City Architect

Shape the Built Environment. Guide Quality Growth. Serve the Community. The City is seeking a highly skilled and forward-thinking City Architect to provide architectural leadership, expert plan review, and urban design guidance for a growing and evolving community. This senior-level professional serves as the City’s principal authority on commercial construction, architectural design, and ADA compliance, helping ensure that development—both public and private—reflects adopted plans, development regulations, and long-range community goals.

The City Architect plays a vital role in shaping the City’s built environment. From reviewing complex development proposals to advising staff, applicants, boards, and elected officials, this position promotes high-quality design, sound planning, and accessible, code-compliant development. The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise, professional judgment, and a collaborative mindset to support thoughtful growth and redevelopment.

Key ResponsibilitiesArchitectural & Building Plan Review Serve as the City’s senior architectural authority and lead reviewer for complex commercial and mixed-use development projects.

Review and approve construction documents for vertical construction, including buildings, accessory structures, retaining walls, decks, pools, and related site improvements.

Ensure plans are complete, accurate, constructible, and compliant with applicable building codes, development regulations, adopted plans, and design standards.

Utilize electronic plan review systems (such as Bluebeam and OpenGov) to annotate plans, identify deficiencies, and clearly communicate required revisions to applicants.

Coordinate with planning, engineering, building, fire, and other review disciplines to support an efficient and integrated permit review process.

Provide final architectural approval prior to permit issuance.

Urban Planning & Urban Design Perform professional planning work supporting current planning, long-range planning, and urban design initiatives.

Interpret and apply federal, state, county, and local codes, ordinances, policies, and adopted plans.

Contribute to updates of the City’s Comprehensive Plan, Development Code, design standards, and related policy documents.

Identify community development challenges and opportunities and develop planning and design strategies that promote quality growth, redevelopment, and efficient land use.

Provide architectural and urban design guidance to staff, applicants, advisory boards, and elected officials.

Conduct site visits and field inspections, as needed, to evaluate development proposals and verify compliance with approved plans.

Capital Projects & City Architecture Provide architectural review and oversight for municipal facilities and capital improvement projects, as assigned.

Support architectural programming, design oversight, and project management for City capital projects.

Manage and coordinate external design consultants, including reviewing proposals, contracts, RFIs, and project submittals.

Monitor project budgets, schedules, invoices, and coordination with Finance and funding partners.

Participate in project bidding, construction administration, and final inspections.

Communication & Public Engagement Prepare and present clear, well-reasoned reports and recommendations to boards, commissions, and elected officials.

Attend and participate in public meetings, including evening meetings as required.

Provide high-quality customer service and maintain professional, effective communication with City staff, applicants, design professionals, developers, and the public.

Facilitate meetings and assist in resolving development and design-related issues.

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