Job Description

Posting number: 4848-SHA-61.5-07-HP-9/26

Department: State Highway Administration

Job classification: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT V

Posting type: Open

Categories: Management, Project Management, Grounds & Landscaping, Green-Collar/Environmental

Summary

(Open Recruitment)

State Highway Administration

Team Leader (Landscape Architect V)

Grade 19 (4848) SP# 26-61.5-07

YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION

http://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd

The State Highway Administration's (SHA) Office Environmental Design (Baltimore City) is currently recruiting for a Team Leader (Landscape Architect V) position. This position is open to anyone who meets the minimum and selective qualifications listed below. The resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this vacancy and may be used to fill future vacancies in this classification.

Nature of Work: This position serves to supervise and manage the technical and personnel activities of a team of professional landscape architects, in-house consultants, CADD technicians, and entry level and intern landscape architects who manage area wide landscape projects, and to provide support for upper level positions and other customers. The position applies landscape architecture theories, principles, and standards to provide guidance and quality assurance to team members, consultants, and other resources who manage projects of all levels of complexity from small, in-house landscape plantings to highly detailed, complex, transportation related projects and processes. For entry level and intern landscape architects, this position also provides guidance not only for technical, project related matters, but also for professional career development and educational concerns.

MDOT offers a generous and competitive benefits package. You can learn about our amazing benefits here: MDOT Benefits Guide

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“The State Highway Administration (SHA) has been named a Training magazine Training Awards winner for the seventh consecutive year."

Examples of duties

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree or first professional master’s degree in landscape architecture from a landscape architectural program accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board.

Experience: Six (6) years of experience in landscape architectural design work.

Selective Qualification: Three (3) years of experience in team management, directing, or supervising work of landscape architects and/or landscape designers.

*This statement contains a selective qualification, which is more focused in scope than the minimum qualifications for this classification. Selective qualifications are utilized when the position requires specific or additional bona fide occupational qualifications (i.e., knowledge, skill or ability).

Preferred Qualifications:

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• Experience in budget management, contract document development, and contract management related to landscape projects.
• Experience in tree care and arboricultural practices.
• Knowledge of plant material suitable for Maryland.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Bentley MicroStation CADD, ArcGIS programs and other relevant computer software programs.

Notes:

1. Possession of a master’s degree in landscape architecture, with the exception of the first professional master’s degree, may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
2. Applicants currently licensed as a Landscape Architect in the State of Maryland are considered to have met the education requirements.

Qualifications

Candidate must possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the state of Maryland.

Candidate must possess/obtain a Landscape Architect license within the probationary period.

Candidate may possess a Landscape Architect License from another state but will be required to apply for and obtain a reciprocal license in the State of Maryland within the probation period.

Supplemental information

TO APPLY: All applicants must submit an application online at http://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd (use of this option allows the application to be saved). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. To receive credit for your work history and credentials you must list the information in the online DTS-1 application form. You may refer to a resume only to expand on information offered in the body of the online DTS-1 application.

Consideration for employment may be based solely on the contents of your application; therefore, it is essential that you provide complete and accurate information. Please include all relevant experience in your application. This includes, but is not limited to, full or part-time, volunteer, military, acting capacity, or any other experience that is relevant to the position you are applying for.

If you have held more than one (1) position at the same employer, you must list each position that you held, the length of time that you held each position, and the corresponding duties.

Applications must be submitted online by the closing date.

If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Administration at the number(s) listed below:

410-545-5554

The selected candidate may be subject to background and reference checks. A conviction is not an automatic disqualification from employment. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply. The state of Maryland offers excellent health and leave benefits, 401k benefits, pension plan, a free transit program, and advanced education and training opportunities.

Please Note: The State Highway Administration is not sponsoring new employees in application of the H-1B Visa or providing an extension of an existing H-1B Visa at this time due to budgetary constraints. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Federal regulations prohibit H-1B Visa candidates from paying sponsorship fees, all sponsorship fees must be assumed by the potential employer.

Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please call 410-545-5554.

Applicants who have education obtained outside of the U.S. will be required to provide proof of the equivalent U.S. education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service, such as the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (http://www.naces.org) or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation (https://www.wes.org/).

The incumbent in this position will not be a member of a covered bargaining unit.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. SHA does not discriminate based on age, ancestry, color, creed, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, belief or opinion, sex, or sexual orientation.

Issue Date: 09/16/2026