Compliance Architect
JOB TITLE: Compliance Architect
LOCATION: San Francisco or
Sacramento, CA
JOB OPENING #: 6627
OVERVIEW
The
Judicial Council of California is accepting applications for the position of Compliance
Architect for the
Facilities Services office.
Under
the direction of the Architecture & Engineering Supervisor for Qualify
Assurance, the Compliance
Architect will perform architectural design review,
code and standards review, and options analysis in the areas of architectural
systems
for judicial branch facilities. Incumbent will assist facility
management staff in the more complex facility maintenance activities
including:
1) accessibility reviews and guidance for accessible design, 2) occupancy
change analysis and egress plan development, and 3)
other related technical
support.
The
Compliance Architect will work directly with regulatory agencies such as
Division of the State
Architect (DSA), Board of State and Community Corrections
(BSCC), and Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) to explain the Judicial
Council鈥檚 approach to code compliance in designs for new capital projects,
facility modifications projects, and correction of code
violations in existing
court facilities. The architect license is required to provide credible
authority as the incumbent negotiates with
the regulatory agencies and to
validate incumbent鈥檚 decisions that may affect the safety and security of court
facility occupants.
May
oversee contractors and subcontractors during design and construction and may
perform evaluations of 鈥渁s-built鈥� conditions to assure
compliance with plans,
specifications, regulations, and applicable standards.
The Judicial Council
The Judicial Council of
California is the policy setting body for the state court system and has
constitutionally conferred statewide rule-making authority. This
authority
includes developing, advocating for, and allocating the judicial branch budget.
A majority of Council members are California state
justices and judges;
however, the Council also includes lawyers, legislators, and court
administrators.
By enhancing its role
as a
leadership, knowledge, and service resource for the judicial branch, the
Judicial Council鈥檚 staff organization seeks to continue to evolve
as one of
California鈥檚 most dynamic public service entities, focused on improving access
to justice for all Californians by innovating and
responding to the changing
needs of the courts and the public. As a government body charged with improving
the statewide administration of
justice, the Judicial Council has multiple
offices with diverse responsibilities relating to court policy and operations.
As employees of
the council, every member of staff should view and approach
their work as one Judicial Council with a public service mission that is
greater
than the sum of its parts.
The Judicial Council strives for work life
balance and includes substantial vacation and holiday time. In
addition, we
offer an excellent benefits package including pension, medical, dental and
vision coverage, flexible spending, up to $130 per
month reimbursement for
qualifying mass transit costs,
student loan forgiveness as part of Public Service Loan
Forgiveness (PSLF), and
retirement savings plans. In Sacramento, the
office is located minutes from downtown, just north of Discovery Park. The San
Francisco office
is only a 7-minute walk from the Civic Center BART station.
The
Judicial Council offers hybrid work arrangements for many positions.
The
successful candidate will be expected to work in-person at the Judicial
Council鈥檚 San Francisco or Sacramento office at least two days a
week, based on
their office leader鈥檚 direction, and reside in the areas surrounding these
locations. To be eligible for Judicial Council
employment and participation in
the Judicial Council鈥檚 Hybrid Work Program, a prospective or current employee鈥檚
primary residence/remote
work location must be in the State of California and
within a 150-mile driving radius of their assigned reporting location.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Ensures
technical effectiveness and code compliance for the facilities maintenance
program:
- Performs
architectural reviews for codes and standards compliance for capital and
facility modification projects. - Applies
best
practices and maintenance management measures including the review and
update of standards on a routine basis. Ensures compliance with
regulatory
laws. - Implements
procedures to ensure correct scoping of facility modification projects. - Performs
architectural reviews.
Assists
in management of the Post Occupancy Evaluation Program:
- Participates
in selection, hiring,
and retention of qualified firms for conducting post
occupancy evaluation of recently constructed capital outlay projects. - Manages
communication with the Court and Facilities Operations unit for gathering user
group and maintenance staff input. - Manages
POE firm report generation, comment collection, and backcheck process. - Manages
creation of final report and presentation.
