Hybrid Principal Landscape Architect & Env Mitigation Lead

About WSDOT

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is a multimodal agency with a global reputation for excellence. Our dedicated workforce plans, designs, builds, and operates an integrated transportation system that safely and efficiently moves people and goods throughout the state. In addition to maintaining over 20,000 lane miles of state highway and 4,100 bridges, WSDOT leads an award-winning Active Transportation Plan, manages the world's longest floating bridge, and operates the largest ferry system in the nation!

The Opportunity

WSDOT is currently seeking a non-permanent Transportation Planning Specialist 5to serve as the Principal Landscape Architect & Environmental Mitigation Program Supervisor to provide leadership and technical expertise in landscape architecture, roadside restoration, environmental assessment, and roadside asset management throughout the Southwest Region. This position supports project development and delivery through policy, research, training, analysis, and specialized technical guidance while balancing complex and competing roadside needs, policies, and priorities across multiple programs.

The candidate selected for this role will integrate WSDOT facilities into the natural and built environment, preserve ecosystem and cultural resources, and promote livable, healthy communities that are resilient to a changing climate.

What to Expect

Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, you will:

• Provide guidance, direction, and approval for agency staff, consultants, design-builders, developers, utilities, other jurisdictions, and the public for WSDOT Roadside Policies.
• Perform senior level professional landscape architectural work that constitutes the practice of Landscape Architecture.
• Design, stamp, and ensure development of regulatory approved wetland mitigation sites and agency appropriate roadside restoration contract plans.
• Lead and direct the planning, scoping, preparation of technical reports, design, and contract plan preparation for complex roadside restoration and environmental mitigation design projects and studies.
• Provide technical expertise, guidance, oversight, approval, and documentation for environmental and roadside elements of construction projects.
• Supervise two direct reports (Transportation Planning Specialist
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• Provide technical expertise, guidance, and policy direction to the Wetland Assessment and Environmental Mitigation Planning Program to ensure accuracy and compliance with regulations, procedures, and policy.
• Implement the scoping, setup, and management of I-4 funds for all environmental and roadside mitigation projects.
• Provide Visual Quality, Architectural Treatment, and Resource Conservation Area (RCA) expertise.

Qualifications

To be considered for this opportunity, the following competencies are required
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• Landscape Architecture Technical Expertise and Leadership: Advanced expertise in landscape architecture, including evaluating complex site conditions, developing technical solutions and design alternatives including irrigation design, reviewing technical and contract documents, and providing authoritative recommendations for project design, construction, compliance, and implementation.
• Construction Inspection and Contract Compliance Expertise:Expertise in leading construction compliance evaluations, identifying complex deficiencies and impacts, assessing alternatives, and providing defensible technical recommendations that support quality, compliance, timely resolution, and successful project delivery.
• Wetland Assessment and Environmental Mitigation Expertise: Expertise in wetland science, delineation, assessment, classification, and management, including evaluating complex aquatic resource…