The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

• ASSOCIATE SPACE PLANNER - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 9 months:

Exam Code(s):

1575

For ASSOCIATE SPACE PLANNER, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 9 months:

Exam Code(s):

• EX-01575

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

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This examination consists of the following component(s):

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

A Departmental Open eligible list for the ASSOCIATE SPACE PLANNER Classification will be established for:

• Department of General Services

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 12 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

• A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
• A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

1. Interviewing and reviewing documents with clients in order to determine appropriate space requirements and project scope.
2. Reviewing data (e.g., accessibility, seismic, floor plans, site plans, interior finishes) regarding potential facilities and/or buildings to determine suitability for client’s needs.
3. Consulting with clients using adjacency plans, bubble diagrams, and/or schematics to develop preliminary designs.
4. Applying code knowledge, program information, and project management skills to develop final floor plans.
5. Selecting and specifying finish materials for commercial building to meet client’s design needs.
6. Reviewing construction documents (e.g., drawings, details, product specifications) prepared by architects, subcontractors and vendors to prepare documentation for permit submission.
7. Reviewing bids prepared by contractors, subcontractors, and vendors to evaluate and compare construction costs.
8. Managing project scope by communicating with building managers, contractors, and/or developers, to meet the project requirements and client needs.
9. Coordinate with clients, vendors and building construction teams to design and install modular systems furniture in accordance to client needs.
10. Developing and monitoring project schedules to update client on project progress.
11. Conducting pre-bid and pre-construction meetings with contractors and/or developers to provide information (e.g., scope of project, facility or site restrictions/conditions, and other client requirements) and outlining roles and responsibilities during construction.
12. Tracking project costs using Microsoft Excel or other accounting methodology to maintain project budget.
13. Reviewing project documents (e.g., requests for information, change order requests, payments, punch list items) in accordance with project budget and client’s requests.
14. Conducting final inspections of construction and/or modular systems furniture projects, to ensure projects are in compliance with project scope, client requirements and industry standards.
15. Tracking billable hours of project tasks to prepare client invoices.
16. Illustrating design concepts (e.g., conceptual drawings, construction details, elevations, sections) using freehand sketching and AutoCAD or equivalent program to develop project documents and plans.
17. Utilizing various software programs (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, Projects, and Outlook) to manage project scope, schedule, and budget.

• Department of General Services

Technical questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

Administrative questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

Department of General Services reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.