Architect III, IV, V - Building Inspection Planning Services Unit
Job in
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, 96814, USA
Listing for:
Hawaii State Department of Education
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-06-02
Job specializations:
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Design & Architecture
Architect / Sr. Architect, Engineering Design & Technologists
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 - 100000 USD Yearly
USD
80000.00
100000.00
YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Responsibilities
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, including new construction, remodeling, alterations, and major repairs.Assigns work to subordinates, observes work in progress, and provides assistance and technical advice as needed to solve 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 involved in the preparation of structural, electrical, and mechanical plans.Makes recommendations and suggests changes in materials and construction, and makes necessary adjustments to 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.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 that 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 a full four‑year course leading to a bachelor’s degree in an accredited college or university may substitute for formal graduation.
Experience
Requirements
Applicants must have progressively responsible experience as described below in the amounts shown in the following table:
- Architect III: 2 years of architectural experience, 0 years of supervisory experience, 0 years of administrative experience, total 2 years.
- Architect IV: 3 years of architectural experience, 0 years of supervisory experience, 0 years of administrative experience, total 3 years.
- Architect V: 4 years of architectural experience, supervisory potential (no actual supervisory years required), 0 years of administrative experience, total 4 years.
* 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 met when there is strong evidence of the necessary supervisory aptitudes 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 regarding leadership qualities.
The following kinds of experience are not acceptable as professional 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, including ground and water forms, vegetation, roads, walks, incidental structures, and other landscape features.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.Structural engineering experience per se; i.e., stress analyses and design of foundations and structural framing of concrete, timber, steel, and masonry structures.Experience in inspection and field supervision of construction of…
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