Job Description and Duties
Under the supervision of a Senior Landscape Architect, the Landscape Associate will provide a full range of professional Landscape Architecture services and storm water coordination. Travel may be required; therefore, incumbent should possess a valid driver’s license. Though the level of authority will vary depending on the specific classification Range (A through D) of the selected candidate, the landscape architectural duties and responsibilities are listed below.
Participate in the preparation of landscape architecture preliminary studies, Project Study Reports, Projects Reports, and Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E) involving; highway planting, safety roadside rest areas (SRRA), vista points, planting and irrigation Restoration/Rehabilitation/Replacement, and mitigation projects. Work with Construction Division Staff in developing permanent erosion control measures on projects in the North Region.
Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Landscape Associate, Caltrans exam. For those who do not have current eligibility (e.g., transfer, permissive reinstatement, or voluntary demotions) and/or who will be new to state civil services employment, you must be on the state examination list to be eligible for these positions. To apply for the exam, please click here and search by typing in the classification title.
This position may be eligible for telework. The amount of telework is at the discretion of the Department and based on Caltrans’s evolving telework policy. Caltrans supports telework, recognizing that in-person attendance may be required based on operational needs. Employees are expected to be able to report to their worksites with minimum notification if an urgent need arises. The selected candidate will be required to commute to the headquartered location as needed to meet operational needs. Business travel may be required, and reimbursement considers an employee’s designated headquartered location, primary residence, and may be subject to CalHR regulations or applicable bargaining unit contract provisions. All commute expenses to the headquartered location will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
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Working Conditions
The majority of the work performed will be in a climate-controlled office environment and within a work cubical or work area under artificial lighting. The incumbent may be asked to work outdoors conducting field reviews or collecting data. The incumbent would be exposed to loud noise, dust/dirt, uneven surfaces, airborne particles, extreme weather, elevation, the traveling public, and numerous environmental hazards including but not limited to snakes, bees, mosquitoes, ticks, scorpions, dogs, and poison oak. Travel, one-day or overnight trips, may be required.
