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. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1782; A 1983, 1662; 1997, 1068; 2003, 2521; 2021, 32; 2025, 2028)