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Duties

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) serves as a national catalyst for the organization and distribution of biological, hydrological, geological, and geographical information and addresses the specific needs of the Department of the Interior and its land and resource managers. The USGS is the Nation's largest water, earth, biological science and civilian mapping agency, working in cooperation with more than 2,000 organizations across the country with numerous international communities to provide reliable, impartial, scientific information to resource managers, planners, and other customers and partners. The National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC) is an operational component within the USGS National Geospatial Directorate (NGD) which includes the NGTOC and the Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. The NGTOC provides world-class geospatial technical expertise, research, and customer service for the USGS and the Nation and is responsible for the acquisition, assessment, integration, and publication of geospatial data in support of The National Map. This includes oversight of Geospatial Data Products and Services Contracts, quality validation of products and data provided by external partners and contractors, development of national standards and data models, and providing technical assistance to federal, state, local and private sector partners. The Elevation Systems Project Manager (PM) position is an Elevation Data Production and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications software project manager in the Information Systems Section. The Dynamic Mapping PM and the Derived Product Generation (DPG) PM positions are Topographic Mapping and GIS applications software project managers in the Science Systems Development Section. All three PM positions are within the Systems Development Branch of the NGTOC Innovation Office. The Systems Development Branch provides geospatial development technical skills, processes, and techniques used in achieving the goals of the National Geospatial Program (NGP). Systems Development resources assess and document local and enterprise-level geospatial requirements and develop applications and systems to meet these requirements. The Elevation Systems PM is in the Elevation Systems agile development team which develops and maintains all software tools related to validation and production of 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) data, including, but not limited to the Lev8 and Valid8 applications along with the Data Validation Toolset. The Dynamic Mapping PM is in the Dynamic Mapping agile development team that develops and maintains all software tools related to Dynamic Mapping, including, but not limited to the topoBuilder application, OnDemand Topo product suite, and The National Map data enrichment workflows to support automated map production. The DPG PM is in the DPG agile development team that support The National Map staged product generation and US Topo Assembly. These development teams consist of contracted and government developers. The PM positions maintain technical core competencies of the software and systems; facilitate development prioritization in collaboration with stakeholders and business owners; and monitor, provide guidance, and lead contractor activities. These positions support the NGP mission and goals.

Requirements

Qualifications

For GS-0150: BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Applicants must meet A or B below to satisfy the basic education requirement for Geographer, all grade levels. 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. A combination of education and experience-- courses equivalent to a major in geography, or a related field that included at least 24 semesters hours in geography or related fields, as shown in "A" above, plus appropriate experience and/or additional education. The education or combined education and experience must be comparable in type, scope and thoroughness to that acquired through successful completion of a 4-year course of study as described in "A" above. (CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS ON HOW TO COMBINE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE) For GS-1301: BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Applicants must meet A or B below to satisfy the basic education requirement for Cartographer, all grade levels. A. Degree: cartography; or a major that included or was supplemented by at least 30 semester hours in cartography and/or directly related science, and related mathematics. Such course work includes, but is not limited to, cartography, astronomy, geodesy, photogrammetry, physical and geological oceanography, computer science, land surveying, geophysics, physical geography, and remote sensing. The 30 semester hours must have included at least 6, but no more than 15, semester hours of college level, non-business mathematics or statistics (i.e. college-level algebra, trigonometry, calculus, or scientific mathematics or statistics requiring equivalent college-level courses as prerequisites). **OR B. Combination of education and experience-courses equivalent to a major in cartography, or a minor that included or was supplemented by at least 30 semester hours in cartography, and/or directly related science, and related mathematics, as shown in "A" above, plus appropriate experience and/or additional education for a total of 4 years. The education or combined education and experience must be comparable in type, scope and thoroughness to that acquired through successful completion of a 4-year course of study as described in "A" above. (CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS ON HOW TO COMBINE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE). For GS-1550: BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Applicants must meet the following to satisfy the basic education requirement for Computer Scientist, all grade levels. Bachelor's or higher degree in computer science OR a bachelor's or higher degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. For GS-12: In addition to the Basic Education Requirement as described above, applicants must meet the following to qualify for the GS-12 level:One year of appropriate professional experience that is in or directly related to the duties of the position to be filled is qualifying if it is equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service, and if it equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Examples of such experience may include: performing geospatial and cartographic systems development and team management, leading to cartographic and/or GIS application deployment as well as creation of requirements documentation, specific to topographic mapping. This experience must demonstrate the following skills: Researching, interpreting, and applying geographic information systems (GIS) and Cloud infrastructure best practices on geospatial data processing application development and deployment to a dispersed cloud environment Preparing and communicating geospatial data and cartographic requirements both orally and in writing to audiences of varying technical ability Leading and collaborating with geospatial data development teams, following agile cycles to implement, validate, and iterate on geospatial data and cartographic processing tools and workflows. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

• 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.
• Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.usgs.gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/how-foreign-education-evaluated-federal-jobs .

Contacts

• Address NGTOC INNOVATION OFC 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Mail Stop 600 Reston, VA 20192 US
• Name: Sally Ruskowski
• Phone: 703 648-7437
• Email: [email protected]