Review Vacancy
AgencyTransportation, Department of
TitleJunior Landscape Architect/Landscape Architect
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $47085 to $78014 Annually
Main Office, Office of Design
Minimum Qualifications To be considered for permanent appointment, candidates must be reachable on the current Civil Service eligible list or be eligible for reassignment or transfer in accordance with Civil Service Law.
If a viable eligible list does not exist, a provisional appointment may be made in accordance with Civil Service Law. Candidates who accept a provisional appointment must take the next competitive examination and be reachable on the resultant eligible list in order to be considered for permanent appointment to the position.
The minimum requirements for taking the Junior Landscape Architect examination are:
Either 1. a bachelor’s or higher-level degree in landscape architecture.
Or 2. a Landscape Architect’s License from any state or political subdivision of the United States.
Junior Landscape Architects who have successfully completed one year of service and have passed Sections 1 and 2 of the Landscape Architect Registration examination (LARE) will be advanced to Landscape Architect, Grade 20 (beginning salary). Failure to obtain a passing result on both Section 1 & 2 of the LARE within the first year of service will result in removal from your position.
At the interview, candidates must be prepared to demonstrate how their backgrounds meet the duties for this position.
Duties Description Duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Prepares plans, specifications, and estimates for the landscape, roadway, wetland mitigation, grading, drainage, sidewalk, bike path, stormwater quality, and quantity management portions of highway and bridge projects.
• Utilizes Microstation, InRoads, HydroCADD, ProjectWise, and other software packages to perform project work.
• Coordinates landscape and site work with architectural and engineering work in the planning, design, and construction phases of project development.
• Develops presentation materials and renderings (project visualizations) for public outreach.
• Participates in the preparation of Design Reports, design guidance, and other written documents.
• Reviews projects for environmental impacts and prepares associated documents to support environmental process determinations.
• Performs occasional GPS data collection for wetland delineations.
• Handles special assigned duties such as correspondence, interviews and investigations.
Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the Department’s response to regional and statewide emergency situations.
Additional Comments Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
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