What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position? This is a time limited assignment not-to-exceed 1-year and may be extended to a total 5 years within regulatory time limits or made permanent without further competition or terminated at management discretion. At the end of the assignment you will be returned to a position equivalent in tenure and grade as your former position. Salary: GS-12: $86,962 (Step 01) to $113,047 (Step 10).

Duties

As a Supervisory Hydrologic Technician within the Central Midwest Water Science Center (CMWSC), some of your specific duties will include:

Requirements

Qualifications

For GS-12: Applicants must meet the following to qualify for the GS-12 level: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service. Examples of such experience may include: planning and conducting the computation, collection, and review of data from monitoring stations; determining stage-discharge relations, computing rating tables and mean daily, monthly and annual discharge rates from these stations. Knowledge and awareness to techniques and methods related to collection and processing of Surface Water, Water Quality, and Groundwater data. Use of hydrologic and hydraulic expertise to appropriately collect and process data under non-standard conditions. Use of sage judgement and expertise in collecting and processing complex data. Organization and leadership of efforts to plan and install new monitoring stations. Leading surveys for the purpose of establishing vertical datum and for Indirect computation of streamflow. Maintaining bureau and center level databases. Employ, express, and impart a knowledge of bureau and mission area policies. Serve as official or un-official training resource to lesser experienced staff on the topic of techniques and methods related to the collection and processing of data. Organization, leadership, and coordination of team response to hydrologic extreme events such as flooding and drought. Participation in in committees or workgroups that have impact on processes related to data quality, efficiency, and/or cost. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

• 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
• Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.usgs.gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/how-foreign-education-evaluated-federal-jobs .

Contacts

• Address CENTRAL MIDWEST WSC ROLLA 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Mail Stop 600 Reston, VA 20192 US
• Name: Elissa Gregory
• Email: [email protected]