USAJOBS · 1 day ago
Landscape Architect
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$122K/yr - $158K/yr
5+ years expThe Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in the Planning and Project Development (P&PD) directorate of the National Zoological Park and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI), where the Landscape Architect will provide professional advice and guidance on landscape programs and oversee construction projects.
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Responsibilities
Oversee and initiate the programming and the design of NZCBI-wide construction projects to include aquatic and animal holding, containments
Provide input on construction funding to finance new garden installations, educational initiatives, and horticultural exhibits
Prepare justification for capital maintenance and funding landscape improvements and develops grant proposals
Facilitate development projects and other major fiscal outlays for construction to include, unique, novel and/or experimental designs, methods and/or materials
Review and provide comments on all phases of design and construction projects
Assist architects, designers, and contractors, to help plan, design, renovate, construct, and open exhibits
Qualification
Required
Degree: Landscape Architecture or Landscape Design
Successful completion of a 5-year program of study of at least 160 semester hours leading to a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture in an accredited college or university is qualifying for GS-7
Combination of education and experience -- for each year short of graduation, the applicant must have had 1 year of experience under professional leadership and guidance of such character and diversity as to be a satisfactory substitute for the required education. This experience must have included original landscape design
Experience Equivalent to a Degree in Landscape Architecture: A degree in landscape architecture indicates that an applicant has the basic background to perform professional landscape architectural work at the beginning levels and has the potential to develop the skills and abilities required at the higher levels
Applicants who apply on the basis of experience in lieu of education are required to show how their background is equivalent to a degree
In addition to the basic qualification requirement above: Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal Service
For this position, specialized experience is defined as providing technical recommendations regarding construction management efforts including planning, new construction, renovation, and historic preservation; design, coordinate and review landscaping projects; leading the development and administration of construction and exhibition plans and budgets in a building and campus setting
Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications
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