- Position Title
- Cultural Landscape Architect
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Announcement Number
- NC-1616-NCRO-20-10862292-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, July 16, 2020 to Thursday, July 30, 2020
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a United States Citizen?
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3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
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To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
4.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
Preferences
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Would you accept a term appointment?
Assessment 1
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From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets the basic experience or education requirements for the Landscape Architecture, GS-0807 series. Read all responses before making your selection. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE. If you select more than one response, or leave the question blank, you will be rated ineligible.
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From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets specialized experience requirements for the Cultural Landscape Architect, GS-0807-11. Read all responses before making your selection. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE. If you select more than one response, or leave this question blank you will be rated ineligible. If you do not meet these specialized experience requirements, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
3.
Perform historic property identification field work, such as that done through historic property surveys and inventories including the physical condition assessment and identification of deficiencies in conditions and the physical integrity of cultural landscapes including their features such as historic structures and vegetation.
4.
Apply the terminology of cultural resource professions, the philosophy and theory of preservation and the application of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and other basic technical standards and guidelines for historic preservation activities.
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Practical knowledge of resources management disciplines outside your specialty, such as history, architecture, archaeology, ethnography, and the natural sciences, to ensure their proper consideration in research, planning and treatment.
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Conduct research at local, regional, and national repositories and analyze documents and physical evidence related to historic structures, historic districts, archeological sites, or cultural landscapes and present material in a clear and authoritative manner.
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Prepare documents using software. Use various software programs, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, ESRI products (ESRI Collector, ArcGIS Pro), Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Bridge), and 3D modeling software.
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Apply the terminology of landscape architecture profession, the philosophy and theory of preservation and the application of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and other basic technical standards and guidelines for historic preservation activities.
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Assess physical condition of historic landscapes, their features, processes, and materials.
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Research and define the significance and intent of cultural landscapes and their features and systems.
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Prepare graphic documentation, images, and diagrams using software such as ArcGIS Pro, 3D modeling products, Adobe Creative Cloud products, Autodesk Products (such as AutoCad) or hand sketches to illustrate landscape processes and features within a cultural landscape.
12.
Work cooperatively on a team with professionals, consisting of historical architects, historical landscape architects, archaeologists, historians and other preservation professionals to prepare and review National Register nominations, National Historic Landmark nominations and Determination of Eligibility and complete surveys and inventories associated with historic structures, cultural landscapes, and archaeological sites.
13.
Write and prepare National Register nominations for submission to the National Register of Historic Places, Determinations of Eligibility for historic properties, and/or descriptive landscape architectural and/or architectural narratives for reports.
14.
Determine adequacy of existing documentation for a cultural landscape through an understanding of current research such as National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) nominations, Determinations of Eligibility (DOEs), archeological reporting and survey, and other cultural resource documentation and survey.
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Evaluate and document the significance and integrity of historic districts, historic structures, and/or archaeological sites in the US Mid-Atlantic region following the criteria established the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and/or National Historic Landmark (NHL) program.
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Understand and apply Federal laws and regulations governing historic preservation, including Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended).
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Assist with, plan, and execute aspects of cultural landscape studies such as cultural landscape reports, cultural landscape inventories, Historic American Landscape Surveys (HALS) and the like.
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Assist with or prepare and review scopes of work with a professional team
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Maintain and update customized databases of inventories for historic structures, cultural landscapes, archeological sites, and/or National Register properties in accordance with Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act
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Ensure Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHA) are met or exceeded on all projects.
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Organize documents and materials for citation in reports and bibliographies, using standard style guides, such as The Chicago Manual of Style.
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Communicate orally and in writing on project need, development, scheduling, and management as a cultural resources program representative in meetings, conferences, and workshops and with other professionals in the field of historic preservation and landscape architecture.