Job Details

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

SALARY RANGE: The posted salary range indicates potential compensation, not necessarily starting salary. New external hires typically begin at the initial step. Placement above the initial step may be considered based on position requirements, exceptional qualifications, budget availability, and other relevant factors, all requiring prior approval. CurrentHawaii State Department of Education employees will be placed according to Department regulations and applicable collective bargaining agreements.

1. 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;

2. Assigns work to subordinates, observes work in progress, providing assistance and technical advice as needed in the solution of unusual or complex problems;

3. 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;

4. Inspects construction and architectural work done by contractors to insure compliance with designs, plans, specifications, and contract agreements; confers with engineers engaged in the preparation of structural, electrical and mechanical plans;

5. 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;

6. May recommend building sites and types of buildings best suited for the intended purpose.

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:

*For the Architect V level, supervisory potential rather than actual supervisory experience may be accepted. Supervisory potential or the ability to perform supervisory duties will be considered to have been met when there is strong evidence of the necessary supervisory aptitudes as demonstrated by outstanding performance on special assignments of understudy supervisory activities, self-development programs such as further education or training in supervision or affirmative appraisals by supervisors as to leadership qualities.

Architectural Experience: Professional architectural work experience in developing and preparing complete designs, drawings, specifications, estimates of buildings, structure, and installations. Professional experience is comprised of the performance of the recognized architectural functions based on and requiring a thorough knowledge and application of the basic physical, mathematical and architectural sciences to the solution of theoretical or practical architectural problems.

The following kinds of experience are not acceptable as professional architectural experience:

1. Routine drafting or development of plans where no original investigations or designs are involved;

2. Artistic, scientific or technical illustrating activities in the drawing, inking, lettering or coloring of maps, charts, posters, etc., for purposes of publication, exhibition or scientific record;

3. Landscape architectural work consisting mainly of the layout, design, construction or maintenance of land areas and landscape features, including ground and water forms, vegetation, roads, walks, incidental structures, and other landscape features;

4. Experience in city or community planning work that relates to the broad social and economic growth and development of such community services and facilities as industry, commerce, transportation, streets, utilities, and parks;

5. Structural engineering experience per se; i.e. stress analyses, and design of foundations and structural framing of concrete, timber, steel and masonry structures;

6. Experience in inspection and field supervision of construction of engineering projects;

7. Experience in design, fabrication, testing, operation, installation or maintenance of electrical, mechanical, communication, heating, ventilation or related equipment;

8. Experience in the repair of ship hulls or superstructures; and

9. Engineering experience limited to the preparation of contract specifications; estimating of construction materials and costs.

Substitutions Allowed:

1. Substitution of a master's degree in Architecture or Architectural Engineering for Architectural Experience: A master's degree in Architecture or Architectural Engineering from an accredited school or college may be substituted for one (1) year of architectural experience.

2. Substitution of Supervisory Experience for Architectural Experience: Excess supervisory experience of the type and quality described above may be substituted for Architectural Experience on a year-for-year basis. Supervisory Experience is defined as professional architectural experience which included coordinating and assigning workloads, evaluating performance, assisting in difficult and problem areas, training subordinates, and maintaining high standards of work and timely accomplishment of work objectives.

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.

1. A copy of the applicant's TA History Report or equivalent system-generated report;

2. A signed letter from the applicant's supervisor that includes the applicant's name, his/her TA job title, the TA start and end dates (from mm/yy to mm/yy), his/her specific TA duties performed, and either the TA hours worked per week or total TA hours worked; or,

3. Copies of the applicant's signed SF-10 Forms.