Architect, Environmental & Urban Planning

Salary $56.50 - $70.53/hour; $9,793.33 - $12,225.20/month; $ - $/year

Placer County is comprised of over 1,400 square miles of beautiful and diverse geography, ranging from the residential and commercial areas of South Placer, through the historic foothill areas of Auburn, Foresthill, and Colfax, and to the County's jewel of the North Lake Tahoe basin. Placer is a great place to live, work, play, and learn! For more information about Placer County, please visit  .

The Capital Improvements Division of the Department of General Services is seeking an Architect to support project management staff, and plan and administer facilities projects. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills as well as be organized and detail-oriented. Additionally, they will have experience managing some large-scale public projects. The division provides architectural design and construction management services for facility construction and improvement projects.

The division staff oversees projects valued between $50,000 and over $50 million.

The eligible list created from this recruitment may also be used to fill both open and promotional vacancies as they arise, subject to specific position requirements.

Placer County offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees. The following information represents benefits currently available to permanent Placer County employees and may be subject to change. Applicants should inquire as to the most current benefit package during hiring interviews or by contacting the Human Resources Department.

For more information regarding the benefits Placer County has to offer, please visit Placer County'sHuman Resources website.

To perform professional architectural duties requiring a high degree of expertise and independent judgment; to perform space assessment, financial, and administrative studies of a difficult and complex nature; to coordinate and monitor complex and difficult construction projects.

This is the journey level in the Architect series, which is responsible for the performance of the full range of duties. Staff at this level are required to be fully trained in all procedures related to the assigned area of responsibility.

Positions at this level are distinguished from the Senior Architect by the level of responsibility assumed, complexity of duties assigned, and independence of action taken, as well as by the direct supervisory responsibility assigned to the Senior level.

Receives supervision and direction from aSenior Architect or other assigned supervisory and management personnel. Exercises technical and functional supervision over professional, technical, and clerical staff as assigned.

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Train and lead subordinate staff.

Conduct studies of existing and proposed buildings and alterations; evaluate capital improvement project requests from other departments; develop project scope, budget, cost estimates, and project schedule; and manage project budgets.

Prepare project authorization-related documents and reports; develop project specification and contract documents; and administer design consultant contracts.

Manage bid process, including pre-bid conferences and walk-throughs; provide technical information in response to bidder inquires.

Provide construction contract administration; manage construction budget and coordinate and monitor construction projects including consultation with architects, engineers, and consultants; conduct construction inspections; prepare estimates for contractor progress payments; and prepare change orders.

Prepare design and construction drawings and specifications for new construction or alterations; and prepare general layout and perspective drawings to illustrate and evaluate proposed projects.

Plan check drawings and determine code compliance.

Prepare reports, correspondence, agreements, graphs, and tables; and make presentations at public meetings as required.

Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, other County employees and the public using principles of good customer service.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Work is performed in both an indoor office environment and in the field requiring travel to various locations throughout the County in a variety of outdoor weather conditions.

It is the responsibility of applicants to identify in their application materials how they meet the minimum qualifications listed below. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience: Three (3) years of responsible architectural experience performing duties which include assisting in the planning and design of a wide variety of buildings and capital improvement projects.

Training: Equivalent to a (5) five-year bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course…