Assists
Project Management and Facility Operations teams with facility modification and
capital projects:
- Assists
in the
commissioning of capital projects. - Assists
in the post occupancy evaluation of capital projects. - Participates
in
design review meetings for facility modification projects. - Checks
application of green building principles and LEED requirements
on capital
projects. Participates in LEED meetings. Tracks progress on targeted credits
during design and construction.
Assists
in
development of Facilities Standards:
- Creates
database of lessons learned for new courthouse projects and facility
modifications. - Develops
and updates schedule of activities for updating Standards on a triennial cycle. - Works
with program manager
for knowledge sharing. - Gathers
comments and responds to comments from external technical consultants. Manages
work of graphics
team to incorporate changes and prepares materials for meetings.
Assists
with development of RFQs, RFPs, scoring and contract execution
for architects
and structural engineers:
- Assists
in drafting the technical scope-of-work descriptions for RFQs/RFPs. - Reviews
contracts, amendments, and change orders for verification of technical support
of these documents. - Interacts
with
contracts group as needed to answer technical questions about contracts,
amendments, and change orders.
Provides
codes and standards
guidance to capital outlay projects:
- Establishes
contracts of peer reviews for all capital outlay projects. Tracks progress of
activities. - Leads
design review meetings for external peer review firms and internal JCC
reviewers across all units. - Assures
compliance to Quality Management Procedure. - Conducts
consultant evaluations at the completion of the projects.
Provides
Code and Standards expertise to Facilities staff across all units:
- Provides
guidance to Project Managers and Facilities
Operations staff for accessible
design. - Provides
technical guidance on architectural and structural design. - Performs
egress calculations for facility modification projects.
Under
the directions of the Architectural and Engineering Supervisor,
coordinates
with external AHJs:
- Attends
meetings with external AHJs to confirm compliance with AHJ requirements in
plans. - Communicates
with OSFM field deputies and plan reviewers, DSA plan reviewers and BSCC plan
reviewers during the design phase. - Coordinates
plan changes with the designer of record, reviews RFIs and submittals for compliance
during design and construction.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION
AND EXPERIENCE
叠补肠丑别濒辞谤鈥檚
degree in architecture, architectural
engineering, or a directly related field,
and five (5) years of professional architectural experience. An additional four
years of
professional experience as noted above may substitute for the
bachelor鈥檚 degree. Or, additional directly related experience and/or education
may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.
LICENSING
AND CERTIFICATIONS
- Valid professional architect license
issued by the state of California. - Valid LEED Green Associate or LEED Accredited Professional accreditation.
- Valid
driver鈥檚 license as assigned.
OTHER
Please
note, if you are selected for hire, verification of employment eligibility
or
authorization to work in the United States will be required.
HOW TO APPLY
This position requires the submission of
our
official application, responses to the supplemental questions, and a resume. To
ensure consideration of your application for the
earliest round of interviews, please
apply by April 17, 2026.
To complete an online application, please visit
and search for Job ID
#6627.
PAYMENT & BENEFITS
$11,474 - $14,361 per
month
Please note due to
statewide fiscal conditions, the posted salary
range is subject to a 3%
reduction. In exchange for this reduction, judicial branch employees accrue an
additional 5 hours of paid personal
leave per month through June 30, 2027.
Some highlights of our
benefits package include:
Health/Dental/Vision
benefits program
14
paid holidays per calendar year Choice
of Annual Leave or Sick/Vacation Leave 1
personal holiday per year Up
to $130
per month reimbursement for qualifying commuting costs CalPERS
Retirement Plan 401(k)
and 457 deferred compensation plans
Employee
Assistance Program Basic
Life and AD&D Insurance FlexElect
Program Pretax
Parking Long
Term Disability Program
(employee paid/optional) Group
Legal Plan (employee paid/optional) Public
Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
The
Judicial Council of California Is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Supplemental
Questions
To better
assess the qualifications of each applicant,
we will review your responses to the following questions.
1. Do you have a valid
professional architect license issued by the state
of California?
2. Do you have a valid
LEED Green Associate or LEED Accredited
Professional accreditation? If not, can
you commit to achieving this accreditation within 6 months upon hire?
3. Describe your
professional work experience as a
licensed architect.
