Architect VI - Facilities Development Branch

Job Description

Architect VI, AR-28: $10,285.00 - $13,128.00 per month. 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. Current Hawaii State Department of Education employees will be placed according to Department regulations and applicable collective bargaining agreements.

• Plans, directs, advises on and reviews the work of subordinate professional and nonprofessional personnel engaged in architectural design projects, including the preparation of plans, specifications and cost estimates; determines work priorities and makes broad work assignments.
• Develops design criteria, techniques, methods and procedures for the accomplishment of architectural projects.
• Analyzes and reviews the work of subordinates in terms of technical, functional and aesthetic adequacy, and for conformance to departmental policies, regulations, and legal requirements.
• Coordinates activities of its section with other sections or departments, other government agencies, private contractors or consultants, and the public.
• Assists in the development of broad work programs and policies and in preparing and justifying budgets.
• Makes recommendations and commitments concerning such matters as design changes to meet special conditions or functions, and need for hiring special consultants for mechanical, electrical, or structural engineering problems, subsurface investigation, and surveying.
• Recommends organizational and functional changes and performs such personnel management functions as approving leave, initiating requests for personnel action, evaluating employee performance, and handling disciplinary problems.
• Serves as a technical consultant on architectural matters.
• Prepares or directs the preparation of technical reports and correspondence.

Education Requirement: Graduation from an accredited school or college of architecture or engineering, with a degree in architecture or architectural engineering. Four (4) 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 if the experience demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture and an understanding comparable to a bachelor’s degree.

Experience Requirements (Architect VI level):

• Architectural
  
  Experience:
  
  4 years
• Supervisory
  
  Experience:
  
  1 year
• Administrative
  
  Experience:
  
  5 years

Administrative

Experience:

Applicants for the Architect VI level must demonstrate possession of administrative aptitude. Such evidence may include success in regular or special assignments or projects that involved administrative problems; interest in management demonstrated by the performance of work assignments; completion of educational or training courses in management; management’s observation and evaluation of leadership and managerial capabilities; success in trial assignments to managerial and/or administrative tasks.

Architectural

Experience:

Professional architectural work experience in developing and preparing complete designs, drawings, specifications, estimates of buildings, structures, and installations. The experience must be based on and require a thorough knowledge and application of the basic physical, mathematical, and architectural sciences to the solution of theoretical or practical architectural problems.

Non‑qualifying Architectural

Experience:

• Routine drafting or development of plans where no original investigations or designs are involved.
• 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.
• Landscape architectural work consisting mainly of the layout, design, construction or maintenance of land areas and landscape features.
• Experience in city or community…