Hydrologic Technician

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Surface Water: Performs a wide variety of stage and discharge measurements using appropriate techniques equipment and protocols.
• Ground Water: Performs wide variety of water-level and discharge measurements from wells and springs selecting appropriate techniques equipment and protocols.
• Water Quality: Performs field measurements such as water temperature specific conductance pH dissolved oxygen and alkalinity.
• Instrumentation: Installs maintains services and assists in the configuration of a variety of sensing recording and communications equipment and instrumentation.
• Data Management: Enters retrieves edits and analyzes hydrologic data using one or more of several databases spreadsheets and graphics software programs. Monitors water-quality sampling frequencies for timely data collection and reports discrepancies.

Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

• Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more visit have and maintain a valid drivers license throughout employment.
• A physical examination will be required or a statement regarding physical ability will need to be completed.
• You are required to complete training obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.
• You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 10 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest meet the organization goals and mission of the agency and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the determining if your employment advances the public interest the agency will consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies in writing that the individuals employment should continue and that their appointment should be the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period such appointments are terminated.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications:

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/19/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

To receive credit for experience your resume MUST state either full-time (or 40 hours a week) or part-time with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position you must meet the following minimum qualifications:

Basic Requirements for Hydrologic Technician GS-1316:

Specialized experience: Technician or aid in engineering earth physical or natural science forestry soil conservation or surveying; Trades or crafts work in maintenance or construction of facilities or equipment related to hydrology; Drafting; and/or Construction estimating.

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To qualify for this position at the GS-08 grade level:

• Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: Collected hydrologic field data (such as streamflow groundwater water-quality or sediment data) using established procedures scientific methods and hydrologic monitoring equipment; Operated calibrated maintained or performed routine troubleshooting and repairs on hydrologic monitoring equipment or automated data collection systems following established procedures; Reviewed computed verified or processed hydrologic data using established methods or software identified data discrepancies and documented or corrected errors in accordance with quality assurance procedures; Prepared maintained or reviewed field notes calibration records station records or other technical documentation to ensure the accuracy completeness and traceability of hydrologic data; Entered maintained validated retrieved or updated hydrologic or other scientific data in electronic databases or information management systems while following established quality assurance and records management procedures. You must include hours per week worked.

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• Education: Successful completion of at least one and one half years of graduate education (27 semester hours) that is directly related to the work of the position with major study in any combination of scientific or technical courses. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Transcripts must be included. You must include transcripts.

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• A Combination of education and experience.

Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community student social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.