Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $95639 to $118897 Annually
Appointment Type Contingent Permanent
Minimum Qualifications NON-COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: An Architect's license, with current registration, from any state or territory of the United States.
COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must be reachable for appointment on Current Civil Service Eligible List for this title.
TRANSFER QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must have one year of permanent service in the posted title and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1 of Civil Service Law.
To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website: https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/index.cfm.
NON-COMPETITIVE PROMOTION (NCP)
NOTE: If three or fewer qualified and interested promotional candidates respond to this notice, the agency may, at its discretion, nominate a qualified employee for non-competitive promotion under the provisions of Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law. To qualify, you must be a current OPWDD employee and have one year of permanent service as an Assistant Architect and possession of a license and current registration as an architect in New York State.
55 B/C QUALIFICATIONS:
• Possess the minimum qualifications for this title as established by the Department of Civil Service and listed on the most recent exam announcement.
• Meet the applicable minimal mental and/or physical requirements for the job (with a reasonable accommodation, if necessary)
• Have a current Eligibility Letter from the NYS Department of Civil Service, www.cs.ny.gov/rp55/, and be able to provide it to the Human Resources Office upon request.
Duties Description The Office of Property Supports and Emergency Services is a centralized support office whose mission is to provide a standardized team approach to the management of the Physical Plant Maintenance, Capital Services, Safety & Security, Fire Safety, Emergency Maintenance, Environmental Services, and Food Preparation. Under the direction of the Director of Capital Services, the incumbent will manage and direct the development, implementation, and oversight of Broome, Central NY, and Finger Lakes DDSO's capital construction activities, code activities, and regulatory compliance activities related to the architectural design and management of the buildings and programs for the agency.
Duties include but are not limited to the following:
-Provide management oversight for the planning, design, and construction of both new construction and rehabilitation ranging from major facilities to small residential structures.
-Provide space planning for acquisition and renovation of new facilities and existing facilities for both State owned and state operated sites.
-Provide campus planning for campus renovations and campus consolidation.
-Supervise subordinate architectural personnel and coordinate architectural activities with other specialties involved in the design and construction of building projects.
-Maintain code compliance for all projects and activities to ensure that all facilities are built and maintained per NYS Uniform Code and NFPA 101 Life Safety Code for residents' health and safety.
-Provide code management and code interpretation for all agency programs and activities.
-Manage the construction permit process for facility in-house building projects.
-Serve as the NYS Certified Code Enforcement Official for the Agency. Training provided. Conduct field visits and inspections, as required to
investigate code compliance, complaints, or emergency conditions, and provide on-site technical advice.
-Coordinate and manage activities with other state agencies related to OPWDD program activities including the NYS Department of Health, NYS Department of State, NYS Department of Labor as well as coordination with federal government Center for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS).
-Responsible for occasional work in the NYS Emergency Operation Center in Albany during a natural disaster will be expected, which may include
modified work hours as needed.
-This position requires occasional travel throughout the State of New York to provide technical support to other Office of Property Supports and
Emergency Services bureaus and as needed for capital construction project oversight. Travel may fluctuate seasonally, and most of the travel will
be during, but not necessarily limited to, the typical construction season. Appointees to this position are required to have a driver's license valid in
NYS to operate a motor vehicle or otherwise demonstrate their capacity to meet the transportation needs of the job.
Please note, the posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for Grade 24 $88,639 along with any special salary treatments in
effect for this position in this location, such as Geographic Differential $7,000.
*Position may be filled in Binghamton, Rome, Albany, or Schenectady. Please indicate the location you are interested in*
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Additional Comments • The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and it's Division of Administration is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture, and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
• In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
• If an employee or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
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