- Position Title
- Land Surveyor
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Announcement Number
- AKDE-24-12563162-BDA Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, January 3, 2025 to Friday, January 24, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Career Transition Assistance Plan: Do you meet ALL of the following eligibilities?
- I am a current or former competitive federal employee displaced or surplused from the Department of the Interior; AND
- I am located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
- I am applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which I have been or will be separated; AND
- My last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
3.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan: Do you meet ALL of the following eligibilities?
- I am a current or former competitive federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the Department of the Interior; AND
- I am located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
- I am currently in a position at the same grade level or higher than the position being announced; AND
- My last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
Preferences
1.
Would you accept a term appointment?
2.
My resume contains the beginning and ending dates (month/year to month/year), hours per week, and grade level (if federal service) for each period of work experience/employment. I understand failure to adequately include this information may affect my qualification determination for this announcement.
3.
The official worksite for this position is the duty station identified in this vacancy announcement. I understand that this position is not considered "remote work" and I will be expected to report to the duty location on a regular and recurring weekly basis.
Assessment 1
Minimum qualifications for Land Surveyor, GS-1373
1.
I meet the basic requirement because:
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
2.
I qualify for the GS-12 level because I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 in the Federal Service in land surveyor related work. At this level, work assignments require the land surveyor to determine approaches and solutions to land surveying situations involving a variety of complicating factors; using judgment in modifying, adapting, and making compromises within standard guidelines; applying standard practices to new situations, relating the work to precedents; and communicating project status and with interested parties. Examples: coordinate with interested parties as chief of parties or project manager; manage complex and complicated cadastral survey or resurvey projects using a variety of survey equipment, including total stations, data collectors, handheld calculators, and GPS receivers; prepare written reports describing unique problems encountered with recommendations for solutions for management to make proper decisions.
Surveying- Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods used in the measurement or determination of land boundaries, distances, elevations, areas, angles, and other features of the earth's surface.
3.
When faced with tight deadlines, changing priorities and conflicting responsibility, which of the following best describes your work style.
4.
Select the statement that best describes your experience in planning, leading and conducting resurveys of the Public Land Survey System (select only one)
5.
From the answer choices below, please select the one that best reflects your use of survey equipment required to conduct original surveys or dependent resurveys.
6.
Please check each of the following software programs you have used to perform boundary surveys.
7.
Which of the following land surveying functions have you performed while conducting a boundary survey?
Database Management Systems - Knowledge of the uses of database management systems and software to control the organization, storage, retrieval, security, and integrity of data.
8.
Select the statement that best describes your experience with Geographical Information System (GIS) and Geographic Coordinate Database (GCDB) process.
9.
Indicate all of the following software programs you have used to compute and display survey coordinate data.
10.
Indicate the tasks you perform related to compilation of survey data for graphic presentation:
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.
11.
Indicate the level of your experience in applying specialized cadastral survey procedures as part of a job:
12.
Select the statement that best describes your ability to effectively communicate orally.
13.
Select the following statement that best describes your ability and experience to communicate effectively in writing.
14.
From the following list please identify the types of written and/or legal documents pertaining to cadastral surveys that you have experience in preparing.
Organizational Awareness - Knows the organization's mission and functions, and how its social, political, and technological systems work and operates effectively within them; this includes the programs, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of the organization.
15.
Select the statement that best describes your experience with cadastral disciplines including cadastral data standards, land surveying procedures, and legal land descriptions.
16.
Select the statement that best describes your experience in analyzing land record information to determine its significance to a boundary or corner.
17.
Select the statement that best describes your ability to communicate with Tribal organizations and members of the professional survey community.
18.
Identify the technical cadastral survey plat drafting work you have performed:
19.
More than one position may be filled from this announcement, at the discretion of Federal hiring officials. Department of the Interior may share the list of eligible candidates with other Federal agencies/departments, authorized to appoint new employees under the same hiring procedures if the position is in the same: job series, grade level, promotion potential, and in the same geographic locations (including the same metro/commuting area).
20.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all 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 C.F.R. 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.