Review Vacancy
AgencyTransportation, Department of
TitleJunior Landscape Architect/Landscape Architect
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $53546 to $88721 Annually
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 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.
*Note: Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university with a Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB) accredited curriculum, a Canadian Society of Landscape Architects Accreditation Council (CSLAAC), or by a regionally accredited college or university or one recognized by the NYS Education Department as following acceptable practices. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can also be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.
*You will be required to provide proof of having an out-of-state Landscape Architect License at time of interview.
*Junior Landscape Architects who have successfully completed one year of service and have passed any two Sections of the current or incoming Landscape Architect Registration Examination (LARE) will be advanced to Landscape Architect, Grade 20. Failure to obtain a passing result on any two Sections of the LARE within the first year of service will result in removal from your position.
Advanced Placement: if beyond meeting the minimum qualifications you have passed any two Sections of the current or incoming LARE AND have one year of full-time experience, you may be appointed directly to a Landscape Architect, Grade 20. You must inform the appointing agency of this experience at time of interview. Advanced placement appointments are at the discretion of the hiring agency.
Duties Description Duties of the Junior Landscape Architect include, but are not limited, to: Preparing 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; Utilizing Microstation, Inroads, Hydro CADD, ProjectWise, and other software packages to perform project work; Coordinating landscape and site work with architectural and engineering work in the planning, design, and construction phases of project development; Developing presentation materials and renderings (project visualizations) for public outreach; Participating in the preparation of Design Reports, design guidance, and other written documents; Reviewing projects for environmental impacts and preparing associated documents to support environmental process determinations; Performing occasional GPS data collection for wetland delineations; Handling special assigned duties such as correspondence, interviews and investigations. Duties may require driving state vehicles, utilizing public transportation, and/or extensive walking to make on-site measurements and observations to record existing site conditions relevant to site management, maintenance, or proposed design.
Successful candidates would be involved in environmental review, design, and construction of public spaces involving or impacted by state-owned walkways, bikeways, highways, viaducts, and bridges within the five boroughs of New York City. Projects may include aesthetic improvements to pedestrian and vehicular bridges, improvements to bikeway/walkways, creation of new city parks, and aesthetic and environmental improvements to roadsides and medians.
*Additonal duties and telecommuting to be discussed during interviews
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 Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department’s response to regional and statewide emergency situations.
Salary to include an additional $3,087 location pay.
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 Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@oer.ny.gov.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Email Address dot.sm.r11.personnel@dot.ny.gov
Address
Room 840
Notes on ApplyingQualified candidates should submit a letter of interest and a current resume, titled by last name, with the Notice Number R11-24-03 and last name in the subject line and referenced in the letter of interest no later than January 23,2024 to:
Personnel
New York State Department of Transportation - Region 11
47-40 21st Street - Room 840
Long Island City NY 11101
via email: dot.sm.r11.personnel@dot.ny.gov
***PLEASE INCLUDE NOTICE NUMBER R11-24-03 IN THE SUBJECT LINE***