The primary purpose of the position is to serve as the state Geographic Information Systems (GIS) specialist with responsibility to provide leadership, technology development, technology transfer, and technical assistance and support in GIS, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), remote sensing, spatial analysis, elevation program, and geospatial database management.

Duties

Provide technical leadership in Geographic Information System (GIS) products and services in support of state programs, activities and products which provide technical support throughout the state. Provide technical guidance and assistance on remote sensing technologies throughout the state. Responsible for the state's geodatabase management, which involves managing large data sets as well as providing dependable backups for these data sets. Responsible for coordinating and providing, training to state office and field office staffs in the principle of GIS, Customer Service Toolkit, spatial analysis, relation database analysis, and remote sensing. Coordinates equipment and software maintenance with national staffs; and, serves as the Geodata administrator. Oversees and implements procedures for quality control of spatial and corresponding tabular data for authoritative datasets in preparation for official release. Adapts, modifies, and extends conventional manual and electronic procedures, tools, scripts, and applications to improve and enhance data collection, data capture, finished map products and editing and maintenance of soil survey information.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. If selected you will be sent instructions on obtaining fingerprints. Please note we are not able to reimburse any fees incurred for fingerprints.
• Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Subject to one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable. New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of their probationary period.
• Direct Deposit Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify at https://www.e-verify.gov/.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state motor vehicle operator's license for the type of vehicle(s) operated to perform the duties of this position.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications, eligibility, and time in grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. Basic Education Requirement: 0150 Series Degree: geography; or related physical or social science such as geology, meteorology, economics, statistics, sociology, anthropology, political science, history, cartography, computer science, urban studies, or planning that included at least 24 semester hours in geography or related fields; OR Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in geography, or a related field that included at least 24 semester hours in geography or related fields, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting one of the Basic Requirements listed above, applicant must also meet the following Minimum Qualification Requirement in order to be considered: Specialized Experience to qualify for the GS-12, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or higher in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through the Federal service. This experience must have equipped you with the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience utilizing geographic information technology to analyze agricultural, soil, biological, ecological, and/or resource inventory programs issues/trends; Experience in developing, analyzing, coordinating Geographic Information System (GIS) and/or Global Positioning Systems (GPS) technologies and interpretations of soil survey information. Note: There is no education substitution for the GS-12 grade level. For more information on the qualification of this position, click here. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

You must submit a copy of your college transcripts or a list of college courses with credit hours, dates completed, and grades received to verify all education requirements (i.e. substitution of education and/or basic education requirement). If a relevant course is not clearly qualifying (e.g. special topic, seminar, research, thesis, obscure or misleading course title, etc.), please submit an official course syllabi and/or detailed course description from the university/college for that particular course to ensure you are properly evaluated. Please note that qualifications determinations are based solely on the information submitted for each particular vacancy announcement. You must document all requirements on every vacancy; we cannot use previous determinations as a basis for rating. All required information must be received by the closing date of this announcement, and non-submission of all required documents/documentation will result in non-consideration. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted. This information must be received by the closing date of this announcement. Non-submission of these documents will result in non-consideration.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Applicants must, therefore, only report attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation via this link.
All education claimed by applicants will be verified accordingly. Important: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. Click on this link for more information.

Contacts

• Address Natural Resources Conservation Service 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 US
• Name: Mark Masanque
• Phone: 5555555555
• Email: [email protected]