Architect

UCI Series Concepts -- UCI SIZE-NEUTRAL SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDELINES

Class Specifications - E.10
Principal Architect (MSP 0717) SIZE-NEUTRAL
Senior Architect (6953) SIZE-NEUTRAL
Associate Architect (6954) SIZE-NEUTRAL

March, 1973 -- SIZE-NEUTRAL MARCH 1995

SERIES CONCEPT

Architects conduct and coordinate the planning, funding, design, construction, 
and alteration of buildings and facilities; and perform other related duties 
as required. Incumbents typically are assigned responsibility for coordination 
of building projects involving permanent buildings, for both new construction 
and major alterations; provide professional architectural information and 
advice to committees of current or prospective occupants who recommend or 
determine building needs and priorities; prepare and/or review pre-grant and 
post-grant documentation for federally-financed projects to determine 
compliance with University and federal funding and architectural requirements; 
act as liaison officers and coordinators in relationships between the 
Executive Architect appointed by the University and building committees and 
staff members; review and recommend action on design development and 
construction documents to ensure compliance with the specified programs and 
the policies of the University; oversee the preparation of bidding documents 
and project budgets; oversee the design and/or detailing of furnishings and 
equipment for projects; coordinate the services of commissioned architects 
and engineers, contractors, and inspectors in the solution of problems 
arising during construction, prepare and recommend action on change orders 
during and after construction for architectural, structural, mechanical, and 
civil engineering coordination, and for financial authorization; participate 
in on-site inspections before final acceptance by the University of the 
project under construction; and assemble and evaluate information and prepare 
reports with respect to new and revised concepts of building design, 
utilization, funding, and construction, for possible University application.

CLASS CONCEPTS

Principal Architect

Under general direction, incumbents assist a campus or University-wide 
administrator in planning, organizing, and/or supervising the work of 
professional and administrative staffs engaged in physical planning and 
construction; represent the officer to whom they are responsible at meetings 
and conferences involving campus, University, state and federal levels of 
authority, in matters related to architectural and architecturally-dependent 
financial requirements; and carry major responsibility for University building 
programs in relationships with Executive Architects and University committees 
and staff members, as a principal assistant to the administrative officer in 
charge.  At this level on a campus, the Principal Architect is responsible not 
only for the architectural section, but also for directing and/or coordinating 
the activities of other professional sections.  

Examples of assignments allocated to this level of difficulty and 
responsibility are:

	Principal assistant to the Campus Architect in charge of 
	physical planning and construction for a complex building 
	program for a campus. Principal assistant to the University 
	Architect or University Engineer in the architectural programs 
	assigned to these officers, reviewing campus building programs, 
	projects, and presentations, and representing University and 
	campus needs at state and federal levels of review and 
	authorization.

Senior Architect 

Under direction, incumbents assist a campus or University-wide administrator 
in planning, organizing, and/or supervising the work of professional and 
administrative staffs engaged in physical planning and construction; represent 
the officer to whom they are responsible at meetings and conferences involving 
campus, University, state, and federal levels of authority in matters related 
to architectural and architecturally-dependent financial requirements; and 
carry major responsibility for University building programs in relationships 
with Executive Architects and University committees and staff members, as a 
senior assistant to the administrative officer in charge.

Examples of assignments allocated to this level of difficulty and 
responsibility are:

	Senior assistant to the Campus Architect in charge of 
	physical planning and construction for a moderately 
	complex building program for a campus.  Senior assistant 
	to the University Architect or University Engineer in the 
	architectural programs assigned to these officers, 
	reviewing campus building programs, projects, and present
	ations, and providing staff advice to these officers and/or 
	their principal assistants.  Senior architectural assistant 
	in an inter-University research project, responsible for the 
	system of collection, classification, evaluation, storage, 
	and retrieval of technical information related to new and 
	revised concepts of building design, utilization, financing, 
	and construction, for possible University application.

Associate Architect

Under direction, incumbents perform all or many of the duties indicated 
for the series under the Series Concept. This is the full professional 
level, at which incumbents are expected to operate rather independently 
in all or most phases of major building projects.

Examples of assignments allocated to this level of difficulty and 
responsibility are:

	Project architect for a major building project, either 
	new construction or major alterations, with responsibility 
	for architectural liaison and coordination through all or 
	most phases of the project, from inception to completion. 
	Architectural specialist, at either the campus or 
	University-wide level, concentrating in some particular 
	aspect of the architectural program where the volume of 
	work requires such specialization, such as preparation 
	and/or review of pre-grant and post-grant documentation 
	for federally-financed projects and architectural liaison 
	with granting agencies.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Principal Architect

Graduation from college with major work in architecture and six years of 
experience in architectural work, including four years of experience in 
architectural planning and designing of major structures; or an equivalent 
combination of education and experience.  Architectural license required.

Senior Architect

Graduation from college with major work in architecture and five years of 
experience in architectural work, including three years of responsible 
planning and designing of major structures; or an equivalent combination 
of education and experience.  Architectural license required.

Associate Architect

Graduation from college with major work in architecture and four years of 
experience in architectural work, including two years of responsible 
planning and designing of major buildings; or an equivalent combination of 
education and experience.  Architectural license required.