Department of Civil Service

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Positions

This title exists within Various New York State Agencies and has approximately 29 positions statewide.

*The number of positions is approximate and represents the number of positions established (both filled and vacant); it is not an indication or reference to position type or duration, or intent to be filled.

Career Ladder

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This title may exist in more than one negotiating unit. This salary schedule represents the most typical salary for this title. Click here to view additional salary information regarding the various bargaining units.

An individual's final salary is determined by the Office of the State Comptroller. This salary schedule does not reflect any Special Salary Treatments

Job Duties

As an Architect 2, your duties may include, but are not limited to the management and coordination of all in-house and consultant design work. You would direct, supervise and mentor a staff of subordinate architects and/or engineers, drafting technicians and project managers in the design and managing of state building projects; oversee the interaction of your staff with in-house or consultant design professionals, technical specialists, cost control, and other units; direct and review the technical content and presentation of architectural designs and construction documents; act as the point of contact with client agencies for technical aspects of in-house and consultant design projects and programs; participate in the procurement/selection of consultant contracts; lead or participate in various International Standards Organization and Quality Improvement Teams; prepare necessary reports and correspondence; and provide expert testimony at litigation proceedings as required. At certain agencies you will also supervise subordinate professional staff in the review and approval of architectural construction documents for capital construction projects relating to public school districts, Boards of Cooperative Education Services, healthcare projects, institutional projects or the building and/or renovating of affordable housing projects to ensure plans meet all applicable codes and regulations. You may also draft or propose regulations and modifications. In other agencies, you may be assigned to coordinate the engineering and architectural design activities by supervising the construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of a region's facilities or historic preservation capital projects.

Note: Continued employment as an Architect 2 is dependent upon continued possession of a New York State Professional Architect's license and current registration. Failure to maintain this license with current registration will result in removal from the position.

View the classification standard for this title which illustrates the nature, extent and scope of duties and responsibilities of the classes they describe.

Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.

On or before the date of the examination, ou must be a qualified employee of New York State and have had three months of permanent competitive, non-competitive NY HELPS*, or 55-b/55-c service as Architect 1**, AND you must possess a New York State Architect license and current registration at the time of appointment. If you have received a permanent appointment to a qualifying title listed and served provisionally*** in that title immediately preceding your permanent appointment, such provisional service may be counted towards meeting the time in title required for this examination.

**Due to the May 23, 2024, title structure change, permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as a Senior Architect is also qualifying.

Only the title or titles listed are qualifying.

For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. Job postings on StateJobsNY will contain the most up-to-date qualifications.

How to Apply

When this examination is scheduled to be held, the announcement can be found on the Department of Civil Service, Examination Announcements web page. If you do not see an examination currently scheduled please check back on a monthly basis or sign up for email notification so that you will automatically be notified when new examinations are being offered.

Mobility Options

Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the career ladder. Additional movement may be achieved through transfer or other examinations.

For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322.

You can also visit ELMS Online to view established open-competitive, promotion, and transition eligible lists.