Architect - Office City Engineer

About This Position Phoenix is the 5th largest city in the country, serving as Arizona's center of government, commerce, and culture. It is emerging in the new economy with strength in high technology, manufacturing, bioscience research and advanced business services. Phoenix is a progressive city, brimming with sports and cultural attractions, distinctive restaurants, fascinating museums, diverse residential options, and endless outdoor opportunities.

About This Position Phoenix is the 5th largest city in the country, serving as Arizona's center of government, commerce, and culture. It is emerging in the new economy with strength in high technology, manufacturing, bioscience research and advanced business services. Phoenix is a progressive city, brimming with sports and cultural attractions, distinctive restaurants, fascinating museums, diverse residential options, and endless outdoor opportunities.

The Office of the City Engineer is seeking an Architect for the Vertical Project Management Section. The Vertical Project Management Section (VPM) provides overall project management of the design and construction projects for the city-owned properties and facilities improvements outside the public right of way. This position is responsible for managing all ranges of design and construction projects. These capital improvement projects are co-managed with City client department Project Managers from departments such as, but not limited to, the Phoenix Convention Center, Office of Arts and Culture, Parks and Recreation, Library, Police, Fire and Public Works Departments.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing professional service contracts and contracts utilizing Job Order Contract (JOC), Design Bid Build, Design Build, and/or Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) delivery methods. The Architect will oversee all activities and personnel involved in the implementation of projects and contracts for which they are assigned including but not limited to design, coordination, scheduling, construction, budget and construction management and compliance.

This position develops and oversees the implementation of City Building Standards and client-specific design criteria used in the execution of expansion, renovation, and new capital improvement projects. The Architect reviews City projects for ADA compliance and acts as a liaison to the Mayor's Commission on Disability Issues (MCDI). Architects apply professional architectural knowledge and skills to the design and construction of City architectural projects.

• Principles and practices of architecture and architectural engineering.
• Modern methods, techniques and design concepts as applied to the design and construction of public buildings.
• Applicable titles of the State Statutes, County Health Regulations, and City Codes and Ordinances as they relate to the management of complex architectural projects.
• Principles and practices of supervision.
• Use of engineering and drafting instruments and related equipment.

• Draw building plans.
• Use graphic instructions, such as blueprints, schematic drawings, layouts, or other visual aids.
• Perform field inspections of buildings in various stages of completion.
• Produce written documents in the English language with clearly organized thoughts using proper sentence construction, punctuation, and grammar.
• Work cooperatively with City employees, private firms and the general public.
• Perform a broad range of supervisory responsibilities over others.

Pay Range: $104,728 to $ annually.

Hiring Range: $104,728 to $ annually.

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
• Promotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade increase.
• Demotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade decrease.
• Lateral transfers occur when there is no change to the last two digits of the pay grade.
• When there is…