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Architect II
 

Salary: $64,621.00 - $113,088.00 Annually

Location: Wake County, NC

Job Type: Permanent Full-Time

Job Number: 25-10404 60056554 60056575

Department: Adult Correction

Division: Rehabilitative and Correctional Services

Opening Date: 09/02/2025

Closing Date: 9/23/2025 5:00 PM Eastern

Job Class Title: Architect II

Position Number: 60056575

Section: Support Services / DECM Engineering

Salary Grade: NC19

 

Description of Work

 

If you desire a financially rewarding career that includes great work / life balance and is coupled with strong state benefits including retirement, health insurance, vacation leave, sick leave, and paid holidays, please apply today!

The NCDAC / Support Services / Division of Engineering, Construction, and Maintenance (DECM) is recruiting for two energized and collaborative Project Architects (Architect II) to be a part of the DECM Engineering Team.  This position has a duty station at the DECM Office Complex off Yonkers Road in Raleigh, NC and will be tasked with applying architectural based knowledge, forward-thinking direction, and overall project management. 

A successful candidates for the Project Architect (Architect II) will provide DECM Engineering with in-house architectural support on life-safety, ADA, energy efficiency, egress, and space planning on NCDAC’s facilities physical plant for the completion of Force Account construction, renovation, and/or major maintenance projects. These positions work closely with other in-house design disciplines, construction, and maintenance personnel within DECM and with outside design and construction entities to provide services to the department in the form of plan development, specification writing, estimating, building envelope and roof evaluations, field investigations, project management, and planning, scoping, budgeting, and evaluation of other systems for new and existing facilities. 

This position requires the daily commute to DECM’s Office Complex off Yonkers Road in Raleigh, NC. This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits.  The work schedule is Monday – Friday and may require some weekend work to meet the demands of the organization.  Flexible work schedules can be discussed at the time of offered employment.

If you desire a financially rewarding career that includes great work / life balance and is coupled with strong state benefits including retirement, health insurance, vacation leave, sick leave, and paid holidays, please apply today!

This posting is for 2 positions 60056575 & 60056554

 

Note to Current State Employees:

State employees are encouraged to apply for positions of interest even if the salary grade is the same as, or lower than, their current position.  If selected for this position, a new salary will be recalculated taking into consideration the quantity of relevant education and experience, funding availability, and internal equity.  Based upon these factors, a pay increase MAY result.

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies

 

Effective July 1, 2025, candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they have the minimum education and experience listed from the class specification. The knowledge, skills, and abilities listed in the vacancy announcement should be used as management preferences and be used to screen for the most qualified pool of applicants.

Management Preferences: 

  • Experience working and collaborating within a multi-disciplinary team. 
  • Experience in technical writing and written communication, constructive and appropriate negotiations, public speaking, and giving oral presentations. 
  • Experience in construction administration and field inspections for the purpose of ensuring compliance with contract documents. 

 

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

 

NOTE:  Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for detail.

Bachelor s degree in architecture or an engineering discipline related to the area of assignment from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of related experience as a registered architect; or an equivalent combination of training and directly related experience. Necessary Special Qualifications - Valid license to practice architecture granted by the North Carolina Board of Architecture.

 

Supplemental and Contact Information

 

Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 19,000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving the lives and property of its citizens through prevention, protection, and preparation as well as the care, custody, and supervision of all adults sentenced after conviction for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes State Prisons with custody, healthcare, and facility operations staff as well as the division of Community Supervision. Other divisions include Administration, Compliance & Accreditation, Comprehensive Health Services, Internal Affairs & Intelligence Operations, Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission, and Rehabilitation & Reentry.

The Division of Engineering, Construction, and Maintenance (DECM) serves as the NCDAC Capital Project Coordinator (CPC) and is tasked with coordinating all capital improvement, new construction, renovation, and repair projects with the State Construction Office (SCO). DECM also acts as the DAC representative on matters involving the State Property Office and State Building Commission. Our unified purpose is to provide architectural and engineering support, sustainability, efficiency, and resiliency planning, as well as construction and maintenance services. This ensures that all statewide Institutions and Facilities comply with building codes, regulations, and legislative mandates while promoting the agency’s rehabilitation and reentry goals through offender job training in the construction and maintenance trades.

We support the Institutions and Facilities directly and indirectly by installing and maintaining kitchen, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and electronics equipment. The DECM-Engineering team consists of experts in architectural and engineering design, property services, project management, and sustainability, efficiency, and resiliency (SE&R). These services support new construction, renovation, and like-in-kind and upgrade maintenance repairs to the agency’s physical plant while ensuring compliance with the NCDOA State Construction Office.

Through valuable rehabilitation and training for offenders, we aim to improve recidivism rates. DECM-Construction undertakes construction, renovation, and major maintenance projects that involve longer periods of resource allocation with a focus on enhancing the department's infrastructure assets. DECM-Maintenance, which encompasses the Mountain Regional Yard, Piedmont Regional Yard, Coastal Regional Yard, and three Satellite Yards, provides essential plumbing, HVAC/R, and electrical preventative, prescriptive, and routine maintenance services to all Institutions and Facilities. Additionally, our maintenance efforts include specific areas such as telecommunications, electronic intrusion systems (EIS), fencing, cameras, fire alarms, and energy management systems, all focused on maintaining the Department’s infrastructure assets.

DAC uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals.  Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position.

 It is critical to our screening and salary determination process that applications contain comprehensive information.  Information should be provided in the appropriate areas to include the beginning and ending dates of jobs worked, education with the date graduated, all work experience, and certificates/licenses.  Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing this application.  Answers to Supplemental Questions must refer to the education or work experience listed on this application to receive credit.   Degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

 

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For technical issues with your application, please call the GovernmentJobs.com Applicant Support Help- Line at 855-524-5627. If there are any questions about this posting other than your application status, please contact 
Monica Malone monica.malone@dac.nc.gov  

 

Employer

State of North Carolina

Website

http://www.ncdac.gov/