Landscape Architect

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: Under general supervision of a higher level technical

employee or administrative authority, an incumbent prepares and reviews site plans, construction drawings,

specifications, and estimates as related to existing and proposed park development and other public properties

within the county as needed. Project management responsibilities will involve developing project designs,

budgets and monitoring expenditures, as well as working to resolve on-site situations, such as changing orders

and contractor concerns on behalf of local municipalities. The incumbent will perform all related duties as

required.<p>

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either:

<li>A. Graduation from a four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in planning, architecture,

landscape architecture, sociology, urban geography, public administration or engineering and (3) three years of

experience in municipal, community or reginal planning, landscape architecture or related work; OR

<li>B. Satisfactory completion of a recognized masters degree program in landscape architecture, planning,

sociology, economics, urban geography, government, public administration and statistics or other similarly

related field and (2) two years of experience in landscape architecture, municipal, community or reginal planning

or related work.

<li>C. An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B) above.<p>

NOTE: A valid New York State drivers license is required at time of appointment and maintained during

employment.<p>

NOTE: Must have a Landscape Architect license issued by New York State or be able to obtain license within

one year of appointment.<p>

NOTE: Your degree or credits must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional,

national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S.

Secretary of Education. If your degree or credits were awarded by an educational institution outside the United

States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable

companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at

You must pay the required evaluation fee.