Facilities Principal Architect
About the role
The City of Eugene seeks a dynamic Principal Architect to lead the Facilities Design & Construction team and guide essential capital projects from vision through design, construction, and close-out. The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership, strategic oversight, and technical expertise to manage complex facilities planning, architectural design, and capital project delivery.
Responsibilities
Manages the activities of the section; plans, prioritizes, assigns, and reviews the work of staff involved in facility project management and property management/leasing.
Hires, transfers, suspends, lays off, recalls, promotes, discharges, assigns, rewards or disciplines other employees, adjusts their grievances, or effectively recommends such action.
Serves on task teams as a team leader or a source of expertise.
Manages the design of facility improvements and architectural design projects, including concept development, all phases of the design process, contract administration and project close-out.
Manages planning and design issues between design professionals and appropriate City staff; coordinates technical review process with appropriate City staff.
Collaborate with clients to understand their needs, develop design concepts, and present proposals.
Reviews and approves architectural plans, drawings, and specifications to ensure design integrity and compliance with regulations.
Prepares new formats for projects, construction-related forms and standard communication tools.
Operates fleet vehicle to commute between City facilities and job sites and/or other locations related to job duties.
Decides on contracting and procurement methods and principles to be used for hiring consultants, design teams and contractors.
Negotiates contracts with architects, design professionals and general contractors.
Supervises the administration of contract forms and processes; signs contract payments; coordinates staff project scheduling and planning.
Prepares and presents work plan and project budgets; authorizes and administers all project progress payments.
Manages the development of the Public Buildings and Facilities Capital Improvement Plan and Capital Budget.
Manages the implementation of the Public Buildings and Facilities Improvement Program, the Facility Condition report, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and City greenhouse gas reduction initiatives and related strategies for city buildings and capital infrastructure.
Determines staff and resource needs for the section and recommends to Division Manager changes in staffing, budget resource requirements and sources of funding.
Prepares cost estimates for budget items; submits justifications for expenditures; monitors and controls expenditures.
Evaluates operations and activities of assigned responsibilities; recommends improvements and modifications; prepares reports on operations and activities.
Answers questions and provides information related to City facilities to the public; investigates complaints and recommends corrective action as necessary to resolve complaints.
Captivates and coordinates activities with other divisions and departments.
Qualifications
Five years of increasingly responsible facilities project experience including two years of project management responsibilities.
At least two years of related supervisory or lead responsibilities.
Bachelor's degree in architecture; a Master's Degree is desirable.
Valid Oregon driver’s license (or, the ability to obtain by date of hire).
Possession of a certificate of registration as a Architect in the state of Oregon.
Certified Facility Manager (CFM) designation by the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) (or related facility management certification) preferred.
Benefits
The City of Eugene offers robust and competitive benefits including retirement, health, dental, and vision benefits. For more information, select the Benefits Tab.