Under the direction of a Senior Landscape Architect, Caltrans, the Landscape Associate will serve as the Contract Manager (CM), Vegetation Management Program. The CM works with Landscape Specialists, Environmental Planners, Geographical Information Specialists, District Maintenance Staff, and Tree Crews to initiate, prepare, oversee, and inspect the service contracts, which includes fuel reduction service contracts, irrigation service contracts, and potential grant-related projects. The CM also works with the maintenance team to schedule, direct, and monitor contractors’ work.
With detailed knowledge of vegetation, ecology, methods and equipment used in highway landscape maintenance, roadside vegetation and irrigation assets management, and Caltrans maintenance practices, the Contract Manager will oversee a portfolio of contracts required to accomplish for fuel reduction and landscape health within the region.
PARF# 11-6-180 / JC-499085
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.
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