Hong Kong Housing Authority Hiring for Term Technical Officer (Structural) Job at Hong Kong Full Time

Term Technical Officer (Structural) (Monthly Salary: $23,295)

Designated Assignments: To assist in development of IT systems and provide

technical supports for various units/ new works projects in Development and

Construction Division; or to assist in handling building control work undertaken by

Independent Checking Unit; or to handle maintenance works in relation to estate

management, etc.

Entry Requirements

Candidates should

(1) have a Diploma or Higher Certificate in Structural Engineering or Civil Engineering from

a Hong Kong polytechnic university /polytechnic, the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational

Education or a technical institute/ technical college, or equivalent; and

(2) obtain the Level 2 (“Grade E” before 2007) or above in Chinese Language and English

Language (“Syllabus B” before 2007) in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education

Examination (HKDSEE) or Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE),

or equivalent.

Note: All qualifications should be obtained on or before the closing date for application.

Main Duties

A Term Technical Officer (Structural) will be deployed to work in any of the above designated

assignments. Duties mainly include:

(1) preparing steel bar bending schedules and minor works designs;

(2) computing steel and concrete quantities;

(3) preparing structural plans and calculation details;

(4) performing site inspection and checking, and building control duties;

(5) managing structural plans and records;

(6) carrying out computer-aided drafting;

(7) managing test reports and data;

(8) issuing works order for testing materials; and

(9) performing any other associated duties as required.

Terms of Appointment

Successful candidates will be appointed on Housing Authority temporary terms with an

agreement of two 1-year contracts to a designated assignment(s). The offer of second 1-year

contract will be subject to the satisfactory completion of the first 1-year contract with satisfactory

performance and conduct, and subject to such terms and conditions as may be offered. Further

renewal of agreement may be offered subject to satisfactory performance and conduct of the

candidate, and the operational needs. The entry pay, terms of appointment and conditions of

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service to be offered are subject to the provision prevailing at the time the offer of appointment is

made.

Fringe Benefits

A contract-end gratuity may be granted upon satisfactory completion of the 1-year contract with

consistently high standard of performance and conduct. Such gratuity, plus any contribution

made by the Housing Authority to a Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) Scheme in respect of the

appointee as required by the MPF Schemes Ordinance, will equal to 15% of the total basic salary

drawn during the contract period. Candidates appointed are eligible for 12 days’ paid annual

leave. Other benefits such as rest days, statutory holidays (or substituted holidays), annual leave,

sick leave, sickness allowance, maternity leave and employees’ compensation, where appropriate,

will be granted on terms not less favourable than the provisions of the Minimum Wage Ordinance,

the Employment Ordinance and the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance.

Closing Date for Application

30 December 2022

How to Apply

Application Forms [HD917 (Rev. 2015)] are obtainable (1) from the reception counters at the

atrium of Housing Authority Headquarters, 33 Fat Kwong Street and the Hong Kong Housing

Authority Customer Service Centre, 3 Wang Tau Hom South Road; (2) from Hong Kong Housing

Authority website (https://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/tc/common/pdf/download/HD917-RE.pdf), or

(3) by fax through our telephone hotline 2712 2712 (Please press in sequence 4, 5, 7 after

choosing the language).

Completed form, together with (1) resume showing detailed job descriptions of all current and

previous employment; (2) photocopies of all professional/ academic certificates and transcript of

studies; and (3) photocopies of all employment references should reach the Appointments

Sub-section, Housing Department, 3/F, Block 2, Housing Authority Headquarters, 33 Fat Kwong

Street, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon on or before 30 December 2022. Please specify “Application

for the post of Term Technical Officer (Structural)” on the envelope. To avoid delayed or

unsuccessful delivery of applications by post, please ensure that the correct address is clearly

printed or written on the envelope and sufficient postage has been affixed before posting.

Mail items bearing insufficient postage will not be delivered to this Department and will be

returned to the sender or disposed by the Hongkong Post, where appropriate. Applicants

will bear any consequences arising from paying insufficient postage.

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Online application can also be made through:

(i) the GovHK– (https://eform.one.gov.hk/form/hou030/en/)

(ii) the Hong Kong Housing Authority website

(https://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/global-elements/forms/general-information/index.

html)

(iii) ‘iAM Smart e-Form’. (https://www.iamsmart.gov.hk/en/e-service-eform.html)

Candidates who apply online should submit all supporting documents to the Appointment

Sub-section of the Housing Department (see the above address) on or before the closing date

for application. Please specify “Application for the post of Term Technical Officer

(Structural)” on the envelope, and the reference code should be quoted on the envelope and

the copies of supporting documents.

Applications which are not made in prescribed form, or incomplete, or submitted by fax or

e-mail, or late, or not signed, or without the required supporting documents may not be

considered. All information provided will be treated in strict confidence. Personal data

collected will be used for appointment-related purpose only.

Applicants are encouraged to provide their email addresses on the application forms. Those who

are not invited for interview (by email or by post) by January 2023 may assume their applications

unsuccessful. For enquiry, please contact Miss YU at 2761 6170.

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