Job: Parks Planner In-Training, Parks and Recreation Commission (Tumwater, WA) |

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Parks Planner 4 –

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a majority of course studies in landscape architecture, park resource planning, land use planning or other closely related fields of study.
Three (3) years of professional experience in park and recreational facility design, landscape design, plan development and public testimony and facilitation.*
Valid unrestricted (except for corrective lenses) driver’s license.

*Graduate training in the above fields may be substituted, year for year, for a maximum of two years of the required experience.

Parks Planner 3 –

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a majority of course studies in landscape architecture, park resource planning, land use planning or other closely related fields of study.
Two (2) years of professional experience in park and recreational facility design, landscape design, plan development and public testimony and facilitation.*
Valid unrestricted (except for corrective lenses) driver’s license.

*Graduate training in the above fields may be substituted, year for year, for a maximum of one year of the required experience.

Parks Planner 2 –

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a majority of course studies in landscape architecture, park resource planning, land use planning or other closely related fields of study.
One (1) year of professional experience in park and recreational facility design, landscape design, plan development and public testimony and facilitation.*
Valid unrestricted (except for corrective lenses) driver’s license.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Registration as a Landscape Architect in the State of Washington.
Knowledge of and experience with Low Impact Development.
Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) accreditation.
Knowledge of and experience with design and rendering software (AutoCAD, Sketchup, Shaderlight, Rhino, Adobe Creative Suite etc.)

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Must be willing to travel as needed to accomplish assignments. Overnight travel is a requirement.
Per Governor Inslee’s Emergency Proclamation 21-14 (Download PDF reader), all Washington State Parks employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the time of hire. Please note that any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing verification of your vaccine status. No start date will be approved until you have verified your vaccine status. If you have questions about this requirement, please contact the recruitment team at HR.Recruitment@parks.wa.gov.

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