Landscape Architect – Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

The Historical Landscape Architect position at Conservation Legacy involves serving at Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks. The role focuses on researching, documenting, and preserving cultural landscapes and historic structures. Responsibilities include conducting site visits, analyzing properties, developing site plans, and preparing recommendations. This Ameri Corps position offers opportunities for community service and conservation work, with a term from May 2026 to May 2027. The job is based in Three Rivers, CA.
Position: Historical Landscape Architect – Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks DescriptionPosition Title: Historical Landscape Architect – Ameri CorpsConservation Legacy Program: Stewards Individual PlacementsSite Location: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks47050 Generals Highway Three Rivers, CA 93271Hiring Timeline: Preference will be given to candidates who apply by March 27, 2026.Terms of ServiceStart Date: 05/18/2026End Date: 05/14/2027Ameri Corps Slot Classification: 1700 Hour SlotPurposeStewards Individual Placements (Stewards), a program of Conservation Legacy, provides individuals with Ameri Corps service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources. Participants serve with federal agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofits to provide institutional capacity, develop community relationships, and support ecosystem health. Stewards in partnership with Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks will host an Historical Landscape Architect.This Ameri Corps position supports the goals of the National Park Service's mission to preserve and protect natural and cultural resources through the focus of identification, documentation, evaluation, and preservation of cultural landscapes and historic structures under the agency's statutory requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act. The focus of the position is to assist Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in research, survey, and design work necessary to protect cultural resources within the park. This position will learn about cultural resource management and conservation work while contributing to the greater public understanding and appreciation of the history and significance of cultural resources within the park.Description of Duties:Member position will work in collaboration with NPS staff to complete the following duties:Research the history of historic properties and identify historical significance.Research and document review of risks and hazards to historic properties.Conduct site visits and field work to document existing conditions and impacts to historic properties.Analyze historic structure and cultural landscape features using NPS Professional Procedure Standards.Develop site plans that incorporate CLI GIS data for National Register nominations and CLIs.Write narrative descriptions for CLI properties for addition to National Register nominations and CLIs.Prepare treatment recommendations using the Cultural Landscape Report Guidelines.Collect and edit GPS and GIS data that meets the NPS Cultural Resources Spatial Data Transfer Standards and incorporate the data into geodatabase.Consolidate data from objectives A-G into the Cultural Landscape Inventory and Historic Structures Inventory, following the NPS Professional Procedure Standards, NPS Bulletins and Technical Specifications.QualificationsUnited States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alienAt least 17 years of ageHas received a high school diploma or equivalency certificate; or has not dropped out of elementary or secondary school to enroll as an Ameri Corps participant, and agrees to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent prior to using the education awardAgrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete a National Service Criminal History Check.Enrolled or recent graduate of an accredited graduate degree program in either landscape architecture, architecture, architectural history, historic preservation, or an allied field.Valid driver's license. Must be 21 years and older OR have held a valid driver's license for three consecutive years for driver eligibility.Needs to pass federal background check when selected for position.Our CommitmentConservation Legacy is committed to the full consideration of all qualified individuals and will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to perform essential job functions. Physical requirements may include periodic overnight travel, non‑traditional work hours, ability to move across varied terrain, use program‑specific tools and a range of technology on an infrequent or frequent basis. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull, or…