- Position Title
- Supervisory Hydrologist
- Agency
- Geological Survey
- Announcement Number
- USGS-SAC-25-12644036-IMP-MW Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, December 19, 2024 to Wednesday, January 15, 2025
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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 or former Federal employee of a Land Management Agency that meets the eligibility requirements listed below? Land Management agencies include the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Bureau of Reclamation.
- Must have been initially hired into a time-limited position under a competitive appointment; and
- Must have served under one or more time-limited appointments at a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two or more years; and
- Must have performed at an acceptable level of service during each period of service; and
- If no longer employed by the land management agency, must have been separated for no more than two years, and departed that position in good standing.
3.
Are you a current Department of the Interior employee who holds a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service?
If you indicate "Yes" for this question, you MUST submit a copy of your most recent career or career-conditional SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) or equivalent personnel action form which shows your current grade and competitive service status (The "position occupied" block on the SF-50 should show a "1" and your "tenure" block should be a "1" or "2").
If applying for a higher grade, it is recommended to also provide a copy of an SF-50, or equivalent, which clearly demonstrates you meet the 52-week time-in-grade requirements (e.g., Promotion with an effective date more than one (1) year old, Within Grade Increase at the highest grade held, SF-50, or equivalent, at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one (1) year old).
If you indicate "Yes" for this question, you MUST submit a copy of your most recent career or career-conditional SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) or equivalent personnel action form which shows your current grade and competitive service status (The "position occupied" block on the SF-50 should show a "1" and your "tenure" block should be a "1" or "2").
If applying for a higher grade, it is recommended to also provide a copy of an SF-50, or equivalent, which clearly demonstrates you meet the 52-week time-in-grade requirements (e.g., Promotion with an effective date more than one (1) year old, Within Grade Increase at the highest grade held, SF-50, or equivalent, at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one (1) year old).
4.
Are you a current Department of the Interior employee who holds a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service and has held a permanent position in the competitive service at the same or higher full performance level as the position being announced?
If you indicate "Yes" for this question, you MUST submit a copy of your most recent career or career-conditional SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) or equivalent personnel action form which shows your current grade and competitive service status (The "position occupied" block on the SF-50 should show a "1" and your "tenure" block should be a "1" or "2").
It is recommended to also provide a copy of an SF-50, or equivalent, which clearly demonstrates you meet the 52-week time-in-grade requirements (e.g., Promotion with an effective date more than one (1) year old, Within Grade Increase at the highest grade held, SF-50, or equivalent, at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one (1) year old).
If you indicate "Yes" for this question, you MUST submit a copy of your most recent career or career-conditional SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) or equivalent personnel action form which shows your current grade and competitive service status (The "position occupied" block on the SF-50 should show a "1" and your "tenure" block should be a "1" or "2").
It is recommended to also provide a copy of an SF-50, or equivalent, which clearly demonstrates you meet the 52-week time-in-grade requirements (e.g., Promotion with an effective date more than one (1) year old, Within Grade Increase at the highest grade held, SF-50, or equivalent, at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one (1) year old).
5.
What is the highest grade you have held on a permanent basis in the federal service?
(limit 2 characters)
6.
What is the highest full performance level of a position you've held on a permanent basis in the Federal service?
(limit 2 characters)
7.
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.
8.
Are you a current Department of the Interior 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?
9.
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)
10.
My performance is at an acceptable level and I am not serving under a Notice of Opportunity to Demonstrate Acceptable Performance (NODAP).
11.
Are you including a copy of your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation and a list of any awards (e.g. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increase, etc.) you received in the last 5 years?
12.
If you did not include a copy of your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation and a list of any awards, please provide a reason why they were not included.
Assessment 1
Please select the responses to the questions below that best describes your experience as it relates to this position.
1.
Basic Requirements for GS-1315: Choose the one answer that best describes your education and experience as it pertains to the mandatory basic requirements for Hydrologist.
2.
GS-13: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements, you must have professional experience. Select the response below that best describes your experience.
3.
Plan, organize and manage complex multi-faceted work plans and budgets, often within short time frames and limited resources.
4.
Apply experience in designing, reviewing, and implementing data collection and investigative projects, data management programs, reporting activities, staff training and training needs, and technical improvement practices.
5.
Manage and provide technical leadership to other scientists in conducting complex, multidisciplinary, scientific projects focused on biology, ecology, or hydrology by planning, coordinating, and integrating the activities of project members.
6.
Create an innovative vision for a new process, policy, or program that was implemented in my organization.
7.
Manage and lead the fieldwork, personnel, and budgetary components of a hydrologic project.
8.
Communicate effectively with managers, peers, and subordinates to meet organizational goals.
9.
Consult with and advise management and project chiefs on the planning, coordination, development, and execution of hydrologic data collection involving surface-water, groundwater, and water-quality issues.
10.
Negotiate cooperative agreements through discussion of study methods, approaches, techniques, desired results, scope of work, and budgets with management and cooperators.
11.
Collect, compile, and interpret hydrologic data in rivers and estuaries using acoustic Doppler current profilers.
12.
Review and evaluate hydrologic data collection, data management, and reporting activities to ensure that objectives are achieved, products are technically sound and accurate, and deadlines are met.
13.
Develop plans for new gaging stations, artificial controls, and other supporting structures, and for rehabilitation of existing stations.
14.
Operate, maintain, and process data from experimental, prototype, pilot installations of new equipment for surface water and water quality data collection.
15.
Perform management functions for a National Water Information System (NWIS) database, perform quality-assurance checks, provide data retrieval assistance, and perform other duties that enable efficient, timely provision of hydrologic data through NWIS.
16.
Use spreadsheets, database, graphics, visualization, and statistical applications to display and analyze complex datasets.
17.
Plan, develop, and maintain a program of hydrologic investigations, data collection and analysis, and research.
18.
Review water data-collection programs in an organization, administer a quality-assurance program, and recommend changes to improve the technical program.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
19.
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.