About the Position: Serves as the Senior GIS/Environmental Data Management Specialist with emphasis on GIS and Environmental Data Management Systems. The Senior GIS/Environmental Data Management Specialist gathers, inputs, interprets, and analyzes qualitative and quantitative data on a wide variety of factors impacting on environmental and ecological conditions.

Duties

Collects sample data (chemical, radiological, and biological) from various projects and spatial data from local, regional, state, and federal agencies and organizations, military installations, private entities, and Architect-Engineer firms. Performs or oversees data entry, data creation, data organization, data management, and geo-processing entering map and tabular data into the GIS and/or other database formats Performs multi-layer map creation and editing, generates map and report products, and reviews map data for technical adequacy submitted by contractors or project customers. Utilizes an extensive knowledge of relational data management systems for the storage and management of environmental sampling data. Works with various data users to implement database designs, data standards, and data dictionaries for additional instances where relational data management solutions. Creates custom data collection applications via a variety of GIS software and applications to help ensure a high level of accuracy is obtained from field data collection efforts in post-processing GPS collected data/information. Based on professional and specialized knowledge in the fields of conceptual site modeling, geostatistics and 3D modeling, determines the spatial and vertical extent of contaminated (radiological and non-radiological) soil and groundwater.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must possess a valid state driver's license.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. In order to qualify, you must meet the Basic Education and Specialized Experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document .Basic Education requirement: GS-1370: Cartographer - Cartographer OPM Standard Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: providing support by utilizing concepts, principles and practices applicable to engineering, surveying, photogrammetry, mapping, Geospatial sciences, geographic information systems, remote sensing, and scientific data visualization, and of their applications to Geospatial operations and analysis as they relate to mapping and GIS tasks; participating in contract technical evaluations to insure contractor's technical/professional capabilities and equipment meets the requirement of the contract; maintaining an array of geospatial databases and software packages such as ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS 3D Analyst, ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, Python, Google Earth or equivalent software. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Data Systems and ManagementGeospatial TechnologyProblem Solving Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address GJ-APF-W2SM05 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, BUFFALO DO NOT MAIL Louisville, KY 40201 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk