- Position Title
- Hydrologist
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Announcement Number
- WO-1614-NRSS-23-11844979-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, February 24, 2023 to Friday, March 10, 2023
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a United States Citizen?
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3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
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To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of 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.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
4.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of 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.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Hydrologist position. Please answer the following questions pertaining to your experience and qualifications.
Basic Requirements
1.
Please describe how you meet the basic requirements for the Hydrology Series, 1315.
Minimum Qualfications
2.
Please describe how you meet the minimum qualification requirements for the Hydrologist position at the GS-12 grade level.
For the questions below, please select from A through E to indicate the skill level that you possess for each task listed. The questions were developed based on the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies needed to perform the work of this position. It is important that your application package submitted, including a resume or application form, clearly shows how you possess the experience and skills levels you claim in this questionnaire. Each of your responses must be clearly supported by your education, training, and/or specific work experience you describe in your application packet submitted for this position (application form or resume, transcripts, list and description of training completed and/or other items you submit). If not, your score will be lowered, or you will be found not qualified. The information you provide will be verified. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for rating you ineligible, not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work.
A. I have not had education, training, or experience in performing this task.
B. I have had education or training in how to perform this task but have not yet performed it on the job.
C. I have performed this task on the job. My work on this task was monitored closely by a supervisor or senior employee to ensure compliance with proper procedures.
D. I have performed this task as a regular part of a job. I have performed it independently and normally without review by a supervisor or senior employee.
E. I am considered an expert in performing this task. I have supervised performance of this task or am normally the person who is consulted by other workers to assist or train them in doing this task because of my expertise.
A. I have not had education, training, or experience in performing this task.
B. I have had education or training in how to perform this task but have not yet performed it on the job.
C. I have performed this task on the job. My work on this task was monitored closely by a supervisor or senior employee to ensure compliance with proper procedures.
D. I have performed this task as a regular part of a job. I have performed it independently and normally without review by a supervisor or senior employee.
E. I am considered an expert in performing this task. I have supervised performance of this task or am normally the person who is consulted by other workers to assist or train them in doing this task because of my expertise.
Hydrology - Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods related to the magnitude, distribution, and quality of water resources including watershed management, climatology, geomorphology, groundwater hydrology, water quality, water resource management, and groundwater/surface water interactions.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Evaluate the effects of water resource projects or surface water diversions on river ecosystems, including the risk of negative effects on, or impairment of, park water resources, based on magnitude, timing, and duration of flow diversion and environmental flow needs.
4.
Collect and postprocess streamflow data to quantify discharge, water surface elevation, and velocity, and provide data suitable for use in model calibration and validation.
5.
Develop and perform complex hydrologic investigations and inventories related to river management and restoration, and sufficient for supporting federal resource management or water rights decisions.
6.
Review and identify appropriate nature-based solutions for erosion control, bank protection, and sediment management.
7.
Identify strategies and techniques for expanded use of remote sensing data in river and floodplain assessment and management service-wide, including evaluating the effects of changing climate and watershed hydrology on streamflow.
Technical Competence - Understands and appropriately applies procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise (for example, engineering, physical science, law, or accounting); maintains credibility with others on technical matters.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
8.
Review and comment on project proposals and methodologies, field and research reports, expert witness testimony, and other work prepared by federal and state agencies, consultants, and academics.
9.
Review, evaluate, and provide design assistance for process-based stream restoration projects.
10.
Operate Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) survey equipment and perform post-processing to acquire high resolution topographic and bathymetric data for rivers and floodplains.
11.
Use various types of data (e.g., spatial, remote sensing, hydroacoustic, survey data) and GIS skills, in support of technical hydrologic analyses.
12.
Compile various servicewide hydrologic data for park units and conduct/oversee database development.
Modeling and Simulation - Knowledge of mathematical modeling and simulation tools and techniques to plan and conduct test and evaluation programs, characterize systems support decisions involving requirements, evaluate design alternatives, or support operational preparation.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
13.
Review and evaluate the validity and appropriateness for the intended use of hydrologic, hydraulic, and reservoir routing models (e.g. HEC-RAS, Riverware, SRH-2D) developed by other organizations.
14.
Develop and use surface water models to assist in evaluating effects of floodplain development or other actions on an agency's capital investments, health and human safety, and natural and beneficial floodplain values.
15.
Use hydrologic and hydraulic models to evaluate the extent and effects of proposed water resource projects on rivers and river dependent ecosystems.
16.
Assist other organizations with developing models in accordance with agency's research needs.
Research - Knowledge of the scientific principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
17.
Research and develop best and most efficient scientific practices for evaluating effects of water resource projects and management on rivers, floodplains, and dependent ecosystems, factoring in the effects of climate change/nonstationarity.
18.
Identify scientific research and monitoring needs that enable an agency to acquire sufficient understanding of hydrologic systems to provide critical advice and strategy to parks and other clients.
19.
Design and provide recommendations for water resources projects involving field, documentary, archival, and literature research and provide oversight during project execution to ensure data quality and credibility of results.
20.
Convey complex water resource-related information in writing and orally to non-technical and technical, internal and external audiences to increase understanding, inform decision making, and encourage support for unit program goals and objectives.
Problem Solving - Identifies and analyzes problems; uses sound reasoning to arrive at conclusions; finds alternative solutions to complex problems; distinguishes between relevant and irrelevant information to make logical judgements.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
21.
Engage in acquisition and protection of federal reserved and state appropriative water rights, including preparing water right applications, advising units on how to comply with decrees and water right requirements, and preparing protest letters and letter of concern.
22.
Evaluate proposed actions for consistency with an agency's Floodplain Management and Wild and Scenic River policy, including providing written expert witness reports and oral testimony.
23.
Participate in deliberations and field visits with State Engineers, state departments of water resources and geology, other federal, state, and local agencies, DOI Solicitor offices, and Department of Justice to support environmental flow quantification.
24.
Participate in multidisciplinary teams to ensure that both individual projects and program-level planning and strategic efforts develop information required to solve problems and achieve project and program goals to support resource stewardship and protection.
25.
Prepare project proposals, budget requests, and funding packages designed to meet unit needs and solve water resource problems, including developing and managing agreements and contracts.
Verification Statement
26.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001), my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 CFR part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.