The commissioner shall appoint a licensed professional engineer of this State who has had 5 years experience in any of the construction activities listed in section 3 of this act as chief engineer in charge of the Construction Safety Section established in this act. Construction safety inspectors shall have a minimum of 5 years experience in construction work. All such appointments shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, Civil Service.
N.J.S. § 34:5-174