This is a Direct Hire Public Notice. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) with two vacancies to be filled in Seattle, WA and Pensacola, FL

Duties

As a Physical Scientist, you will perform the following duties: - Perform and lead reconnaissance, design, procurement, deployment, and recovery of oceanographic observing systems, including geodetic leveling. - Serve as liaison to internal teams, external partners, stakeholders, and the public to ensure continuous reliable operations of field deployed instrumentation. Form and maintain partnerships with individuals in other government agencies and industry that can be transformed into interagency alliances. Be a source of information concerning regional waterways navigational, environmental, and political issues. Speak at conferences, meetings and professional societies on behalf of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). - Perform analysis and review of oceanographic observing systems performance to interpret and diagnose mechanical and electronic malfunctions. Perform analysis and review of data quality, system design and reliability to determine methods and procedures to improve Standard Operating Procedures. - Plan, coordinate, and execute oceanographic and atmospheric instrumentation projects. Monitor oceanographic real time observing systems and coordinate assigned tasks. Advise management of progress, and/or issues, conflicts in priorities, and/or unusual situations. Lead a team effort to accomplish the project goals and objectives.

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy. POSITION REQUIREMENTS: - This position requires the operation of a Federal motor vehicle. - This position has physical requirements. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: - Position requires driving a government vehicle. Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license to operate a government vehicle. - May be required to travel for 2 to 6 week intervals and up to 50% of on duty status. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: - Required to lift up to 75 pounds. Required to perform strenuous outdoor work over the side of piers and wharfs, or from small boats to deploy or recover equipment. Required to climb, stoop, or bend in order to install various equipment including installation of bench marks. Required to walk long distances to run geodetic levels and conduct GPS observations. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: This position requires applicants to meet a Basic Education Requirement in addition to at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience OR substitution of education for experience OR combination (if applicable) in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet one of the following basic education requirements: To qualify for the 1301 series: EDUCATION: A. Degree: Physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. OR B. Combination of education and experience: Education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. To qualify at the ZP-3 or GS-11 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to meeting one of the Basic Requirements above, applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZP-2 or GS-09 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: - Assisting in the analysis of industrial scientific sensor systems or oceanographic observing systems performance; - Assisting with coordinating or executing industrial, oceanographic or atmospheric instrumentation projects; and - Assisting a field team in areas such as reconnaissance, design, procurement, deployment, and recovery of industrial, oceanographic or atmospheric scientific sensor systems. OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. (Note: Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience.)

Education

• 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: OPM Foreign Education Evaluation

Contacts

• Address NOAA Office of Human Capital Services (OHCS) 1315 East West Hwy SSMC4 Silver Spring, MD 20910 US
• Name: Applicant Inquiries
• Email: noaa.applicantinquiries@noaa.gov