About the Position: Serves as senior technician supporting the contract field inspection functions and in-house surveys teams within the Survey Section. Participates with the Section Chief and other office staff in assessing the need to use either in-house survey crews or contract survey services.

Duties

Maintain strong technical knowledge and experience in geomatics discipline and of survey practices, procedures, industry standards, and emerging survey practices and technologies. Lead the activities of employees engaged in the inspection of contractor's field operations and in the performance of technical and administrative office work. Engage in field activities which includes surveillance, inspection, and coordination of survey contractor field operations, and office activities. Complete job estimates, processing delivery orders, evaluation of work reports, and processing requests for payment. Exercise significant latitude in crew assignments and crew positioning as required to accomplish surveying job assignments.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent may be required to travel (TDY) up to 20% or less each year.
• Medical/Drug/Physical test is required on a regular basis for this position.
• Appointment to this position may be subject to a one-year probationary period.
• Possess or obtain and maintain a valid USACE Boat Operators license or U.S. Coast Guard License within six months of appointment.
• Possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License.
• This position requires the employee to use personal protective equipment provided by the employer.

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 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) TransferPriority 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 EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Specialized Experience for GS-10: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Performing job estimates, processing delivery orders, and evaluating work reports 2) Determining project requirements and deciding upon the surveying methods that best satisfy project needs AND 3) Surveying, inspecting, and coordinating survey contractor field operations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). Specialized Experience for GS-11: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Performing job estimates, processing delivery orders, and evaluating work reports 2) Determining project requirements and deciding upon the surveying methods that best satisfy project needs 3) Surveying, inspecting, and coordinating survey contractor field operations and 4) Planning, coordinating, and directing the survey crew activities. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Decision MakingOral CommunicationProblem SolvingTechnical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Time-In-Grade requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement. 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 GS 09 for the GS 10, and GS 10 for the GS 11 (or equivalent). With regards to time-in-grade validation, if you held a position other than a GS pay plan, be sure your resume includes the pay plan and the salary you earned during the assignment. Without this information, your time-in-grade validation may not be able to be verified and will result in your not meeting the time-grade requirement for this vacancy. Qualification requirement: Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

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.

Contacts

• Address GY-APF-W2R902 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, NEW ORLEANS DO NOT MAIL New Orleans, LA 70160 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk