- Position Title
- Land Surveyor
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Announcement Number
- 23-R3SVADEC-11757168 -JG-DP Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, January 3, 2023 to Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current USDA employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee, in which received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than USDA? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
4.
Have you registered for reemployment consideration AND meet one of the below:
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
Assessment 1
This section will be used to determine if you possess the Basic Requirement and Minimum Qualifications needed to qualify for this position.
1.
From the description below, select the response that best describes how your background meets the basic requirements for a Land Surveyor GS-1373. If you do not meet the basic education requirements, you will not receive consideration for this position. NOTE: You must document your course work and/or degree completed in your resume or other application materials you submit. You must submit a copy of your transcripts that identifies for each course the college or university, semester or quarter hours earned, grade received, and date completed. If you are qualifying based on education and you do not submit specific course work information described below, your application will be rated not qualified for consideration. PLEASE PROVIDE A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPTS.
Minimum Qualifications
For each of the following questions, choose the response that best describes your experience and training. Mark only one response for each question. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provide in your resume or application and information provided by your references. FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THESE QUESTIONS WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING. PLEASE PROVIDE A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPTS.
2.
From the statements below, select the one response that best describes your experience and/or education as it pertains to meeting the Specialized Experience requirements for the Land Surveyor, GS-1373-09 position. Please select only one response.
3.
From the statements below, select the one response that best describes your experience and/or education as it pertains to meeting the Specialized Experience requirements for the Land Surveyor, GS-1373-11 position. Please select only one response.
4.
From the statements below, select the one response that best describes your experience as it pertains to meeting the Specialized Experience requirements for the Land Surveyor, GS-1373-12 position. Please select only one response.
For each task in the following group, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. Please select only one letter for each item
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
5.
Under the authority of a certified land surveyor, conducts land surveys in support of project management.
6.
Ensure surveys follow State and Federal regulations, standards, policies, guidelines, and procedures.
7.
Apply advanced mathematics computations such as the reduction of stellar observations, triangular solutions, curve solutions, line intersects, coordinate inverse, field angle and bearing traverses, and area solutions in performance of surveying.
8.
Provide survey data to agency staffs, forests, engineering units, survey crews, etc., to ensure effective determination of agency lands.
9.
Interprets legal descriptions and documents associated with land surveys.
10.
Gather and use U.S. General Land Office plats and field notes for survey research.
11.
Serve as Contracting Officer's Representative on survey projects formally contracted to private firms, prepares specifications and/or reviews surveying contracts for the unit.
12.
Perform cadastral, geodetic, rights-of-way, and/or engineering surveys.
13.
Prepare correspondence and/or project reports in compliance with standards, policies, and/or regulation.
14.
Plan work to be accomplished, set and adjust short-term priorities and prepare schedules for completion of work
15.
Establish and communicate guidelines and performance requirements to employees including conducting formal performance reviews and identifying developmental and training needs of employees.
16.
Perform administrative and human resources management functions for the unit such as providing advice, counsel or instruction on both administrative and work matters.
17.
Responsible for the implementation and accomplishment of the finalized program.
18.
Provide technical assistance and guidance to unit management and staff personnel on problems involving boundary disputes.
19.
Interpret and writes legal descriptions and prepares plats and documents incident to land surveys.
20.
Maintain Spatial Information data base, including geodetic network, land corner and property line inventories, land survey documents, and Geographic Data Base.
21.
Serve as the expert on survey matters.
22.
Plan the work to be accomplished by the unit, assigns work to employees, and establishes production or quality standards for the unit's work.
23.
Hear and resolve employee complaints, effects minor disciplinary measures, and recommends action in more serious cases.
24.
Perform administrative and human resources management functions for the unit; provides advice, counsel, or instruction on both administrative and work matters; and assures full compliance with safety regulations.
25.
Plan and directs the execution of survey projects of a complex nature usually associated with boundary disputes or title claims cases, but also including high-order geodetic surveys, right-of-way, easement, and engineering surveys.
26.
Provide leadership and technical direction in planning for and arranging the programming for redocumentation of all property and property-controlling corners, and delineation by posting and marking boundaries of lands.
27.
Develop and provides training in spatial data acquisition, property corner and line maintenance and protection, and the use of new technologies in satellite positioning, photogrammetry, and remote sensing.
28.
Demonstrate a commitment to fostering and promoting an equitable, inclusive, and safe work environment.
29.
Promote equal opportunity and employ nondiscriminatory practices for fair treatment of all employees.
30.
Promote and support a positive work environment to create a climate of mutual respect and integrity.
31.
Reinforce to others that offensive, harassing, and intimidating behavior will not be tolerated.
Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your supporting documentation, are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Please take an opportunity to review your responses for their accuracy.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
32.
I certify, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by me with my application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that I have truthfully and accurately represented my work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). I understand that the information provided may be investigated. I understand that misrepresenting my experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in or with my application may be grounds for not hiring me or for terminating me after I begin work. I also understand that false or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).