment. For candidates who have not taken the Basic Law and National Security Law Test or have not attained a pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test at the time of application, they may still apply for the job and arrangements will be made for them to take the relevant Basic Law and National Security Law Test during the recruitment process.
Duties: (i) A Works Supervisor II (Building Services) is mainly deployed on (a) supervising and training junior staff; (b) planning programmes for maintenance work and assisting in preparing estimates of cost of repair; (c) requisitioning and controlling stores; and (d) supervising contract works (including making and recording site measurements and maintaining site records), installation, operation, repair, maintenance and management/control of equipment and/or systems (of buildings) or plants.
(ii) Successful candidates may be posted to other departments and may be required to: (a) perform emergency/stand-by/on-call duties; (b) work irregular hours; (c) work in remote areas/harsh conditions; (d) drive a departmental vehicle under the self-drive scheme; (e) wear uniform/protective clothing; (f) carry pager/mobile phone.
Terms of Appointment: A new recruit will normally be appointed on civil service probationary terms for three years. Upon passage of probation bar, he/she may be considered for appointment on the prevailing permanent terms.
General Notes: (A) Candidates must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of appointment unless specified otherwise.
(B) As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the Government is committed to eliminating discrimination in employment. The vacancy advertised is open to all applicants meeting the basic entry requirement irrespective of their disability, sex, marital status, pregnancy, age, family status, sexual orientation and race.
(C) Civil service vacancies are posts on the civil service establishment. Candidates selected for these vacancies will be appointed on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service and will become civil servants on appointment.
(D) The entry pay, terms of appointment and conditions of service to be offered are subject to the provisions prevailing at the time the offer of appointment is made.
(E) The information on the maximum pay point is for reference only and may be subject to changes.
(F) Fringe benefits include paid leave, medical and dental benefits, and where appropriate, assistance in housing.
(G) Where a large number of candidates meet the specified entry requirements, the recruiting department may devise shortlisting criteria to select the better qualified candidates for further processing. In these circumstances, only shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend recruitment examination and/or interview.
(H) It is Government policy to place people with a disability in appropriate jobs wherever possible. If a disabled candidate meets the entry requirements, he/she will be invited to attend the selection interview/written examination without being subject to further shortlisting. Applicants who have declared disabilities found suitable for appointment may be given an appropriate degree of preference over other applicants whose suitability for appointment is considered comparable to that of the former. The Government policy and other related measures on employment of persons with disabilities are set out in the booklet “Employ People Based on Their Abilities – Application for Government Jobs by Persons with Disabilities” which is available for reference on the Civil Service Bureau’s website at http://www.csb.gov.hk under “Administration of the Civil Service – Appointments”.
(I) Holders of academic qualifications other than those obtained from Hong Kong institutions/Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority may also apply but their qualifications will be subject to assessments on equivalence with the required entry qualifications. They should submit copies of their official transcripts and certificates by mail to the above contact address.
(J) Civil service vacancies information contained in this column is also available on the GovHK on the Internet at http://www.gov.hk.
(K) Towards the application deadline, our on-line system would likely be overloaded due to large volume of applications. To ensure timely completion of your on-line application, it is advisable to submit the application as early as possible.

Civil Service Bureau