About the Position: This position is with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, North Atlantic Division, New York District, Surveys and Mapping Branch, Survey Support Section. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the world's premier engineering organization. Serves as Party Chief of a survey crew engaged in making hydrographic and topographic surveys which survey channels, harbors, rivers and adjacent topography of areas within the broad geographic boundaries of the district and region.

Duties

Serves as Party Chief of a survey crew engaged in making hydrographic and topographic surveys. Survey channels, harbors, rivers and adjacent topography of areas within the broad geographic boundaries of the district and region. Determines method of hydrographic surveys. Serves as field expert for hydrographic survey operations to conduct a variety of surveys in diverse and complex situations. Establishes priority and sequence of jobs in consideration of weather, sea conditions, tide, and available personnel resources and type of equipment. Assigns duties to survey employees based on technical difficulty, cross training needs, and physical requirements to best meet schedules. Serves as backup for office personnel to process data and perform computations for pre-dredge and after-dredge surveys. Performs site inspections for input on survey/construction projects.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
• This position requires that the incumbent be willing and able to work on a survey vessel/small water craft.

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 EligibleReinstatementVeterans 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Performing computations for dredging and/or surveys; 2) Performing system calibration and/or maintenance on survey equipment; and 3) Preparing survey reports and/or records. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to DetailInformation ManagementPlanning and EvaluatingSurveyingTechnical 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 or equivalent (GS-09).

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 RD-W2SF02 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-NEW YORK DO NOT MAIL New York, NY 10278 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk