Architectural Design Specialist

7 days ago

Houston, Texas, United States Hawaii State Department of Education Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Architectural Design Specialist to join our team at the Hawaii State Department of Education. As a key member of our design team, you will be responsible for developing and preparing complete designs, drawings, specifications, and estimates for major and complex buildings and structures.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and prepare complete designs, drawings, specifications, and estimates for major and complex buildings and structures.
  • Supervise and work with a small group of lower-level architects and draftsmen to ensure timely completion of projects.
  • Assign work to subordinates, observe work in progress, and provide assistance and technical advice as needed.
  • Review finished work for architectural design values, technical adequacy, and conformance to departmental objectives.
  • Inspect construction and architectural work done by contractors to ensure compliance with designs, plans, specifications, and contract agreements.
  • Confer 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.
Requirements
  • 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.
  • 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:
  • Class Title Architectural Experience Supervisory Experience Administrative Experience Total Exper (years) Architect I Architect II Architect III Architect IV Architect V 4 * 0 4 *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.
  • Professional architectural work experience in developing and preparing complete designs, drawings, specifications, and estimates for buildings, structures, 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.
Substitutions
  • 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.
  • 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.
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.

Salary

The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable.

Requirements

Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified.

Unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. Calculation of experience is based on full-time, 40-hour workweeks. Part-time experience is pro-rated.

Claims of Temporary Assignment (TA) experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements must be verified and attached to the application using one of the options below:

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

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;

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

Attach all relevant supporting documents to your application.

Documents that were attached to applications submitted before November 16, 2023 do not automatically attach or transfer to applications submitted on and after December 16, 2023.

All submitted documents become the property of the Hawaii State Department of Education.

Temporary positions may be extended year to year, dependent upon funding and departmental needs. Making yourself available for temporary positions increases your employment possibilities and may lead to permanent opportunities.

A person hired for a temporary position may also become a temporary employee upon satisfactory completion of the initial probation period of at least six months.

Once a temporary employee, you would be eligible to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions.

You may also enjoy other rights and benefits as afforded to an employee in a permanent position, with the exception of return rights and placement rights associated with a reduction-in-force.

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