Job Summary

This position is located in the Division of Facilities Management and Operations and is permanent, full-time.

Job Description

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-03/24/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. BASIC REQUIREMENT: applicants must meet the basic requirements listed below for the applicable occupational series: BASIC REQUIREMENT LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT GS-807: 1. Degree: landscape architecture or landscape design. Note: 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. OR 2. 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 To qualify for this position at the GS-13 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: determining project objectives, goals, timetables, schedules, milestones, cost estimates, and staffing needs for project quality, initiating, guiding and controlling design and construction projects {e.g., visitor centers, campgrounds, lodging, water and wastewater systems and treatment. facilities, roads, parking, and transportation system infrastructure); negotiating Architecture/Engineering {A/E) services, construction management services, and construction contracts to carry out a multi-year program of work; managing a multi-disciplinary team to identify technical or policy issues, coordinate solutions and keep projects within established scope, schedule and budget; and providing leadership in the study, investigation, and resolution of any design, scheduling, construction, priority setting, material, sequencing, staffing, financial, and/or budget problems to achieve program/project goals. 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.