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Open: July 6, 2026 — Closes: July 15, 2026
Summary
As a Landscape Architect for Cultural Resources, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation. Cultural landscape preservation focuses on preserving a landscape's physical attributes, biotic systems, and use when that use contributes to its historical significance. For more park(s) information, please visit find a park.
Major Duties
This is a temporary appointment intended for seasonal work that is less than 6 months or 1040 hours from the date of appointment/service year. It is expected this position will be terminated upon completion of the seasons work. The agency may non-competitively rehire an eligible temporary seasonal worker in subsequent years who works less than 6 months or 1040 hours in their service year. As a Seasonal Landscape Architect your duties will include, but are not limited to, the following: Participate in the documentation, review, design, treatment and monitoring of historically significant cultural landscapes with diverse climatic, geographic and environmental conditions. Review horticultural operations and landscape preservation activities for adherence to agency policies, guidelines, standards, and procedures. Advise park managers, horticulturists, arborists and facility staff in parks and regional offices on best practices in cultural landscape management. Engage in the practice of planning, designing, and adapting of outdoor features, taking into consideration recreation planning, regulatory requirements, aethetic, cultural and historic values, and compatiblity with context Use Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to respond to inquiries, execute project work, and manage maintenance efforts About the Olmsted Center: The Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation strengthens the capacity of parks and historic properties to manage cultural landscapes as part of our national heritage. Working in partnership with national parks, universities, government agencies, and non-profit organizations, the Olmsted Center provides a full range of technical assistance in cultural landscape research, planning, stewardship, and education. Founded at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, the Olmsted Center perpetuates the traditions of the Olmsted Offices and Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr.'s lifelong commitment to people, parks, and public spaces.
