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Responsible Managing Employee (RME), Hawaiʻi Contractor License

Engagement
Full-time employee (W-2). Hawaiʻi rules require the RME to be a bona fide employee who directly manages the contracting business and lives in Hawaiʻi.
Location
Hawaiʻi Island; field and office, with regular site visits

Mission

Serve as the Responsible Managing Employee who qualifies ʻĀina Force for a Hawaiʻi contractor license, and supervise the permitted wastewater work done under that license so it is safe, code-compliant, and well documented.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the qualifying individual (RME) on ʻĀina Force’s application to the Hawaiʻi Contractors License Board.
  • Directly supervise and control the construction work performed under the company’s license, as the Board requires of an RME.
  • Review approved plans, permits, and site conditions before work starts, and stop work when something does not match.
  • Work with the project’s licensed engineer on field changes, inspections, and as-built records.
  • Set safety, quality, and documentation standards for crews and subcontractors.
  • Keep license, bond, insurance, and continuing requirements current, and flag any compliance risk early.
  • Help the team keep clear lines between work that needs a license and coordination work that does not.

Ideal background

A Hawaiʻi contractor (or someone who has already qualified a license for a company) with hands-on experience supervising septic, cesspool, sewer, plumbing, or underground utility work. Until our license is issued, ʻĀina Force coordinates the pilot and licensed independent firms do the permitted work.

Must-haves

  • Holds, or has passed the exams to hold, a Hawaiʻi contractor license in a classification that covers onsite wastewater work, such as A (General Engineering), C-43 (Sewer, Sewage Disposal, Drain and Pipe Laying), C-9 (Cesspool), or C-37 (Plumbing).
  • Supervisory trade experience that meets the Contractors License Board’s requirements for that classification (generally four years within the last ten).
  • Has passed, or is ready to pass, the Board’s business and law exam.
  • Able to work for us full-time as a W-2 employee, live in Hawaiʻi, and directly manage the work done under the license. An RME generally can’t qualify a second, unrelated company at the same time.
  • Ability to visit job sites across Hawaiʻi Island.
  • Clean license history and good standing with the Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA).

Nice-to-haves

  • Direct experience with cesspool conversions or individual wastewater systems on Hawaiʻi Island.
  • Familiarity with Hawaiʻi Department of Health Wastewater Branch rules and inspections.
  • Experience qualifying a license for a new company, including bonding and insurance.
  • OSHA 30, competent-person training, or similar safety credentials.
  • Relationships with local suppliers, pumpers, and inspectors.

What success looks like in the first 90 days

  • Our contractor license application is filed with you as the qualifying RME.
  • A clear field supervision and documentation routine is in place for licensed work.
  • Every licensed job starts with approved plans and permits in hand.
  • License, bond, and insurance records are current and easy to check.
Responsible Managing Employee (RME), Hawaiʻi Contractor License — Careers — ʻĀina Force