The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy. Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).*To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open-competitive minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are: Landscape Architect Trainee: 1. A bachelor’s or higher-level degree in Landscape Architecture; or2. A Landscape Architect’s license from any state or political subdivision of the United States.Assistant Landscape Architect: 1.A bachelor’s or higher-level degree in Landscape Architecture; and proof of passing any two sections of the LARE; or2.A Landscape Architect’s license from any state or political subdivision of the United States.Candidates may also be qualified for permanent competitive appointment if reachable from the appropriate Civil Service eligible list or eligible for reassignment or transfer in accordance with Civil Service Law.

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description This position will be filled/located in the Office of Design within the Design Bureau.Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: • 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, In Roads, Hydro CADD, Project Wise, and other software packages to perform project work• Coordinates the landscape and site work with architectural and engineering work in the planning, design, and construction phases• 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• Additional duties can be discussed during interview 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 regarding the vacancy. Additional Comments * This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.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.

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The New York State Department of Transportation is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women, minority group members, disabled persons and Veterans are encouraged to apply. Upon request, reasonable accommodations will be provided for the disabled.

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In compliance with Public Law 99-603, candidates selected for appointment must provide an original document to prove their citizenship and/or legal right to work in the United States.

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