This position is located in Blue Ridge Parkway, in the Division of Resource Management and Interpretation. Open to the first 100 applicants or until 08/17/2023 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

Ensures the overall management and integrity of the designed cultural landscape of the Parkway. Responsible for the monitoring and recommending protection of the Parkway's visual and aesthetic quality. Communicates and works collaboratively with a wide range of staff and external partners, providing technical recommendations, support and project leadership Manages the professional staff responsible for cultural resource management, museum and collections management, environmental compliance, lands management and special park uses. Area Information: The Blue Ridge Parkway extends 469 miles along the southern crest of the Appalachian Mountains through North Carolina and Virginia connecting the Great Smokey Mountains National Park and Shenandoah National Park. For information on Asheville and the surrounding areas visit: https://www.ashevillechamber.org/

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/17/2023-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 Qualifications Requirements: You must meet one of the following basic qualification requirements below, for the Landscape Architect, GS-0807-12. If you do not meet these basic qualifications, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position. Applicants must possess a bachelors or higher degree in landscape architecture or landscape design. NOTE: Successful completion of a 5-year program of study of at least 160 hours to a bachelor's degree architecture in an accredited college or university. You must submit copies of your college transcripts for this position. -OR- Applicants must possess a combination of education and experience. For each year short of graduation, I 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. You must submit copies of your college transcripts for this position. - AND - To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level, you must possess at least the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, GS-11, in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is experience that equips the applicant with particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position. Experience at this level must include: reviewing, planning, and developing designs for construction, repair, or maintenance projects; preparing contract design and construction packages; development, execution, and project management of multiple projects; knowledge of project management principles and concepts; applying the technical principles, practices, procedures of project development; managing contractors or similar. You must include hours per week worked. 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.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Contacts

• Address Blue Ridge Parkway 199 Hemphill Knob Road Asheville, NC 28803 US
• Name: Christine Jewett
• Phone: (000) 000-0000
• Email: [email protected]