1. Each Deputy Director: (a) Is in the unclassified service of the State. (b) Must hold a master’s degree in public or business administration, hold the degree of bachelor of science in civil, structural, mechanical or industrial engineering, or be a licensed professional engineer. (c) Must have at least: (1) Two years of administrative experience as an assistant director or the Chief Engineer; or (2) Fifteen years of progressively responsible experience in engineering or project management. 2. The Chief Engineer: (a) Is in the unclassified service of the State. (b) Must be a licensed professional engineer. (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, must have at least 3 years of experience as the final engineering authority for a state’s agency which has duties similar to those of the Department. 3. If the Director or the Deputy Director appointed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 408.175 is a licensed professional engineer, he or she may also act as the Department’s Chief Engineer. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1782; A 1983, 1662; 1997, 1068; 2003, 2521; 2021, 32)
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