- Position Title
- Hydrologist
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Announcement Number
- WO-1614-NRSS-24-12528068-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, September 24, 2024 to Monday, October 7, 2024
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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 GS-1315-12. Please answer the following questions pertaining to your experience and qualifications.
Basic Requirements for the Hydrologist position.
1.
From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes your experience or education as it pertains to the basic requirements for this Hydrologist, GS-1315-12 position.
Minimum Qualifications Requirements for the Hydrologist position.
2.
From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes the experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform Hydrologist work at the GS-12 level or equivalent.
Read all responses before making your selection. If you do not meet these minimum qualifications, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position.
Read all responses before making your selection. If you do not meet these minimum qualifications, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position.
For the questions below, please select the best answer or answers 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.
Your responses will be used to determine minimum eligibility and qualification requirements. Be sure that your experience as listed in your application materials supports your responses to the questions below. Each of your responses must be clearly supported by your education, training, and/or specific work experience that 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.
Hydrology. Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods related to the magnitude, distribution, and quality of water resources including watershed and water resource management, surface water hydrology, river hydraulics, sediment transport, fluvial geomorphology, river restoration, and hydrologic and hydraulic modeling.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Works on complex or controversial water issues whose solutions require a proven understanding of hydrology and one or more related disciplines such as hydraulics, geology, geochemistry, and the complexities of ground or surface water flow.
4.
Plans, directs, performs, or is member of an interdisciplinary team on comprehensive hydrologic studies of considerable scope and complexity that identify and interpret hydrologic conditions in order to describe, analyze, and forecast natural and human-induced hydrologic changes in an area.
5.
Identifies the need for and conducts landscape-level projects to restore watersheds, improve water quality, protect federal water rights, and protect Wild & Scenic Rivers. Collects, interprets, analyzes, and evaluates hydrologic data, and forms opinions and recommendations.
6.
Provides technical data, professional advice, and recommendations to leadership and responds to Congressional inquiries.
Problem Solving. Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
7.
Engage in acquisition and protection of park federal reserved and state appropriative water rights, including preparing water right applications, advising park units on how to comply with decrees and water right requirements, and preparing protest letters and letters of concern.
8.
Modifies or adapts standard procedures, methods, and techniques, or develops totally new methods and techniques to address problems for which guidelines or precedents are not substantially applicable.
9.
Prepares project proposals, budget requests, and funding packages designed to meet NPS needs and solve water resource problems, including developing and managing agreements and contracts.
10.
Develops and implements technical strategies and quantification procedures, consistent with direction from the DOI Office of the Solicitor or the U.S. Department of Justice to support state-based appropriative rights and federal reserved water rights claims.
11.
Prepares draft and final water rights applications/claims for state-based administrative processes and basin water right adjudications and establishes proof of beneficial use under various state laws.
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.
12.
Evaluates the effects of proposed water resource projects, including surface water diversions, on rivers, floodplains, and dependent ecosystems, including the risk of negative effects on, or impairment of, park water resources.
13.
Researches and uses optimal scientific techniques to evaluate the effects of climate change/non-stationarity on rivers, floodplains, and dependent ecosystems.
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Evaluates proposed actions for consistency with an agency's Floodplain Management and Wild and Scenic River policies.
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Identify scientific research and monitoring needs that enable the NPS to acquire sufficient understanding of hydrologic systems to provide critical advice and strategy to parks and other clients.
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.
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Develops, uses, and maintains surface water models to conduct hydrologic analysis and assist in evaluating effects of floodplain development or proposed water resource projects on infrastructure, health and human safety, and natural floodplain values.
17.
Collects and postprocesses streamflow data to quantify discharge, water depth, water surface elevation, and velocity, and provide data suitable for use in model calibration and validation.
18.
Develops, uses, and modifies relational and geospatial databases, GIS skills, and related applications to maintain hydrologic data for conducting operational support and planning analyses.
19.
Reviews and evaluates the validity and appropriateness for the intended use of hydrologic, hydraulic, flood, and reservoir routing models (e.g. HEC-RAS, Riverware, SRH-2D).
Interpersonal Skills. Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, cooperation, concern, and politeness to others; relates well to different people from varied backgrounds and different situations.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
20.
Participates 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.
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Prepares testimony, serves as an expert witness in state water rights-related administrative actions.
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Reviews and comments on project proposals and methodologies, field and research reports, expert witness testimony, and other work prepared by colleagues, federal and state agencies, consultants, academics, and other partners.
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Conveys complex water resource-related information in writing and orally to non-technical, technical, internal, and external audiences to increase understanding, inform decision making, and encourage support for program goals and objectives.
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Provides recommendations to park Superintendents on whether to protest non-NPS water rights applications.
Verification Statement
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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.