About the Position: The District is located near downtown Jacksonville with easy access to a major interstate highway, flexi-time work schedule with credit hour option, workspace cubicles in a corporate business setting with security, free parking with shuttle bus service, eating facilities within building and nearby, onsite ATMs and gym.

Duties

Supervise, lead, and manage technical training of less experienced surveyors, geodesists, technicians, and interns in proper hydrographic and topographic surveying methods, concepts, procedures and subsequent data analysis and delivery to customers Educate customers on the relative accuracy of survey data given specific parameters of the work environment and associated error budgets. Monitors advances in land surveying and hydrographic surveying theory and practices, electronic positioning, mapping, and data reduction software available within the industry Determines the appropriate staff, equipment, boats, and other resources needed to accomplish the specific requirements of each survey requirement within time and budget allowances. Resolves complicated, novel, or unprecedented surveying problems caused by conflicting data or other notable evidence.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This is a Key Essential position and is subject to 24-hour recall to perform emergency response duties and may include tour(s) of duty on weekends or nights to support training for or during actual emergency operation.
• Incumbent must be able to walk for prolonged periods of time over uneven terrain and aboard sea going vessels. Must be able to operate a motor vehicle to reach work sites.
• Visiting job sites requires working outdoors and is required to travel in temporary duty (TDY) status approximately 10-15% of the time.

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. Basic Requirement: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in geodesy, or a degree that included 30 semester hours in any combination of geodesy, mathematics, physics, astronomy, engineering science, surveying, geodetic surveying, photogrammetry, or geophysics. The course work must have included differential and integral calculus. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: Course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas EmploymentPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the Specialized experience 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: experience working directly with topographic and hydrographic field surveying activities to include: field experience in the actual operation of a variety topographic and hydrographic data collection systems such as total station, multi-beam, and sidescan sonars; survey data management, mapping, and the quality control and quality assurance of topographic elevations and bathymetry; orthometric heights and proper horizontal and vertical datums used in the collection of the georeferenced data. Candidate should have a physical science BS degree and extensive background in surveying and geomatics to successfully be able to handle the full extent of the position duties at this level. Candidate should have experience in leading teams in a highly dynamic field environment. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Customer ServiceDecision MakingLeadershipStrategic ThinkingTechnical Credibility 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 or equivalent (GS-12).

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address RL-W2SR02 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-JACKSONVILLE DO NOT MAIL Jacksonville, FL 32202 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk