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Architect III, IV, V - Construction Management Section

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Description
This posting is being used to fill various Architect positions at the specified location. The authorized level of the position is Architect V. Applications are being accepted down to the Architect III in the event of recruiting difficulties.

SALARY RANGE: All new external applicants will be placed on the initial step of the salary range. However, placement above the initial step of the salary range will be based on special characteristics and critical needs of the position, an applicant's exceptional qualifications, the availability of funds, and other relevant factors. Such appointments require prior approval. Hawaii State Department of Education employees will be placed on the salary range in accordance with Department regulations.

Architect III, AR-22: $6,712.00 - $7,686.00 per month
Architect IV, AR-24: $8,289.00 - $9,492.00 per month
Architect V, AR-26: $8,951.00 - $10,252.00 per month

Examples of Duties:

• Supervises and works with a small group of lower-level architects and draftsmen in the preparation of designs, plans, specifications and estimates for major and complex buildings and structures such as schools, health, social services and higher education facilities, and other government buildings, which include new construction, remodeling, alterations, and major repairs.
• Assigns work to subordinates, observes work in progress, providing assistance and technical advice as needed in the solution of unusual or complex problems.
• Reviews finished work for architectural design values, technical adequacy and conformance to departmental objectives; reviews completed plans and specifications prepared by contractors for compliance with building, plumbing and electrical codes, and with fire and health regulations.
• Inspects construction and architectural work done by contractors to ensure compliance with designs, plans, specifications, and contract agreements; confers with engineers engaged in the preparation of structural, electrical and mechanical plans.
• Makes recommendations and suggests changes in materials and construction, and makes necessary adjustments in architectural designs to fit structural, electrical and mechanical requirements; interprets building code requirements.
• May recommend building sites and types of buildings best suited for the intended purpose.

Minimum Qualifications

Education Requirement: Graduation from an accredited school or college of architecture or engineering, with a degree in architecture or architectural engineering. Four years of successful and progressive experience in architecture which will enable the applicant to perform successfully at the professional level may be substituted for graduation from college provided this experience demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture and an understanding of the field of architecture comparable to that which would be acquired through successful completion of a full four-year course leading to a bachelor's degree in an accredited college or university with a major study in architecture.

Experience Requirements: Except for the substitutions provided for in this specification, applicants must have had progressively responsible experience of the kind and quality described below and in the amounts shown in the following table:

Professional Architect License Requirement: For the Architect IV and higher levels, applicant must possess a Hawaii State Certificate of Registration as professional architect.

Driver's License Requirement: Applicants must have a current, valid driver's license.

Tests: Applicants who do not possess a bachelor's degree in architecture or architectural engineering, but qualified through substitution of progressively responsible architectural experience, as provided for in the Education Requirement section above, may be required to take and qualify on a written test designed to measure the applicant's knowledge and understanding of the architectural sciences and techniques and their application to architectural problems.

Supplemental Information: The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable. Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified.

Equal Opportunity: The Hawaii State Department of Education does not discriminate in its educational policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991.