SALARY: $9,001 - $10,925/month FILING DEADLINE: RECRUITMENT IS OPEN UNTIL FILLED OR UNTIL A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME.

POSITION DESCRIPTION The City of Fresno is currently recruiting for the position of Architect. Architect is a working level professional class. Incumbents design and coordinate plans and specifications for new building construction, building alterations and additions, and capital improvement projects; perform structural architectural plan check review for complex buildings; or perform combination plan checks for commercial interior alterations related to fire, life, health, and safety requirements of specialty codes; and may provide lead direction and training to lower-level personnel engaged in the plan review process.

Immediate and future vacancies will be filled from this eligible list for a period of three (3) months from the date the eligible list created, with the option of extending that period at the City's discretion. Should the competitive process be suspended for this recruitment, the eligibility list may be limited to three (3) months.

An Architect in Historic Preservation may administer local economic incentives including Mills Act contracts as well as conduct research necessary for federally-sponsored programs and projects pursuant to Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

THE REQUIREMENTS Valid License as an Architect by the State of California pursuant to the professional standards published in the Code of Federal Regulations, 36 CFR Part 61.

A copy of License as an Architect must be attached/uploaded to your application for verification of this requirement.

EXAMINATION PROCESS

Application review - Qualifying Only: Applications which meet the minimum qualifications will be reviewed and a limited number of the most qualified candidates will be invited to the Oral Examination. Selection of the most qualified candidates will be based upon those applications demonstrating the greatest breadth and depth of applicable education, experience, skills and training. Therefore, applicants are urged to submit sufficiently detailed information in their application materials for evaluation.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications on or before the posted filing deadline in order to qualify for the examination and does not assure a place on the eligibility list. The examination process may consist of the following:

Oral Examination - 100%: A panel of subject matter experts will conduct a job-related oral examination to evaluate each candidate's training, experience and qualifications for the position of Architect. Candidates must achieve a passing score to qualify for the eligible list. A panel of subject matter experts will conduct a job-related oral examination to evaluate a candidate's knowledge of: historic preservation; methods and procedures of historic preservation planning such as; National Register of Historic Places, evaluation, environmental review, grants, technical preservation services, survey, archeology, public information and/or curation of historic properties; applicable Federal, State, and local laws, codes, ordinances, policies, procedures, rules and regulations; technical, legal, and historic resources management practices and procedures as they apply to architectural history and Historic Preservation; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with businesses, planners, civic groups, governmental agencies and the public.

The oral exam has been tentatively scheduled for the week of: TO BE DETERMINED

Selected eligible candidates will be required to successfully pass a Department interview and a Department of Justice fingerprint prior to employment with the City of Fresno.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS Possession at time of appointment and continued maintenance of a valid California Driver License may be required.

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