NRS 408.178: Qualifications and classifications of Deputy Directors and Chief Engineer.

1. Each Deputy Director:

(a) Is in the unclassified service of the State.

(b) Must:

(1) Hold a bachelor’s degree in business, economics or public or business administration;

(2) Hold the degree of bachelor of science in civil, structural, mechanical or industrial engineering; or

(3) 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, project management, business or economics.

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.