About the Position: Serves as Party Chief of a survey crew with extensive experience and skill, engaged in making hydrographic and topographic surveys which survey channels, harbors, rivers and adjacent topography of areas within the Buffalo District and Division boundaries. Position may be filled at the GS-09, GS-10, or GS-11 at management's discretion.

Duties

Serves as field expert for hydrographic survey operations to conduct a variety of surveys in diverse and potentially complex situations. Serves as a back-up for office personnel to process data and perform computations of project condition sounding surveys. As Party chief assigns duties to survey employees based on technical difficulty, cross training needs, physical requirements, workload and adjusts the workload to best meet time schedules and unanticipated changes in schedules. Monitors systems equipment and makes required adjustments. Technically troubleshoots computers, electronic positioning equipment, motion sensors and other devices on board the survey vessel in the event of equipment and instrument malfunction. Prepares required reports and records and handles all administrative work-required in connection with survey.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent must obtain and maintain a Commercial Driver's License (CDL), Class A, and requires possession of or ability to acquire a valid state driver license.
• Work outside: exposure to elements, weather varying from extreme heat to extreme cold, walking over rough, uneven surfaces, climbing, stooping, bending, standing, requiring use of hard hats, steel toed boots, eye protection and floatation devices.
• Incumbent is required to wear protective equipment and/or clothing (e.g., PFD, hard hat, coveralls, gloves, safety footwear) as appropriate.
• Physical: work requires routine lifting of up to fifty pounds. Which requires a pre-employment physical.
• Employee must have and maintain a valid State's 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. Current Civilian Employees of the OrganizationCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education/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. Educational requirements for 0817 Series: Survey Technical Series 0817 (opm.gov SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For GS-09: one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-08 grade level in the Federal service, performing in a assisting with identifying and/or elevating complex problems, applying surveying methods, principles and evaluative methods typically precedent in nature, use of pertinent instruments and techniques of surveying and dredging; other related and equivalent experience related to this position. OR Education: a master's or equivalent graduate degree or full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; onlyin those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. Transcripts must be attached. OR Combination of experience and education: specialized experience as described above, but less than one year; and more than one year but less than the required education stated above. Compute the percentage of the requirements, and the total is at least 100% (To compute the percentage, divide you total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. (Note: must attach a copy of your transcripts.) For GS-10: one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service, performing with assistance and oversight with senior survey technicians working with methods, principles and evaluative methods, advise on moderately complex problems, calibrate and repair surveying equipment and systems and dredging contractor personnel; other related and equivalent experience related to this position. For GS-11: one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-10 grade level in the Federal service, technical work involving surveying and dredging methods, principles and evaluative instructions and/or resolve moderately complex problems which are typically not precedent in nature, formulate and present findings to senior leaders, troubleshoot and ensure calibrations are correct, assist others including contractors to resolve or; other related and equivalent experience related to this position. 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, related to 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Decision MakingSurveyingTeamworkTechnical Competence 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.

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 RE-W2SM05 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-BUFFALO DO NOT MAIL Buffalo, NY 14207 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk