- Position Title
- Hydrologist (Surface Water Specialist)
- Agency
- Geological Survey
- Announcement Number
- USGS-RES-23-11734992-DE-DG Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, January 26, 2023 to Wednesday, February 8, 2023
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
Please mark "YES" to all eligibility options below for which you wish to be considered. We can only verify eligibility options for which you claim and provide proper documentation. Please see the "Required Documents" section of the announcement for specific requirements.
2.
Are you a current Department of the Interior employee who meets the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service that makes you eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)? If yes, please confirm that you meet all the following eligibility requirements:
- This position is in the same local commuting area as the position of record from which you will be separated; and
- This position is at a grade level no higher than the grade of the position of record from which you will be separated; and
- This position has no greater promotion potential than the position of record from which you will be separated; and
- You have a current performance rating of record of at least fully successful or the equivalent; and
- You have not yet been separated.
3.
Are you a current or former employee of a Federal agency (other than the Department of the Interior) who meets the definition of displaced from a position in the competitive service that makes you eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)? If yes, please confirm that you meet all the following eligibility requirements:
- This position is in the same local commuting area as the position of record from which you were separated; and
- This position is at a grade level no higher than the grade of the position of record from which you were separated; and
- This position has no greater promotion potential than the position of record from which you were separated; and
- Your last performance rating of record was at least fully successful or the equivalent; and
- You were separated from your position of record less than one year ago.
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
Assessment 1
Please select the responses to the questions below that best describes your experience as it relates to this position.
1.
Basic Requirements for GS-1315: Choose the one answer that best describes your education and experience as it pertains to the mandatory basic requirements for Hydrologist.
2.
GS-13: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements, you must have professional experience. Select the response below that best describes your experience.
3.
Inspect field surface-water activities to insure compliance with standard techniques and procedures.
4.
Review all surface-water data-collection programs in an organization, administer a quality-assurance program, and recommend changes to improve the technical program.
5.
Facilitate meetings or group sessions such as focus groups and/or feedback sessions
6.
Resolve data-quality problems associated with field sampling techniques and analytical methods through evaluation of sampling and analytical protocols to determine the sources of the problems.
7.
Communicate effectively and regularly with superiors and other managers, peers, subordinates and customers to meet changing organizational goals and objectives.
8.
Review quality-assurance plans, quality-assurance program plans, technical work plans, contractual scopes of work, and other similar documents for compliance with stated quality-assurance and data-quality goals and objectives.
9.
Understand how hydrology-related disciplines (e.g., biology, chemistry, soil science) relate to water-management issues.
10.
Provide advice, interpretation, and training to other scientists in the application or modification of established geophysical standards, methods, and procedures when anomalous study conditions or situations exist.
11.
Review the technical competence of staff and recommend training and developmental activities needed to successfully execute the program.
12.
Participate in, and represent the organization at, briefings, meetings, or conferences to discuss significant and/or potentially controversial issues.
13.
Present complex concepts/findings in a clear, concise and logical fashion as an interagency science forum, a national or international professional conference, or public lecture, information hearing, and press conference or a briefings of high-level officials.
14.
Give clear, logical, and effective presentations or briefings before technical and non-technical audiences.
15.
Effectively communicate work results and the significance of these results to cooperators, customers, other interested individuals and organizations, the media, and the general public, and prepare material in a timely fashion.
16.
Integrate varying opinions, attitudes, and behaviors of employees, higher-level management, internal and external customers, and stakeholders, to facilitate consensus and accomplishment of organizational goals.
17.
Communicate with peers and subordinates to obtain their ideas, transmit management's views, and identify potential problems.
18.
Promote and maintain cooperative scientific relations with Federal, state, county, and local government agencies concerned with research, development and utilization of water resources.
19.
Collaborates with water specialists and specialists in other scientific disciplines to enhance technology transfer and to apply new hydrologic research findings to field needs.
20.
Communicates with local, state, provincial, tribal, and federal entities to facilitate coordination of planned meeting schedules and project activities.
21.
Develop and carry out a technical training program related to surface-water hydrology including routine refresher training
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
22.
I certify, to the best of my knowledge that all the information in my application is true, and that I have truthfully and accurately represented my work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education. I understand that providing false or fraudulent information may be grounds for not hiring me or for firing me after I begin work. I also certify that I have read the entire vacancy announcement; that I have reviewed my answers to the eligibility questions for accuracy; and that I understand what supporting documentation, if any, is required for submission and when it's due.