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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 09/12/23

Applications Due09/26/23

Vacancy ID139120

AgencyHealth, Department of

TitleAssistant Architect - 82643

Occupational CategoryClerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade20

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $69934 to $88721 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 5%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.50

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address OPCHSM, Division of Planning and Licensure/Bureau of Architecture and Engineering Review

Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, RM 1805

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12237

Minimum Qualifications "Permanent Transfer Candidates: One year of permanent or contingent-permanent competitive service as an Assistant Architect, G-20 or Consultant in Physical Standards and Safety, G-22.

Provisional Promotion Candidates: you must be a qualified employee of New York State and have had one year or more of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as a Junior Architect, Principal Drafting Technician (all parenthetics), Junior Architectural Estimator, Construction Estimator 1 (Architectural), Assistant Architectural Estimator, or Construction Estimator 2 (Architectural).

Open Competitive Provisional Candidates: Either 1. six years of architectural experience in design or drafting on buildings requiring multi-discipline trade involvement such as heating, plumbing, and electric. This experience must have been under the direction of a registered architect or professional engineer. Qualifying experience includes work performed on institutional, commercial, healthcare, academic, office, or residential buildings (excluding single family or duplex family homes). You must explain your level of involvement and type of building(s) worked on;

Or 2. an associate’s degree in architecture, architectural technology, construction technology, civil engineering technology, or drafting technology with an emphasis on architecture AND four years of architectural design or drafting experience under the direction of a registered architect or professional engineer. Qualifying experience includes work performed on institutional, commercial, healthcare, academic, office, or residential buildings (excluding single family or duplex family homes). You must explain your level of involvement and type of building(s) worked on;

Or 3. a four-year bachelor’s degree in architectural/structural engineering studies AND two years of architectural design or drafting experience under the direction of a registered architect or professional engineer. Qualifying experience includes work performed on institutional, commercial, healthcare, academic, office, or residential buildings (excluding single family or duplex family homes). You must explain your level of involvement and type of building(s) worked on;

Or 4. a five-year bachelor’s degree in architectural studies or a master’s degree in architectural studies AND one year of architectural design or drafting experience under the direction of a registered architect. Qualifying experience includes work performed on institutional, commercial, healthcare, academic, office or residential buildings (excluding single family or duplex family homes). You must explain your level of involvement and type of building(s) worked on;

Or 5. an Architect’s license, with current registration, from any state or territory of the United States.

Important: Travel may be required and could be extensive. Appointees to these positions are required to have a driver’s license valid in New York State to operate a motor vehicle or otherwise demonstrate their capacity to meet the transportation needs of the job."

Preferred Qualifications: A Bachelor's degree in Architecture is strongly preferred, plus two years relevant post-graduate experience. Experience in health care design, including but not limited to Hospitals, Outpatient Facilities, Nursing Homes and Mental Health. Must possess a valid driver's license.

Duties Description The Assistant Architect, working under senior staff, will perform architectural and engineering reviews of construction documents for Certificate of Need applications, as well as evaluate the designs for renovating or rehabilitating buildings and performing technical reviews of consultants’ drawings and related details for compliance with appropriate codes, laws, regulations, and standards, as well as functional design features. The incumbent must have architectural experience with various stages of design and construction, and with existing building conditions. The incumbent may also provide review support to senior staff with certain components of large projects or preparing reports and correspondence. The incumbent should be able to work independently to manage an assigned workload and provide project status reports to supervisors as well as, review reference standards to learn and apply codes, regulations, and physical space standards. Some travel may be required.

Additional Comments "Benefits of Working for NYS
Generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:
Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Thirteen (13) paid holidays annually
• Up to Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave annually
• Up to Five (5) days of paid personal leave annually
• Up to Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave annually for PEF/CSEA
• Up to Eight (8) days of paid sick leave annually for M/C
• Up to three (3) days of professional leave annually to participate in professional development


Health Care Benefits
• Eligible employees and dependents can pick from a variety of affordable health insurance programs
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost

Additional Benefits
• New York State Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Membership
• NYS Deferred Compensation
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, as well as U.S. Savings Bonds
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• And many more.. "


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Name Human Resources Management Group, LD/AssntArch/82643

Telephone 518-486-1812

Fax 518-473-3395

Email Address resume@health.ny.gov

Address

Street RM 2217, Corning Tower Building, ESP

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12237

 

Notes on Applying Please submit your resume and cover letter, preferably in PDF format, by email to resume@health.ny.gov, with Reference LD/AssntArch/82643 included in the subject line or by mail to Human Resources Management Group, LD/AssntArch/82643, Rm 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0012, or by fax to (518) 473-3395. Failure to include the required information may result in your resume not being considered for this position.

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