Assistant Architect - Operation of Plant-Supervision - 12 Months/40hrs

RCSD•Rochester, NY

About The Position

Description (Resume and civil service application required.) This is an architectural position involving responsibility for planning and designing additions, rehabilitations, and renovations to buildings. Employees of this class may be assigned to a functional area, including architectural investigations of buildings, field supervision of project construction, or office work involving designing and preparing specifications. This employee works under direct supervision from a registered architect or engineer with wide latitude allowed in exercising independent judgment in planning work details and in making technical decisions on routine problems. Supervision may be exercised over architectural and technical staff. Does related work as required.

Requirements

Strong communication, design, and project management skills
good knowledge of the principles and practices of architecture
good knowledge of the methods and procedures of architectural designing
good knowledge of building construction techniques and materials
good knowledge of materials and labor costs for building construction
good knowledge of local, state and federal standards
working knowledge of computer and drafting systems
abilityto design architectural modifications and additions
ability to prepare working drawings
ability to read construction drawings
ability to estimate construction costs
ability to prepare manual of specifications
ability to perform word processing
fluent with current version of Architectural Desktop and Auto CAD and other appropriate report software
ability to inspect construction work for conformance with plans and specifications
ability to assess feasibility or renovation and rehabilitation of buildings
record keeping ability
accuracy
good judgment
ability to work effectively as part of a team
physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position
must provide own transportation
Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with an Associates degree in Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Technology, or Construction Technology, and four (4) years paid full-time or its part-time equivalent experience in drafting architectural or engineering plans for additions, for remodeling, or for rehabilitation of structures, or for new construction; OR,
Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelors degree in Architecture, plus two (2) years of experience as described in (A).

Responsibilities

Prepares preliminary sketches of functional space allocations and layouts of proposed modifications or additions and budget estimates
Prepares from selected sketches, detailed working drawings, including symbols, floor plans, plot plans, elevations, details
Checks computations and drawings for accuracy and conformance to scale, codes, standards and regulations
Recommends the selection of the plan and design for a project
Discusses preliminary designs with supervisors, district administrators and modifies as required
Supervises lower level architectural and technical staff in drafting of preliminary and working drawings
Estimates materials and labor costs for construction work
Does product evaluation and prepares manual of specifications
Inspects construction for conformance to plans and specifications
Directs modifications of work to conform construction to plans and specifications
Investigates architectural and engineering problems associated with older governmental buildings and determines feasibility of renovations or repairs
Draws scaled details of building plans to clarify the design for the contractor
Maintains currency of architectural files by indexing, recording, and updating of drawings
Reviews plans and designs for buildings for conformance to all applicable codes and regulations including the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code
Inspects buildings during construction and upon completion for conformance to the Building Code of New York State and S.E.D. Building Standards