This position is located in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Oregon State Office, Branch of Geographic Sciences. The work involves conducting field surveys, preparing field notes and draft plats for Cadastral Surveys involving establishing, investigating, and re-establishing land and property boundaries.

Duties

Salary Ranges - North Bend OR, Prineville OR, and Spokane Valley WA: GS-5: $37,696 - $49,009 per year; GS-07: $46,696 - $60,703 per year; GS-09: $57,118 - $74,250 per year; and GS-11: $69,107 - $89,835 per year. Salary Ranges - Portland OR: GS-5: $40,440 - $52,577 per year; GS-07: $50,094 - $65,122 per year; GS-09: $61,275 -$ 79,655 per year; and GS-11: $ 74,137 - $96,375 per year. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level (GS-11). Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor. The selectee will conduct surveys and re-surveys for projects involving a variety of problems and complexity where unique situations are not anticipated. Most assignments are characterized by inadequate or inconclusive data requiring extensive research and interpretation of land records, historical data, and legal decisions, and will encounter situations of varying degrees of complexity from simple to multi-faceted/complex. At the grade GS-5, you are a trainee, gaining familiarity with conducting field surveys, preparing field notes, and drafting plats for Cadastral Surveys. At the grade GS-7, you are an advanced trainee land surveyor, and responsible for conducting field surveys, preparing field notes, and drafting plats for Cadastral Surveys Major duties include, but are not limited to: Establishing, investigating, and reestablishing land and property boundaries. Preparing plats and legal descriptions for tracts of land. Planning and conducting routine and simpler surveys and re-surveys involving problems of moderate complexity. Conducting research to find and interpret land records, historical data, and legal decisions. Examining physical evidence recovered in the field and assessing the evidence acceptability with the support of recorded historical documents for positioning boundaries or resolving disputes. At the grade GS-9, you will function as a Land Surveyor responsible for the conduct of field surveys, preparation of field notes and draft plats for Cadastral Surveys. Major duties include, but are not limited to: Establishing, investigating, and re-establishing land and property boundaries. Preparing plats and legal descriptions for tracts of land. Planning and conducting routine surveys and re-surveys involving problems of moderate complexity. Conducting surveys in the full field-to-finish mode, using electronic data collection and computer-based measurement software. Examining physical evidence recovered in the field and assessing its acceptability with the support of recorded historical documents for positioning boundaries and/or resolving disputes. At the grade GS-11, you are considered a journeyman-level Land Surveyor and advisor to the Field and/or District management team, land users, and interested publics. You will act as the principal contact and negotiator for multiple use management within the field office. Major duties include, but are not limited to: Serving as chief of party on land surveys involving complexities, such as problems caused by changing watercourses or erroneous original meander lines; distorted or fraudulent prior surveys; obliterated or unrecoverable monuments; extremely high value property; actual or probable litigation; conflicting land records and survey data; omitted lands (such as islands); or application of new or experimental survey equipment and techniques. Coordinating and integrating separate phases of survey projects and exercising professional knowledge/judgment in adapting and applying field survey methods, techniques, and procedures to day-to-day operations. Conducting surveys in the full field-to-finish mode, using electronic data collection and computer-based measurement software. Exercising professional level judgment and evaluations of the results for all computations and display of results. Examining physical evidence recovered in the field and assessing its acceptability with the support of recorded historical documents for positioning boundaries or resolving disputes.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• May be required to complete background investigation and drug screening.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males
• Must provide resume and supporting documents (See required documents).
• You cannot hold an active real estate license, nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
• If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. If qualifying based on education, a copy of your unofficial or official transcripts must be provided with your application. Basic Requirement, Land Surveying Series, 1373 A. Have successfully completed a 4-year bachelor's degree or higher in land surveying; or civil engineering with a surveying option/emphasis. The civil engineering major must have included at least 6 semester hours of surveying, 3 semester hours of land law, and 21 additional semester hours in any combination of the following: surveying, photogrammetry, geodetic surveying, geodesy, route surveying, remote sensing, cartography, survey astronomy, land information systems, computer-aided mapping, aerial photo interpretation, and survey analysis and adjustments. OR B. Have a combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in land surveying or civil engineering as described in paragraph A, plus appropriate experience, or additional education. OR C. Have a current registration as a land surveyor in a State, territory, or the District of Columbia obtained by written examination. Such registration must have been obtained under conditions outlined in the National Council of Engineering Examiners (NCEE) Unified Model Law for Registration of Surveyors. Applicants wishing to be considered under this provision must show evidence of registration based on successful completion of the written examinations. Registrations granted prior to adoption of a registration law with qualification requirements equivalent to the NCEE Model Law by the State, territory, or District of Columbia are not acceptable under this option. To be considered equivalent to the NCEE Model law, registration laws must include the four options listed within the NCEE Unified Model Law in the section specifying "General Requirements for Registration" as a Professional Land Surveyor. Note: You must submit proof of your registration based on successful completion of the written examinations. -AND- Minimum Qualification Requirement, GS-05: A. Applicants who meet one of the Basic Requirements for the Land Surveying Series, 1373, described above are fully qualified for the GS-5 grade level. Minimum Qualification Requirement, GS-07: A. Specialized Experience: Have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: (1) Functioning as a member of a survey crew (2) Establishing and monument survey corners and boundaries; and (3) Utilizing surveying equipment and instruments, including global positioning systems and total stations. OR B. Superior Academic Achievement (SAA)): Have completed a bachelor's degree with major study in a field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to conduct the work of this position such as land surveying or civil engineering and meet eligibility under the Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) provision. S.A.A. is based on (1) Class standing-applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class, based on completed courses; or (2) Grade-Point Average-applicants must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (3) Election to membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society - membership in a freshman honor society cannot be used to meet the requirements of this provision. Grade-point averages are to be rounded to one decimal place. For example, 2.95 will round to 3.0 and 2.94 will round to 2.9. OR C. Education: Have completed one (1) full academic year of graduate level education in a field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to conduct the work of this position such as land surveying or civil engineering. One year of graduate education is the number of credit hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) is considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. OR D. Combination of Education/Experience: Have an equivalent combination of successfully completed post-high school education and experience as described above that meets 100% of the requirements for this position. (To calculate, first take the number of months of experience and divide by 12 months; then determine your post-high school education as a percentage). One year of full-time undergraduate study (post-high school) is defined as 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours; then add the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. Note: This will be verified using your resume and official or unofficial transcripts submitted with your application. Minimum Qualification Requirement, GS-09: In addition to meeting at least one of the Basic Requirements listed above, applicants must also have specialized experience and/or education to meet one of the minimum qualifications described below for the GS-09 grade level: A. Specialized Experience: Have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-7 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: (1) Interpreting survey records; (2) Recovering and measuring physical survey evidence; (3) Completing survey computations; (4) Operating, adjusting, and maintaining surveying equipment and instruments, including global positioning systems and total stations; and (5) Planning and conducting surveying projects. OR B. Education: Have successfully completed 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree, in a field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to conduct the work of this position, such as land surveying or civil engineering. OR C. Combination of Education/Experience: Have an equivalent combination of specialized experience and graduate level education described above. (To calculate, first take the number of semester hours or equivalent earned towards a graduate degree, in excess of 18 semester hours, and divide by 18 semester hours or equivalent. Then take the number of months of experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify).

