Job Announcement: Senior Architect -Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Senior Architect
Recruitment #19-20003122-002
Date Opened 6/28/2019 12:00:00 AM
Close Date 8/30/2019 11;59;00 PM
Qualification Date September 29, 2019
fob Type Original Entrance
salary Starting Annual Salary: $97,995.04
Original Entrance -Introduction
This examination is open to all candidates, both internal and external, who meet the minimum requirements.
Applications will be accepted only during the designated filing period for this examination. The opening and closing dates of the filing period are
listed in this announcement. Applications must be filed by the following method:
Submitted online through the District's Online Employment Center at www.districtjobs.org. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Central
Time on the closing date in order to be considered.
The deadline for filing an application will not be extended due to any unavailability of the District's Online Employment Center.
The District will not be liable for the Online Employment Center being unavailable for any period of time, and it is the sole responsibility
of the applicant to ensure that the application form is completed and submitted in a timely manner. Therefore, it is recommended that
a pplications be submitted early in the filing period.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application form is completed and submitted in a timely manner by the
m ethod described above.
Descriptions and dates of education, experience and any required license or certification should be very clear so that it is understood exactly how
the applicant meets the minimum requirements. Prospective employees will be required to provide documentation of the required education,
experience and licensure/certification upon employment. Falsification of a material statement in an application may constitute grounds for
rejection of the application, exclusion from the examination, removal from the eligible list, or discharge of an employee from his or her position in
the Classified Service.
Minimum Requirement Date: The minimum requirements for this examination must be met by the qualification date listed in this
a nnouncement.
Residency Requirement: There is no residency requirement to participate in the examination; however, all District employees must be domiciled
within the boundaries of the District within six months of successful completion of probation. (The District is in Cook County, Illinois, covering
a pproximately 90/0 of the county area.)
Veterans' Preference: In Original Entrance examinations, five points for Veterans' Preference will be added, in accordance with the District
statute, to the scores of those candidates who attain a passing score in all phases of the examination. Information regarding the periods of
eligible service, the documentation needed to file a claim and Veterans' Preference claim forms can be obtained through the District's website, by
clicking here, or requested at the test site.
Probationary Period: The probationary period for this classification is one year (250 days worked).
H iring and Employment Objectives: The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago is committed to hiring and employment
p ractices that base employee selection on a candidate's knowledge, skill and ability to perform effectively on thejob; provide equal employment
o pportunity to ail applicants; prohibit the entry of political reasons or factors and other improper considerations into any stage of the selection
and hiring processes; and create a transparent, honest and fair hiring system.
A n Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D
Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities will be made in accordance with applicable laws. Requests for testing
accommodations are to be made within one week after the close of the filing period. For information regarding accommodation for individuals
with disabilities, phone (312) 751-5170 (voice) or (312) 751-5916 (TTY).
Job Announcement: Senior Architect -Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Original Entrance -Examination
D uties: Under general supervision, performs difficult architectural work in connection with layouts, plans and details.
A bsolute Requirement: Registration as an Architect by the State of Illinois.
M inimum Requirements: Graduation from an accredited five year college or university majoring in architecture or architectural engineering and four
years' experience in architecture, one year of which must have been at the full professional level. Substitution: Graduate study in architecture or
a rchitectural engineering maybe substituted for the required experience on ayear-for-year basis. Professional orsub-professional architecture or
a rchitectural engineering experience may be substituted for the required education on ayear-for-year basis.
Examination: The examination will consist of an oral test, including a written exercise weighted 100°x6. Candidates must achieve a passing score to
have their names placed on the eligible list.
T he oral test will assess candidates' knowledge, skill and ability in areas such as state and local construction practices, rules and regulations;
construction materials; interacting with various trade groups and theirjurisdictional boundaries; recent developments, current literature and sources
of information in architecture; using AutoCAD to review and analyze drawings and accompanying explanatory comments; assessing the feasibility of
b uilding and renovation projects; supervisory concepts; and oral, interpersonal and written communication.
Examination Process: All applicants will be advised by email if they have been admitted to the examination process. Applicants who do not receive a
response to their application by Friday, September 6, 2019 should contact the Employee Selection Office at (312) 751-5100.
ORAL TEST: The oral test will be administered on Friday, September 13, and Saturday, September 14, 2019 (if necessary to accommodate the number
of candidates). Candidates will be informed by email of the date, time and place of the oral test.
O riginal Entrance -Appointments
A ppointments will be made from an eligible list with three categories: A (Exceptionally Well Qualified), B (Well Qualified) and C (Qualified). Candidates
i n the highest category will be given first consideration for appointment. This examination is also being given on a Promotional basis. In instances
w here both Original Entrance and Promotional eligible lists result from an examination process, it is the District's practice to appoint only from the
Promotional eligible list until all names from that list have been considered. The eligible list has a duration of three years. Appointment is subject to
successfully passing a physical examination, a drug test and a criminal history background investigation. |
