Landscape Architect (Historical)

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/29/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. To qualify for this Landscape Architect, GS-0807-11 position, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: Basic Requirements/Individual Occupational Requirements A Bachelor’s or higher degree in landscape architecture or landscape design. OR A combination of education and experience that when combined equals four years. For each year short of graduation from a bachelor’s program as listed above, you must have had one year of experience under the professional guidance of a landscape architect/designer. Your experience must have included original landscape design. IN ADDITION TO THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS/INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATION REQUIREMENTS, YOU MUST POSSESS THE FOLLOWING: Minimum Qualifications One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities/competencies to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes assisting in the identification, research, planning, treatment, and preservation maintenance of conventional historic landscapes; identifying threats and needs and conducting on-site investigations of project sites to determine the feasibility of proposed projects including the development of design alternatives and subsequent analysis to ensure the project is consistent with policies, guidelines, standards and environmental and cultural compliance laws and regulations to include the National Historic Preservation Act, and conducting and coordinating cultural landscape research projects related to the identification, documentation, analysis, evaluation, and preservation treatment of cultural landscapes. OR 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or equivalent doctoral degree in Landscape Architecture or Landscape Design. OR A combination of higher-level education leading to a Ph.D./equivalent doctoral degree and specialized experience as described above that when combined is equal to at least 100 percent of the minimum qualifications required for the position. PLEASE NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts or a complete list of college courses taken that identifies each course, college or university, semester or quarter hour earned, grade received, and date completed. If you fail to submit, your application will not be considered and you will be rated ineligible. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST: 1. Clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, title of position, starting and ending dates of employment (month and year). 2. Must reflect work schedule as full-time and/or part-time and the total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time or part-time).3. If part-time, (the number of hours worked must be indicated) and will be pro-rated to determine the amount of qualified specialized experience. You will not receive credit for experience that does not indicate the exact hours worked per week or is listed as “varies.” Please ensure your resume/employment history includes all the information listed above. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
This position is located in Yosemite National Park and is responsible for the identification, research, planning, treatment, and preservation maintenance of cultural landscapes. This is a Career-Seasonal appointment. Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work for approximately 11 1/2 months, and you will be in a non-pay status for two weeks.