Education

QUALIFICATIONS (CONTINUED):

Minimum Qualification Requirement, GS-11: In addition to meeting at least one of the Basic Requirements listed above, applicants must also have specialized experience and/or education to meet one of the minimum qualifications described below for the GS-11 grade level:

A. Specialized Experience: Have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing at least 5 of the following: (1) Reading and interpreting survey records and deeds to evaluate and correlate information; (2) Reviewing physical survey evidence to restore or re-establish obliterated corners; (3) Preparing technical reports or producing survey plats; (4) Explaining the purpose of surveys to obtain knowledge of existing property boundary control evidence and/or to gain physical access to a vicinity of a survey; (5) Operating, adjusting, and maintaining surveying equipment and instruments, including global positioning systems and total stations; and (6) Planning and conducting surveying projects of a complex nature, usually involving conflicting title data or fragmentary corner evidence.
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B. Education: Have successfully completed 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or LL.M., in a field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to conduct the work of this position, such as land surveying or civil engineering.
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C. Combination of Education/Experience: Have an equivalent combination of specialized experience and graduate level education described above. (To calculate, first take the number of semester hours or equivalent earned towards a graduate degree, in excess of 36 semester hours, and divide by 18 semester hours or equivalent. Then take the number of months of experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify).

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

Volunteer Experience: 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, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies".

EDUCATION:

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your 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.

PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

Contacts

• Address BLM Oregon State Office BLM Oregon State Office, OR-953 1220 SW Third Portland, OR 97204 US
• Name: San Antonio Services Branch
• Phone: 816-541-8101
• Email: [email protected]