- Position Title
- Supervisory Hydrologic Technician
- Agency
- Geological Survey
- Announcement Number
- USGS-RES-23-12064291-IMP-SW Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, September 28, 2023 to Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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Eligibilities
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.
1.
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.
2.
Are you a current USGS employee who holds a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service?
3.
Are you a current USGS employee who holds a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service and has held a permanent (non-temporary) position in the competitive service at the same or higher full performance level as the position being announced?
4.
What is the highest grade you have held on a permanent basis in the federal service?
(limit 2 characters)
5.
What is the highest full performance level of a position you've held on a permanent basis in the Federal service?
(limit 2 characters)
6.
What was the date of the promotion/appointment for the highest grade held above? Your response will assist in verifying the time-in-grade requirement. If not applicable, enter N/A.
7.
Are you a current USGS employee, regardless of status, who is eligible for consideration under a noncompetitive authority such as those specific to veterans, individuals with disabilities, Pathways Interns, Recent Graduates, and Presidential Management Fellows who are eligible for noncompetitive conversion, etc.; or current or former employees of a land management agency who is serving or previously served on a temporary or term appointment?
8.
If your response to the preceding question is yes, please identify the authority for which you claim eligibility below. If your response is no, enter N/A.
(limit 250 characters)
9.
My performance is at an acceptable level and I am not serving under a Notice of Opportunity to Demonstrate Acceptable Performance (NODAP).
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.
GS-12: Select the response below that best describes your experience.
2.
Instruct others in the methods of record computation, checking and review.
3.
Prepare work plans and schedules to coordinate data-collection activities with ongoing project activities.
4.
Plan, assign, and review work to subordinate personnel.
5.
Review the work of subordinates, peers or lower graded technicians.
6.
Compute and analyze continuous streamflow and waterquality data to determine shift and calibration corrections and store edited results in a database.
7.
Develop plans for new streamflow gaging or water-quality monitoring stations, artificial controls, and other supporting structures, and for rehabilitation of existing stations.
8.
Define hydrologic data needs and issues, developing proposals that describe the scope and objectives of intermediate and long-range programs including fiscal estimates, staffing needs, and other requirements.
9.
Apply broad and intensive knowledge of hydrologic concepts and skills in planning complex operations.
10.
Perform general office review and quality assurance review for standard and complex surface water records.
11.
Communicate effectively in answering questions and giving directions.
12.
Meet with officials of cooperating agencies to ascertain needs for program adjustments of additional data, and to make presentations that document results of project activities.
13.
Serve as subject matter expert on hydrologic instrumentation.
14.
Provide training and technical guidance for employees to ensure that hydrologic activities meet appropriate quality assurance and quality control guidelines.
15.
Determine appropriate hydrologic equipment for complex field or laboratory activities depending upon data collection needs and field conditions.
16.
Review hydrologic information on for accuracy and availability.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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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.