Landscape Architect Trainee​/Assistant Landscape Architect; NY HELPS - Region

Position: Landscape Architect Trainee/Assistant Landscape Architect (NY HELPS) - Region 8
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Date Posted 06/09/26

Applications Due
06/24/26

Vacancy ID217654

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NY HELPYes

Agency Transportation, Department of

Title Landscape Architect Trainee/Assistant Landscape Architect (NY HELPS) - Region 8

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade
20

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $66951 to $107621 Annually

Employment Type

Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.50

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Dutchess

Street Address NYS Department of Transportation - Design Group

4 Burnett Blvd

City Poughkeepsie

StateNY

Zip Code
12603

Duties Description
• Provide Landscape Architectural design for wetland enhancements and wetland creations; historic preservations, restorations, and commemorations, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, roadside beauty and pollinator habitat, and restoration or redevelopment of areas used for construction staging.

* Prepare landscape architectural renderings and presentations for public meetings, grading plans, erosion and sediment control plans, layout plans, planting plans, construction details, specifications, estimates, and correspondence.

* Organize and facilitate public meetings, workshops and hearings.

* Evaluate potential impacts to New York State Department of Transportation property by projects proposed by other agencies, local governments, developers, and organizations. Ensure that any necessary coordination with other agencies has occurred.

* Provide technical advice to right-of-way managers and staff, planning and program management managers and staff; highway, culvert, and bridge design managers and staff; construction managers and staff; and maintenance managers and staff in the areas of landscape architecture, bicycle and pedestrian facility design, accessible design, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), vegetation management, control of invasive species, and erosion control.

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; OR

2. A Landscape Architect's License from any state or political subdivision of the United States.

As a Landscape Architect Trainee, you will serve a 24-month traineeship that leads to Assistant Landscape Architect, Grade 20. To advance to Assistant Landscape Architect, you must have obtained proof of passing any two sections of the LARE and successfully completed the requirements of the traineeship to the satisfaction of the appointing authority. At the discretion of the appointing authority, early advancement to the Assistant Landscape Architect is possible if you have obtained any two sections of the LARE and have successfully completed twelve months of the traineeship.

It is your responsibility to notify the appointing authority's personnel office upon obtaining proof of passing any two sections of the LARE. Failure to obtain a passing result on any two sections of the LARE within 24-months will result in removal from your position.

Assistant Landscape Architect:

1. A bachelor's or higher-level degree in landscape architecture; and proof of passing any two sections of the Landscape Architect Registration Exam (LARE); OR

2. 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.

Additional Comments Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

* 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, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive…