About the Location: Sacramento a progressive city with great pride in its ethnic and cultural diversity and emphasis on quality in the provision of governmental services. Sacramentoans enjoy professional ballet, theater, outstanding museums, one of the best small zoos in the country, and the NBA's Sacramento Kings. Home to the world's second largest urban forest (behind Paris), Sacramento sits just two hours between both San Francisco and Lake Tahoe, at the base of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Duties

Serves as a work leader. Performs or directs office and field work related to the specific site selection, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of hydrologic stations for the entire Sacramento District which encompasses 5 states. Based on field investigations and tests of alternative type equipment, recommending site selection and type of equipment to be installed. Directs and participates in making calculations of flow at Corps of Engineers stream gaging stations. Make detailed surveys of channel characteristics over limited reaches, and computes flood flow and channel capacities. Coordinates with land owners to obtain access and use of land to install and maintain equipment. Keeps current and informed of research, new techniques, methods, procedures and devices pertaining to the District's various hydrologic network gaging systems. Oversees aerial reconnaissance and plotting of snow line performed either by contract or by District personnel.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must obtain and maintain a valid state issued driver's license.
• May be required to lift up to 70 lbs. (e.g., heavy metal container), move up to 500 pounds (e.g., 55 gallon drum of fluid), and twist with weight (e.g., swing 12 pound sledgehammer) in the regular performance of duties.
• May require travel as a passenger in a helicopter, driver or passenger in a vehicle (e.g., van, 1 ton specially equipped truck, etc), and work near water and at altitudes up to 14.000 feet.
• May require climbing ladders and antenna towers up to 100 feet high.
• May require working in a confined space.
• May require using or able to learn to use computer keyboard and mouse, and manipulate parts and use small hand tools.
• Requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• May require standing and working for full work days, and could be subject to insect bites, bee stings, etc.

Qualifications

First Cutoff Date: April 1, 2024 Additional Cutoff Dates: End of every month if necessary Final Closing Date: June 28,2024 WHEN YOU APPLY UNDER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, YOUR RESUME WILL BE PLACED IN OUR CANDIDATE INVENTORY AND WILL BE CONSIDERED. Who May Apply: US Citizens 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: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) gathering data from hydrologic gages; (2) repair and/or installation of gages; (3) analyses of hydrologic samples and recommends corrective actions; AND (4) identify problems and recommend solution to both data and gages. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10).

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 RI-W2ST02 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-SACRAMENTO DO NOT MAIL Sacramento, CA 95814 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk