This hydrologist position is in the Division of Regulatory Support within the Program Support Directorate at OSMRE in Washington, DC. The position supports national technical policy setting initiatives, reviews regional decisions to ensure consistency across the country, and is the climate bureau lead for OSMRE. The hydrologist is part of a team of technical and policy professionals who are challenged to deliver solutions in a complex environment. For more information on OSMRE, click here.

Duties

At the full performance level (GS-13) the major duties of this position include but are not limited to the following: Works with regional hydrologists and serves as the senior hydrologist on sophisticated, complex, and generally costly long-term projects. These projects are often highly visible, sensitive, and controversial, with the potential to influence agency policy. Acts as an expert on techniques for characterization and abatement of acid mine drainage (AMD). Expertise is provided in support of state regulatory programs and state abandoned mine land programs. Provides hydrological expertise in the development of regulations, OSMRE directives, and technical handbooks or reference materials for use by OSMRE and state regulatory programs. Provides specialized expert advice, highly authoritative recommendations, and professional leadership to OSMRE and SRAs relative to hydrologic aspects of surface and underground mining activities under the jurisdiction of OSMRE. Serves on and provides leadership for national ad hoc groups, committees, and task forces to evaluate specific issues, projects, or proposals like climate policies. Provides expertise on a national level in the areas of geology and hydrogeology to determine that mining and reclamation plans will result in appropriate environmental protection and ultimately in successful reclamation after mining. The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework up to 50 percent with supervisor approval. Salary Range Information: GS-13: ($117,962-$153,354) per annum. First time hires to the federal government typically start at the beginning salary in the range for their respective grade level. This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the (1) Basic Educational Requirements AND (2) Specialized Experience for the series/grade to which you are applying. (1) Basic Educational Requirements: In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, applicants must meet the Education Requirements described below: Degree: physical or natural science, or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in any combination of courses in hydrology, the physical sciences, geophysics, chemistry, engineering science, soils, mathematics, aquatic biology, atmospheric science, meteorology, geology, oceanography, or the management or conservation of water resources. The course work must have included at least 6 semester hours in calculus (including both differential and integral calculus), and at least 6 semester hours in physics. Calculus and physics, as described above, are requirements for all grade levels. OR Combination of education and experience -- course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. For further information on the adequacy of such background demonstrated by one of the above listed, please visit the following link: Hydrology Series 1315 (opm.gov) NOTE: This position requires a positive education requirement. Applications must provide transcripts (unofficial are acceptable) in order to verify that the educational requirement has been met. This information must be received by the closing date of the announcement. Failure to provide this information will result in your receiving an "INELIGIBLE" rating. AND (2) Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-13, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: Collect and interpret hydrological data to provide recommendations to decision makers on remediation or reclamation strategies or policies. Planning, conducting, and reporting on studies for hydrologic investigations. Incorporating climate change models into original hydrologic studies. Applying and integrating new developments in science and technology into environmental policies and communicating impact/changes to stakeholders. MUST MEET ALL Note: Applicants selected for interviews may be asked to participate in a writing exercise or submit a writing sample as part of the interview process. Driver's License Requirement: Please note: You may be required to operate a vehicle, to complete assigned tasks i.e. site visits, field research, etc.; therefore, you must be able to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Education: If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide transcripts as proof of meeting the requirements.

Foreign Education: Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the specific educational requirements as stated above. 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: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4

Contacts

• Address Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 1849 C Street NW Room 4550 Washington, DC 20240 US
• Name: HR Assistant
• Phone: 703-787-1446
• Email: [email protected]