About the Position: Position serves as hydrographic survey expert for the Area Office survey operations. Plans, directs, and technically supervises the work of employee(s) engaged in various survey activities.

Duties

Works with supervisory and management personnel to ensure appropriate equipment is planned for in budgets to keep survey systems up to date with current technology. Provides recommendations made in a timely manner in order to make inclusions or deletions to current and future budget processes. Develops work methods and procedures to ensure proper work operations and functioning equipment. Prepares and/or reviews all required reports and records and handles all administrative work required in connection with surveys such as safety and accident reports, and progress reports. Meets to confer with representatives of other governmental or public interest groups. Determines dredging contract quantities and meets with dredging contractors in order to coordinate Pre and Post dredging surveys in a manner that will least effect dredging operations. Safely and properly operates all necessary motorized and non-motorized equipment, and maintains, troubleshoots and performs minor repairs on all survey related equipment.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position may require 20% travel away from normal duty station.

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 EmployeesDomestic 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.) 13473Priority 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 EligibleVeterans 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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: DesignProject ManagementTechnical Competence To qualify for the position, your resume must reflect: Specialized Experience: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-10 grade level in the Federal Service which includes, serving as a system operator on board surveying vessels and advises on the appropriate and efficient use of the various systems to produce accurate, valid and cost-effective hydrographic surveys necessary for engineering studies, condition surveys, and dredging contracts. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, at the GS-11, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. 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-10).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address RE-W2SM07 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-DETROIT DO NOT MAIL Detroit, MI 48231 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk