Term Technical Officer

Term Technical Officer (Structural) (Monthly Salary: $24,380)

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 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 Hong Kong 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
5 April 2024

How to Apply
Application Forms [HD917 (Rev. 2024)] are obtainable (1) from the reception counters at the atrium of Hong Kong 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 ( or (3) by fax through our telephone hotline (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 13 January 2023. 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.

Online application can also be made through:

(i) the GovHK
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(ii) Hong Kong Housing Authority website
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(iii) ‘iAM Smart
(

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 June 2024 may assume their applications unsuccessful. For enquiry, please contact Ms LUI at .