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Architect Specialist

Salary

$5,845.00 - $10,521.00 Monthly

Location

Statewide, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

0422-215169-KB

Department

DPS-Office of State Fire Marshal

Opening Date

11/25/2025

Closing Date

12/9/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Mission Statement of the Office of State Fire Marshal:To uphold the law and provide for the protection of life and property from the hazards of fire or explosion, to ensure the safety of our citizens in the constructed environment, to provide equal access to disabled individuals and to promote the efficient use of energy in commercial buildings. This position location is TBD.

Selected Preferred Competencies:

Accepting Direction:The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.

Acting Decisively:The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.

Adapting to Change:The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change.

Championing Continuous Improvement:The ability to systematically drive or promote continuous improvement.

Communicating Effectively:The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.

Demonstrating Accountability:The ability to accept ownership for your actions, behaviors, performance, and decisions.

Demonstrating Initiative:The ability to assess information and take action independently to help the organization achieve its goals.

Demonstrating Innovation:The ability to generate original ideas that create value, improve processes, or provide new products or services.

Displaying Professionalism:The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.

Driving Results:The ability to identify important goals and work to achieve them.

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice architecture plus two years of experience as a licensed architect.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=165970) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

regulate manufacturers and dealers of Industrialized Buildings (also referred to as "Relocatable Buildings" or "Movables"), and to

establish procedures by which compliance with the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code (LSUCC) can be achieved.

provisions of the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code as they apply to newly constructed structures and movables.

As such, the work centers about, but is not limited to, the establishment and maintenance of Industrialized Building plan review

procedures, the examination and review of drawings and specifications for Industrialized Buildings based on compliance with the

applicable LSUCC codes and standards, and oversight of the manufacturer and dealer registration and decal issuance process.

Work also includes, but is not limited to, the following related duties:

• Perform general plan review during times when the backlog increases

• Perform comprehensive reviews for compliance with the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code and other applicable codes and

standards for associated architectural systems and coordinate the requirements of these references for each applicable project

• Assist with research and recommendations for proposed equivalent methods of compliance

• Perform occasional inspections on site-specific installations when requested

• Perform product evaluations for building code compliance

• Prepare Interpretive Memorandum for administrative review

• Review unusual projects that require special research or reference seldom used standards.

• Develop standard review comments that reference the laws, rules, codes, and standards for use by other reviewers.

The incumbent in this position will assist with the following:

• Development of training materials and guides for all applicable review types in coordination with the Architect Administrator, the Architect Manager, the Architect Supervisors, and other Specialists in order to

• Provide accurate and consistent information for training the Plan Review staff.

• Provide training classes to OSFM staff and to various industry groups as needed.

• Develop and maintain thorough, comprehensive, and up-to-date training materials and training schedules to account for all applicable

laws, rules, codes, standards, policies, and procedures pertaining to Industrialized Buildings

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, or Job Appointment.

Career Progression:This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group.

Work Schedule:Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday – Friday.

Compensation:The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience. The bi-weekly rate for this position is as follows:

Architect Specialist (TS317) - $2,697.60

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana) and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

* Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Public Safety Services, is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment-related resources available for those with disabilities, refer to the Louisiana Employment Resource Guide (Download PDF reader).

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact: Department of Public Safety

ATTN: Human Resources/Katy Bradley

Baton Rouge, LA. 70896

Email: [email protected]

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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To ensure compliance with DPS-PSS Policy 01-02.01 Nepotism, no individual may be hired, promoted, demoted or transferred within DPS, if the individual is related to another employee who is, or would be, within their line of supervision. Relative is defined as: child, step-child, sibling, spouse, parent, step-parent, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandchild, grandparent, and any "in law" relationship. Are you related to anyone employed with the Department of Public Safety, Public Safety Services?

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If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please list the name of your relative and relationship. If you answered "No" to the above question, enter N/A.

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ADi: Rate your ability to accept direction based on our definition: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable accepting direction

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to accept direction

+ 3= I can accept direction

+ 4= I can accept directions and help others improve their ability to accept direction

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ADi: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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AD: Rate your ability to act decisively based on our definition: The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable acting decisively

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to act decisively

+ 3= I can act decisively

+ 4= I can act decisively and help others improve their ability to act decisively

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AD: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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AC: Rate your ability to adapt to change based on our definition: The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable adapting to change

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to adapt to change

+ 3= I can adapt to change

+ 4= I can adapt to change and help others improve their ability to adapt to change

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AC: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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CCI: Rate your ability to champion continuous improvement based on our definition: The ability to systematically drive or promote continuous improvement.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable championing continuous improvement

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to champion continuous improvement

+ 3= I can champion continuous improvement

+ 4= I can champion continuous improvement and help others improve their ability to champion continuous improvement

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CCI: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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CE: Rate your ability to communicate effectively based on our definition: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable communicating effectively

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to communicate effectively

+ 3= I can communicate effectively

+ 4= I can communicate effectively and help others improve their communication

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CE: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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Are you in possession of a current Louisiana license to practice architecture?

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Employer

State of Louisiana

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the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

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