This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This position is located on Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii which is on the island of Oahu. The island is very geographically diverse with mountains, rainforests, beaches and much more. For more information visit: http://www.hvcb.org/ or https://home.army.mil/hawaii/index.php

Duties

You will serve as a technical specialist in the United States Garrison Hawaii (USAG-Hawaii) Hawaii Infrastructure Task Force (HITF). You will plan, coordinate and develop digital spatial data and mapping (raster and vector) products. You will serve as a technical point-of-contact for the development and implementation of GIS and/or Geospatial Data implementation plans. You will assist in the preparation of GIS and/or mapping provisions, specifications and estimates for negotiations of Architect-Engineering (A-E) contracts. You will conduct site visits, performs extensive literature searches, and coordinates with a wide variety of individuals to develop master planning and survey data for assigned projects.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires incumbent to perform business travel up to 5% of the time in connection with stated duties.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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. In order to be minimally qualified for this position, you must meet one of the following: Basic Requirement for Geographer: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in 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 B. 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 the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes planning, coordinating and developing digital GIS schemas, layers and databases in the areas of remote sensing, photogrammetry, hydrographic surveying, topography and land surveying, magnetometer and geophysical surveying; developing, maintaining, and managing intricate geo-referenced digital databases; experience producing visual representations of information to be used as decision-making tools and final products. OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

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 EW-APF-W3RBAA US ARMY GARRISON HAWAII DO NOT MAIL Fort Shafter, HI 96858 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk