Posting Type: Open Competitive

Work Type: Full-Time

Nature of Work: This is entry level professional landscape architecture work in the design of park land and recreational facilities. Work includes preparing project specifications, contract documents, and site plans, computing cost estimates, and monitoring construction. Incumbents in this classification work with considerable independence; however, general supervision is received from an assigned supervisor.

Education and Experience: The knowledge, skills, and abilities may be acquired through, but are not limited to, the following combination of education and/or experience.

Bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture, metropolitan planning, or a related field.

Special Qualifications: Must be able to transport oneself or coordinate transportation to work sites throughout the City during the course of the work day.

Pay Range: $61,900.80 with step increases to $78,707.20 Annually

Benefits: Forty-hour work week. Paid leave per year: twelve days vacation; five days management; fifteen days sick; and fourteen holidays. Employee’s group health insurance, including major medical, vision, and dental, for individual or family. Defined benefit pension plan, plus Social Security, and more. See hr.cityofomaha.org for detailed information.

Who Can Apply: Any person who meets the qualifications and other requirements described in this posting.

How to Apply: Completed City of Omaha employment applications must be submitted using the online application from the City website. It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to check and ensure that any and all required application materials and supplemental forms are received by the City of Omaha Human Resources Department by the stated deadline. You may confirm receipt of any materials and forms by contacting the Human Resources Department. If the materials are not received in the Human Resources Department by the stated deadline, they will not be considered. There will be no exceptions to this rule. If you do not meet the requirements at the time of this posting, once you do meet the requirements you may apply when it is posted again.

Examination Information: The examination will consist of a training and experience form designed to assess job-related knowledge, skills and abilities of the position. The training and experience form will be given to candidates once their application has been received, reviewed by a recruiter and accepted to test for the position. The form must be completed and returned to the Human Resources Department by March 18, 2024 (passing score 60%). Of the candidates who pass the Training and Experience form, the top scoring candidates will be invited to participate in a structured oral interview (passing score 60%). Final eligibility list will be an overall score with the training & experience form weighted 50% and the structured oral interview weighted 50%.

Veteran Points: To claim five (5) points for veteran’s preference, you must submit proof of service (such as a DD-214) that includes the date of induction, date of honorable separation, and Social Security number. (You must have completed more than 180 consecutive days of active duty.) To receive an additional five (5) points credit for disability, you must submit proof of eligibility from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs dated within the last 12 months. This information must be submitted to the Human Resources Department by March 18, 2024.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of and ability to operate a computer or other technology using standard or customized computer or systems software applications appropriate to the assigned tasks.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of landscape architecture as applied to park development.
• Knowledge of the standard principles and practices of drafting.
• Knowledge of civil engineering procedures, especially operating a transit, reducing field notes, and creating graphs from the information.
• Knowledge of the techniques and practices of land usage and the municipal agencies involved in park planning.
• Knowledge of ornamental flower, tree, and shrub arrangements.
• Ability to learn and adapt to advances in computer, mobile, and electronic device technology and software.
• Ability to create and design specific plans for park and recreation development.
• Ability to develop a cost estimate from a set of drawings and keep accurate records of cost estimates and expenditures.
• Ability to analyze, lay out, and modify landscape beautification plans from initial concepts to final drawings.
• Ability to communicate with contractors, outside agencies, the public and neighborhood groups in order to explain and develop park plans.
• Ability to understand written or oral instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees and members of the general public.
• Ability to adhere to safety policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk and bend 26 to 50% of the time; and climb, reach, balance, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, push, and pull 0 to 25% of the time.
• Ability to move objects weighing up to twenty (20) pounds up to 33% of the time and up to ten (10) pounds 34-66% of the time.

Essential Functions: Any one position may not perform all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all of the duties that may be performed in positions allocated to this class.

• Designs site plans for park and recreation areas, including golf courses, ball diamonds, picnic areas, swimming pools, playgrounds, and other facilities.
• Coordinates, monitors, and provides technical assistance at park and recreation construction sites.
• Develops plans for special projects such as irrigation systems, athletic fields, and creative playgrounds.
• Writes project specifications and prepares contract documents to advertise for bids for park and recreation projects including new construction, rehabilitation, renovation, and demolition.
• Participates in the redevelopment of deteriorated, inadequate, or obsolete parks and other facilities.
• Prepares and computes cost estimates for proposed projects.
• Receives and analyzes bids for quality and cost and submits analysis to the Purchasing Agent.
• Abstracts property for ownership; initiates and coordinates site surveys and communicates with concerned parties to obtain feedback during plan preparations.
• Participates in developing presentations and addressing public groups and individuals.
• Maintains regular job attendance in accordance with a schedule established for the position by the supervisor.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or as the situation dictates within the scope of this classification.

Conditions of Employment: Candidates must provide proof of U.S. citizenship or proof of permanent residence or authorization to work. The City of Omaha reserves the right to conduct criminal history, driving record, reference and credit checks and a background investigation on applicants for employment. Successfully passing a criminal background review, reference check, and if applicable, a credit check, is required as a condition of employment. If applicable, the City will require that you successfully pass a review of the driver's license, driving abstract, a pre-employment drug test, a hearing test and a back screening examination as a condition of employment. Failure to provide the information requested in the application process in a truthful, accurate and complete manner may result in disqualification, revocation of conditional employment or termination.

Reasonable Accommodation: Applicants requiring an accommodation for the examination because of a disability should advise the Human Resources Department a minimum of 48 hours prior to the examination by emailing peremploy@cityofomaha.org.

For a complete description of this job classification, visit hr.cityofomaha.org

Contact Points:

City of Omaha Human Resources Department
1819 Farnam St, Suite 506
Omaha, NE 68183

Phone: (402) 444-5300
Fax: (402) 444-5314

Website: hr.cityofomaha.org
Email: peremploy@cityofomaha.org