Landscape Architect
What you'd do
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Hawaii has many outdoor activities all year-round including surfing, fishing, and hiking.
Major duties
Serve as the expert and resident technical specialist in Landscape Architect, Project Engineer, and Arborist for the Directorate of Public Works (DPW), United States Army Garrison-Hawaii (USAG-HI). Provide highly technical professional advice and consultant services concerning land management, landscape planning, environmental beautification, agronomy, urban forestry management, soil stabilization and erosion management. Provide highly technical professional advice and consultant services concerning grounds maintenance policies, planning, design, and preservation of scenic, historic, and aesthetic resources. Perform as a Project Engineer for Military Construction (MILCON), Restoration and Modernization and Sustainment, Repair and Maintenance (SRM) projects.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Landscape Architect: A bachelor's degree or higher in Landscape Architecture or landscape design. OR A 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. AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. One year specialized experience equivalent to the grade level GS-11 grade level which duties include 1) performing technical reviews of designs, plans, and/or project specifications; 2) providing landscape architect subject matter expertise advice/guidance; 3) providing project management in the areas of landscape design, contracting, solicitation, and/or inspection. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service GS-11.
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